Transport in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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There are no railways in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
As of 1996, there were 829 km of highways, of which 580 km are paved.
Merchant marine:
total:
825 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 7,253,092 GRT/10,894,566 tonnes deadweight (DWT)
ships by type:
barge carrier 1, bulk 142, cargo 400, chemical tanker 31, combination bulk 10, combination ore/oil 5, container 47, liquified gas 5, livestock carrier 5, multi-functional large load carrier 3, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 60, refrigerated cargo 41, roll-on/roll-off 51, short-sea passenger 12, specialized tanker 8, vehicle carrier 1 (1999 est.)
note:
a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 20 countries among which are Croatia 17, Slovenia 7, People's Republic of China 5, Greece 5, United Arab Emirates 3, Norway 2, Japan 2, and Ukraine 2 (1998 est.)
Airports: 6 (2005)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
5
914 to 1,523 m:
4
under 914 m:
1 (2005)
There is one airport with an unpaved runway, under 914 m (2005 est.)