The quantity of minor bulks, containerized trade, and residual general cargo handled in international maritime trade between 1970 and 2021 generally increased. The quantity of dry cargo loaded globally increased six fold over this period, reaching nearly 4.8 billion metric tons loaded in 2021.
Quantity of minor bulks, containerized trade, and residual general cargo in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2021
(in million metric tons loaded)
Compiled on the basis of data supplied by reporting countries, and as published on the relevant government and port industry website, and by specialist sources.
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UNCTAD. (November 29, 2022). Quantity of minor bulks, containerized trade, and residual general cargo in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons loaded) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101659/dry-cargo-in-international-maritime-trade/
UNCTAD. "Quantity of minor bulks, containerized trade, and residual general cargo in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons loaded)." Chart. November 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101659/dry-cargo-in-international-maritime-trade/
UNCTAD. (2022). Quantity of minor bulks, containerized trade, and residual general cargo in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons loaded). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101659/dry-cargo-in-international-maritime-trade/
UNCTAD. "Quantity of Minor Bulks, Containerized Trade, and Residual General Cargo in International Maritime Trade from 1970 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons Loaded)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101659/dry-cargo-in-international-maritime-trade/
UNCTAD, Quantity of minor bulks, containerized trade, and residual general cargo in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons loaded) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101659/dry-cargo-in-international-maritime-trade/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Quantity of minor bulks, containerized trade, and residual general cargo in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons loaded) [Graph], UNCTAD, November 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101659/dry-cargo-in-international-maritime-trade/