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Shipping and New Technologies
While the basic principles of navigation have not changed for hundreds of years, despite use of new tools such as satellite navigation, shipping is constantly evolving.
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ILO MLC Frequently Asked Questions
The ILO Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) entered into force in August 2013. This page contains information to help shipowners and operators ensure compliance
Shipping and world trade: driving prosperity
Shipping’s ability to offer economic and efficient long distance transport puts it at the centre of the world economy.
Environmental Initiatives
Shipping is the least environmentally damaging form of commercial transport and, compared with land based industry, is a comparatively minor contributor to pollution from human activities.
Shipping and World Trade: Largest beneficial ownership countries
Graph and Table to show the tonnage of dead weight for various countries
The Principal Regulations Governing Maritime Safety
The following are the major international shipping conventions, adopted by the International Maritime Organization (and the International Labour Organization) concerning safety and pollution prevention.
Safety and Regulation: Reduction in the Number of Ship Losses
Relatively few ships actually sink at sea. The vast majority of the following "losses" simply refer to ships which are damaged and "written off" by the hull insurers as being beyond economical repair - described by underwriters as "total constructive losses".
Safety and Regulation: Lives Lost at Sea
As in all transport sectors, lives are sadly lost as a result of accidents at sea. Disappointingly, there has been a rise in fatal accidents in the last two years, although the loss of life in shipping is in fact relatively modest, and the overall trend is one of reduction in the number of fatalities, which is all the more impressive in view of the growth in the number of ships in the world fleet.