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.
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Shipping and World Trade: Largest beneficial ownership countries
Graph and Table to show the tonnage of dead weight for various countries
Shipping and World Trade: Top Containership Operators
Shipping and World Trade Facts: Top Containership Operators | The international shipping industry is responsible for the carriage of around 90% of world trade.
Shipping and World Trade: Predicted Increases in World Seaborne Trade, GDP and Population
Graph of the Predicted increase in world Seaborne trade. GDP and population
Shipping and World Trade: UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport 2019
Link to UNCTAD review of Maritime Transport 2019
Shipping and World Trade: Global Supply and Demand for Seafarers
The worldwide population of seafarers serving on internationally trading merchant ships is estimated at 1,892,720 seafarers, of which 857,540 are officers and 1,035,180 are ratings.
Shipping and World Trade: The World’s Major Shipping Flags
Graph and Table detailing key statistics about Major Flag States in the Shipping Industry