merchant fleet

Noun

 * 1) A fleet of merchant ships, calculated either on a country-by-country basis, or on a global basis.

Usage notes
The fact that merchant marine and merchant navy so often refer specifically to the fleet of a particular nationality influences the choice of this term for the global merchant fleet.

Translations

 * Danish: handelsflåde
 * French: flotte marchande
 * Georgian: სავაჭრო ფლოტი
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: handelsflåte
 * Ukrainian: торговельний флот