Macau
none (2002 est.)
Madagascar
total: 11 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 14,865 GRT/17,936 DWT
ships by type: cargo 8, chemical tanker 1, roll on/roll off 2 (2002
est.)
Malaysia
total: 366 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,111,476
GRT/7,242,323 DWT
ships by type: bulk 62, cargo 103, chemical tanker 37, container 69,
liquefied gas 23, livestock carrier 1, passenger 2, petroleum tanker
55, roll on/roll off 5, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 8
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of
convenience: Australia 1, China 1, Germany 2, Hong Kong 15,
Indonesia 3, Japan 4, Monaco 1, Philippines 2, Singapore 78, South
Korea 2, Vietnam 1 (2002 est.)
Maldives
total: 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 42,689 GRT/56,132 DWT
ships by type: cargo 13, petroleum tanker 1, short-sea passenger 1
(2002 est.)
Malta
total: 1,234 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 25,885,128
GRT/42,467,864 DWT
ships by type: bulk 459, cargo 280, chemical tanker 45, combination
bulk 10, combination ore/oil 10, container 80, liquefied gas 3,
livestock carrier 3, multi-functional large-load carrier 1,
passenger 6, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 236, refrigerated
cargo 37, roll on/roll off 41, short-sea passenger 7, vehicle
carrier 15
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of
convenience: Australia 4, Austria 6, Bangladesh 1, Belgium 3,
Bulgaria 19, Canada 2, China 16, Croatia 14, Cuba 1, Cyprus 7,
Denmark 3, Estonia 5, Finland 1, Germany 54, Greece 627, Hong Kong
12, Iceland 3, India 10, Iran 2, Israel 26, Italy 36, Japan 2,
Latvia 24, Lebanon 6, Monaco 29, Netherlands 10, Nigeria 2, Norway
43, Poland 29, Portugal 2, Romania 15, Russia 85, Saudi Arabia 1,
Slovenia 2, South Korea 5, Spain 1, Switzerland 54, Syria 4, Turkey
84, Ukraine 25, UAE 3, UK 4, US 10 (2002 est.)
Man, Isle of
total: 211 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,297,301
GRT/8,703,079 DWT
ships by type: bulk 26, cargo 32, chemical tanker 20, combination
bulk 2, container 22, liquefied gas 38, petroleum tanker 49, roll
on/roll off 16, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of
convenience: Denmark 45, France 1, Germany 48, Greece 6, Hong Kong
10, Iceland 1, Italy 8, Monaco 7, Netherlands 3, Norway 5, Sweden 4,
Switzerland 2, UK 70, US 1 (2002 est.)
Marshall Islands
total: 342 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 14,471,690
GRT/23,802,896 DWT
ships by type: bulk 86, cargo 18, chemical tanker 31, combination
bulk 4, combination ore/oil 7, container 69, liquefied gas 8,
multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 6, petroleum tanker
106, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 1, vehicle carrier 4
note: the ship's register of the Marshall Islands is a flag of
convenience register since essentially none of the vessels on it is
owned domestically; includes the following foreign-owned ships
registered here as a flag of convenience: China 1, Cyprus 1, Denmark
9, Germany 70, Greece 54, Hong Kong 2, Japan 4, Monaco 8,
Netherlands 8, UK 3, US 87, Uruguay 1 (2002 est.)
Martinique
none (2002 est.)
Mauritania
none (2002)
Mauritius
total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 23,455 GRT/27,102 DWT
ships by type: cargo 1, combination bulk 4, passenger/cargo 1,
refrigerated cargo 2
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of
convenience:, Belgium 1, India 3, Norway 1, Switzerland 2 (2002 est.)