owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Belgium 4 (2000 est.)

Macau:
none (2000 est.)

Madagascar:
total: 13 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 24,819
GRT/34,173 DWT

ships by type: cargo 7, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 1,
petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 2 (2000 est.)

Malaysia:
total: 362 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,103,657
GRT/7,574,999 DWT

ships by type: bulk 62, cargo 110, chemical tanker 35, container
60, liquefied gas 20, livestock carrier 1, passenger 2, petroleum
tanker 58, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 6, specialized
tanker 1, vehicle carrier 6 (2000 est.)

Maldives:
total: 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 58,604
GRT/81,451 DWT

ships by type: cargo 16, short-sea passenger 1 (2000 est.)

Malta:
total: 1,414 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 28,191,090
GRT/46,773,603 DWT

ships by type: bulk 443, cargo 394, chemical tanker 48, combination
bulk 12, combination ore/oil 14, container 69, liquefied gas 2,
livestock carrier 3, multi-functional large-load carrier 2,
passenger 7, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 296, refrigerated
cargo 37, roll on/roll off 50, short-sea passenger 15, specialized
tanker 3, vehicle carrier 18

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Argentina 1, Bermuda 1, Belgium 1, Bangladesh 2,
Bulgaria 11, China 7, Costa Rica 1, Cuba 2, Cyprus 15, Denmark 1,
Estonia 2, Finland 1, Germany 23, Greece 258, Hong Kong 3, Croatia
9, Hungary 1, India 2, Israel 2, Italy 17, South Korea 1, Lebanon 2,
Latvia 2, Lithuania 1, Monaco 14, Nigeria 1, Netherlands 10, Norway
31, Poland 8, Romania 3, Russia 39, Singapore 6, Spain 3, Sweden 3,
Syria 1, Switzerland 25, UAE 2, Turkey 24, UK 8, Ukraine 9, US 9,
Venezuela 1, Vietnam 1 (2000 est.)

Man, Isle of:
total: 157 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
4,917,402 GRT/8,333,858 DWT

ships by type: bulk 27, cargo 13, chemical tanker 11, combination
bulk 3, container 20, liquefied gas 13, petroleum tanker 43,
refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 18, specialized tanker 1,
vehicle carrier 5

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Belgium 1, Denmark 1, Germany 1, Netherlands 1,
Sweden 1, UK 3 (2000 est.)

Marshall Islands:
total: 212 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
9,768,406 GRT/16,242,699 DWT

ships by type: