Greece remains the world's leading ship-owning nation by capacity, according to UNCTAD's Review of Maritime Transport 2025, extending its long-held dominance in global shipping. As of January 2025, Greek shipowners controlled 16.4% of global dead weight tonnage (dwt) with 5,124 vessels. Of these, just 562 fly the Greek flag, while the majority-4,555 vessels-are registered under foreign flags.Together with China and Japan, Greece accounts for over 40% of the world fleet by carrying capacity, nearly one third of all vessels, and 33.1% of global fleet value. The top ten ship-owning nations collectively hold 67.3% of global capacity and 65.6% of its value. Although Greece leads by tonnage, the report notes that Chinese owners now hold the largest share of the fleet by value (12.4%). If China and Hong Kong's fleets are combined, their share rises to 20.2%, putting them ahead of Greece in overall ownership. The UNCTAD review warns that the...