Shipping Facts Index

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Key Facts

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Shipping and World Trade

• Overview
• Different types of ship in the world merchant fleet
• Top 20 largest shipping flags (July 2009)
• Top 20 beneficial ownership countries (January 2009)
• Numbers and nationality of world's seafarers
• Number of ships (by total and trade)
• Value of volume of world trade by sea
• The low cost of transporting goods by sea
• Top ten container operators

Reports (pdf format)

• Flag State Performance Table 2009 - FlagStatePerformanceTable09.pdf (220 KB)
• Shipping Industry Guidelines on Flag State Performance (2006) - flag-performance06.pdf (1.15 MB)
• International shipping carrier - worldtradeflyer.pdf (603 KB)
• The Role of Changing Transport Costs and Technology - MaritimeTransport&IndustrialRelocation.pdf (378 KB)

Safety and Regulation

• Overview
• How shipping is regulated internationally
• The principal regulations governing maritime safety
• Reduction in the number of ship losses
• Reduction in the number of accidents at sea
• Reduction in the quantity of spilled oil
• Lives lost at sea
• Key issues for ship operators and maritime employers

Reports (pdf format)

• Flag State Performance Table 2009 - FlagStatePerformanceTable09.pdf (220 KB)
• Shipping Industry Guidelines on Flag State Performance (2006) - flag-performance06.pdf (1.15 MB)

Environmental Performance

• Overview
• Small contribution to overall marine pollution
• Reduction in marine pollution
• Atmospheric pollution
• Energy efficiency

Reports (pdf format)

Useful Links

• Overview
• International organisations
• National shipowners' associations
• Careers at sea
• International Trade press
• International Shipping Carrier

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