Shafaq News- Baghdad
Iraq ranked among the 10 largest Arab countries bycommercial merchant fleet size in 2026, Global Firepower reported on Sunday.
The United Arab Emirates topped the list with 655 commercialvessels, followed by Egypt with 441 and Saudi Arabia with 433. Bahrain rankedfourth with 184, followed by Kuwait (176), Qatar (123), Algeria (119), Libya(96), Morocco (94), and Iraq, which placed 10th with 74.
Globally, Indonesia ranked first with 11,422 vessels,followed by China with 8,314 and Panama with 8,174, reflecting the dominance ofmajor maritime nations and global shipping hubs in international commercialshipping.