Merchant Marine of Burgundie

The Merchant Marine of Burgundie refers to either Burgundian civilian mariners, or to Burgundian civilian and nationally owned merchant vessels. Both the civilian mariners and the merchant vessels are managed by a combination of the government and private sectors and engage in commerce or transportation of goods and services in and out of the navigable waters of Burgundie. The Merchant Marine primarily transports cargo and passengers during peacetime; in times of war, the Merchant Marine can be an auxiliary to the Navy of Burgundie, and can be called upon to deliver military personnel and materiel for the military. Merchant Marine officers may also be commissioned as military officers by the Department of Civil Defense and Security. This is commonly achieved by commissioning unlimited tonnage Merchant Marine officers as Strategic Sealift Officers in the Naval Reserves.

Merchant Marine of Burgundie

Ships:	4,146 (>1000 GRT)
Deck Officers:	290,000
Marine Engineers:	120,000
Ratings:	280,000

Merchant mariners move cargo and passengers between nations and within Burgundie, and operate and maintain deep-sea merchant ships, tugboats, towboats, ferries, dredges, excursion vessels, charter boats and other waterborne craft on the oceans, rivers, canals, harbors, and other waterways. As of September, 2031, the Burgundian merchant fleet had 4,146 privately owned, oceangoing, self-propelled vessels of 1,000 gross register tons and above that carry cargo from port to port or more. Nearly all Burgundian-owned ships are flagged in Burgundie, Faneria, or Bulkh.

The federal government maintains fleets of merchant ships via organizations such as Military Sealift Command (part of the Navy of Burgundie) and the Royal Defense Reserve Fleet, which is managed by the Royal Burgundian Maritime Administration. In 2030, the government employed only 5% of all Burgundian water transportation workers with large conglomerates and trade associations employing the remainder.

Statistics for the shipping industry of Burgundie
Total: 4,025 ships (>1000 GRT or over)
Totalling: 214,573,650 GRT/310,930,580 metric tons deadweight (DWT)
Cargo ships
Bulk ships	367
Barge carrier	840
Cargo ship	673
Container ships	1286
Roll-on / roll-off ships	271
Vehicle carrier	215
Tankers
Chemical tanker ships	432
Specialized tanker ships	405
Petroleum tanker ships	279
Passenger ships
General passenger ships	150
Combined passenger/cargo	169
Foreign ownership and documentation

History

Late Modern Era

Nanseetcuket's Chappaquiddick coast was made internationally famous in the 1800s and early 1900s as a death trap for international shipping. Numerous Kiravian and Burgundian merchant marine ships were dashed against the rocks in mysterious storms. These sailors were considered the best storm sailors in the world due to their experience in the Kilikas Storm Belt and were the vanguard of an international effort to engage Nanseetucket by the global community. The Burgundian Maritime Navigation Administration calculates that between 1804 and 1914 78 Burgundian merchant ships were destroyed on the rocks, shoals, and shores of Chappaquiddick. The Burgundian Maritime Biographer Laureate Maurie-Joseph Copecnee laments that the ports of Nanseetucket were "gravid with mercantile potential. Our national future in Nanseetucket was cut short by the enmity of the insolent Chappaquiddick."

Contemporary Era

During Operation Kipling's Kandaran Anti-Communist War 12 merchant marine ships and other commercial ships from various other nations were caught in Lake X in northern Kandara when the X River was blocked by communist forces supported by the Alshar ComIntern. This rag tag flotilla was called the Yellow Fleet.

Current ships

Bulk Cargo Ships

Model Name	Specifications	Image	Class
Timberwolf Class	Length: 218m (715ft) Draft: 10m (33ft) Gross Tonnage: 61,300tons		Bulk Tanker
Feoniks Class	Length: 218m (715ft) Draft: 10m (33ft) LNG Capacity: 168,000 cubic metres (551,181 cu ft)		LNG Bulk Tanker
Rindfleisch Class	Length: 218m (715ft) Draft: 10m (33ft) Livestock Capacity: 25,000 cattle or 70,000 sheep		Livestock Carrier

General Cargo Ships

Model Name	Specifications	Image	Class
Brexton Class	Length: 218m (715ft) Draft: 10m (33ft) TEUs: 2,500		Containerized Ship
Globalstock Class	Length: 402m (1319ft) Draft: 15.5m (51ft) TEUs: 14,300		Containerized Ship

Service Ships

Model Name	Specifications	Image	Class
Lauder Class	Length: 201m (659ft) Draft: 10m (33ft) Lifting Capacity: 125m (410ft), displacement of >20,000 tonnes		Sea Lift Ship

Recreation Ships

Model Name	Specifications	Image	Class
Burgundie Class	Length: 163m (535ft) Draft: 10m (33ft) Passengers: 965, crew: 168. Total: 1,133		Luxury Liner
Lyn Class	Length: 163m (535ft) Draft: 4.35m (14.27ft) Passengers: 1200, crew: 356. Total: 1,556 240 cars and 10 buses		BVG