Railways
0 km
Highways
total:
NA km
paved:
64.5 km
unpaved:
NA km
note:
paved roads on major islands (Majuro, Kwajalein), otherwise stone-, coral-, or laterite-surfaced roads and tracks (2002)
Waterways
none
Ports and harbors
Majuro
Merchant marine
total:
270 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 11,807,839 GRT/19,332,014 DWT
note:
the ship's register of the Marshall Islands is a flag of convenience register since essentially none of the vessels on it is owned domestically, includes the following foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: China 1, Cyprus 1, Denmark 9, Germany 70, Greece 54, Hong Kong 2, Japan 4, Monaco 8, Netherlands 8, Norway 10, Poland 16, Singapore 1, Turkey 6, United Kingdom 3, United States 87, Uruguay 1 (2002 est.)
ships by type:
bulk 82, cargo 14, chemical tanker 24, combination ore/oil 4, container 46, liquefied gas 8, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, petroleum tanker 88, vehicle carrier 3
Airports
17 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways
total:
4
1,524 to 2,437 m:
3
914 to 1,523 m:
1 (2001)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total:
13
914 to 1,523 m:
10
under 914 m:
3 (2001)
NOTE: The information regarding Marshall Islands on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Marshall Islands Transportation 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Marshall Islands Transportation 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.