but also important national fleets employed in coastal and inter-island cabotage trades
In terms of nationally flagged vessel numbers ,Indonesia and Japan take second and third place, respectively, after Panama. Indonesia (7,019 ships of 100 GT and above) and Japan (5,249 ships of 100 GT and above) (UNCTADstat, 2014) both have important national fleets that cater for coastal and inter-island cabotage traffic.