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Transportation in the Marshall Islands

Railways: 0 km

Highways:
total: NA km
paved: NA km
unpaved: NA km
note: paved roads on major islands (Majuro, Kwajalein), otherwise stone-, coral-, or laterite-surfaced roads and tracks

Ports and harbors: Majuro

Merchant marine:
total: 143 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,801,336 GRT/11,785,065 DWT
ships by type: bulk 48, cargo 8, chemical tanker 5, combination bulk 1, container 19, liquified gas 2, multi-functional large load carrier 1, petroleum tanker 58, vehicle carrier 1 (1999 est.)
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes the ships of Canada 1, China 1, Germany 1, Japan 1, and United States 7 (1998 est.)

Airports: 16 (1999 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (1999 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 12
914 to 1,523 m: 7
under 914 m: 5 (1999 est.)

See also : Marshall Islands