At the start of 2014, the EU controlled fleet (which comprises ships whose ultimate ownership or control lies in an EU country, but which may be flagged in a different country) comprised of 660 million deadweight tonnes, 450 million gross tonnes, and 23,000 vessels. For the purposes of this report, the EU includes the 28 EU countries plus Norway. Between the
At the start of 2014, the EU controlled fleet (which comprises ships whose ultimate ownership or control lies in an EU country, but which may be flagged in a different country) comprised of 660 million deadweight tonnes, 450 million gross tonnes, and 23,000 vessels. For the purposes of this report, the EU includes the 28 EU countries plus Norway. Between the
