Gambia vessels

Seadar tracks 23 vessels sailing under the Gambia flag. The fleet's average age is 35 years. Combined gross tonnage on record is 125,850. Port State Control records show 2 inspections of Gambia-flagged vessels, with 0 detentions — a 0.0% detention rate.

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Fleet tracked

35 yrs

Avg fleet age

0.0%

Detention rate

0 of 2 inspections

Sanctioned

on OFAC / UK / Canada lists

Sources: live AIS, USCG PSIX inspections (public domain), OFAC SDN list, UK Sanctions List (OGL v3), Canadian autonomous sanctions list (OGL – Canada). Free on Seadar.

Gambia flag: fleet in world statistics

UNCTAD's count of the merchant fleet registered under the Gambia flag (ships of 100 GT and above), and who beneficially owns it. Published statistics, not Seadar's own tracking.

100
Ships registered (2026): 7.3 million dwt
Deadweight tonnage: 0.29% of world dwt
Share of world fleet: 25.8 years
Average age

Gambia: trade and connectivity

17.7 (rank 145; 100 = the average country in Q1 2023)
Liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026: 2.3 out of 5
Logistics Performance Index, 2022

Sources: UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Data Hub (merchant fleet, beneficial ownership, liner connectivity; CC BY 3.0 IGO); World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) (container port traffic, Logistics Performance Index). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.

Fleet composition

Cargo · 12 Fishing · 5 Tanker · 4 Other · 2

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