THE GEOGRAPHY OF TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
Source: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. Statistical Tables, World fleet statistics
1999.
Merchant Fleet of the World, Tonnage Registered per Ship Size, 1985-2000
As the above graph indicates, the major change since 1985 has been attributed to the usage of larger vessels by the world merchant fleet. The total capacity of ships smaller than 10,000 gross tons has remained unchanged.