What the Data Shows
Greece’s merchant fleet is divided by ship type at the end of December 2025. The composition covers 1,848 Greek-flagged merchant ships of 100 gross register tons and over. Passenger ships form the largest segment with 810 vessels, or 43.8% of the fleet. Tankers account for 403 ships, cargo ships for 349 and other ships for 286; the figures are provisional.
Data table
Unit: percent of ships · Period: December 2025
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|
| 1 | Passenger ships | 810 | December 2025 |
| 2 | Tankers | 403 | December 2025 |
| 3 | Cargo ships | 349 | December 2025 |
| 4 | Other ships | 286 | December 2025 |
Sources
Source 1: ELSTAT Greek Merchant Fleet Statistics
Publisher: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)
Dataset/table: Merchant fleet by ship type
Units: ships and gross register tonnage
Date checked: 2026-07-16
Evidence: Provides the provisional December 2025 fleet total and counts for cargo, tanker, passenger and other ships.
Data notes & caveats
GRT means gross register tonnage. The survey covers Greek-flagged merchant ships of 100 GRT and over, and the December 2025 values are provisional.
Methodology
The four source ship types are ordered by December 2025 vessel count. Shares use the official total of 1,848 ships.
Source consistency notes
All segments use the same ELSTAT monthly survey, December 2025 snapshot, Greek-flag scope and vessel-count basis.
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