South Africa vessels
Voydar tracks 385 vessels sailing under the South Africa flag. The fleet's average age is 29 years. Combined gross tonnage on record is 157,568.
What is a flag of convenience?Sources: live AIS, USCG PSIX inspections (public domain), OFAC SDN list, UK Sanctions List (OGL v3), Canadian autonomous sanctions list (OGL – Canada). Free on Voydar.
South Africa flag: fleet in world statistics
UNCTAD's count of the merchant fleet registered under the South Africa flag (ships of 100 GT and above), and who beneficially owns it. Published statistics, not Voydar's own tracking.
- 115
- Ships registered (2026)
- 0.5 million dwt
- Deadweight tonnage
- 0.02% of world dwt
- Share of world fleet
- 29.2 years
- Average age
South Africa: trade and connectivity
- 117 (rank 47; 100 = the average country in Q1 2023)
- Liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
- 4.3 million TEU
- Container port traffic, 2024
- 3.7 out of 5
- Logistics Performance Index, 2022
Fleet composition
Recently active South Africa vessels
FLAME THORNIMO 9147318Vessel · Class A- ILEMBEIMO 9741891Dredging or underwater ops · Class A
- BLUEBELLIMO 8901418Fishing · Class A
- BEATRICE MARINEIMO 8704664Fishing · Class A
- LILIAN NGOYIIMO 9282223Law enforcement · Class A
- FOREST LILYIMO 9293480Fishing · Class A
- CAPE MAGNOLIAIMO 9573787Cargo · Class A
- ISIQALOIMO 9371294Tanker · Class A
- FREESIAIMO 9188257Fishing · Class A
- SIYANDAIMO 9479709Diving ops · Class A
- SOUTHERN VENTUREIMO 9405148Tanker · Class A
- HARVEST CAP NORDIMO 8714334Fishing · Class A
- UMKHUSELIIMO 9427055Other · Class A
- UMLUNGISIIMO 8704975Fishing · Class A
- MFV FOXGLOVEIMO 9293492Fishing · Class A
- FUCHSIAIMO 9188269Fishing · Class A
- S.A. AGULHAS IIIMO 9577135Passenger · Class A
- SANDILEIMO 7008805Fishing · Class A
- SANTA PRINCESAIMO 8609357Fishing · Class A
- ISANDLWANAIMO 9532903Dredging or underwater ops · Class A
- HARVEST LINDIWEIMO 8714827Fishing · Class A
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