25 September 2026
Panama slips to third in global flag rankings

Panama’s long retreat from the top of the global ship registry rankings has reached another milestone, with the once dominant flag now overtaken by the Marshall Islands to fall into third place. The latest Clarksons Research data, dated September 1, shows the Marshall Islands fleet at 212. 7m gt, comfortably ahead of Panama on 196m gt. …
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