The volume of international seaborne trade increased between 1980 and 2020, although the year 2020 saw a dip compared with the previous year, mainly attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic. Especially maritime container trade and main bulk trade recorded a significant growth in the last decades. In 2020, around 1.85 billion tons of containerized cargo and some 3.2 billion tons of bulk cargo were loaded in ports worldwide.
Volume of international seaborne trade from 1980 to 2020, by cargo type
(in billion tons loaded)
Characteristic
Tanker trade
Other dry cargo
Main bulk
Container
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Statista. (November 23, 2021). Volume of international seaborne trade from 1980 to 2020, by cargo type (in billion tons loaded) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1277810/international-seaborne-trade-breakdown-by-cargo/
Statista. "Volume of international seaborne trade from 1980 to 2020, by cargo type (in billion tons loaded)." Chart. November 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1277810/international-seaborne-trade-breakdown-by-cargo/
Statista. (2021). Volume of international seaborne trade from 1980 to 2020, by cargo type (in billion tons loaded). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1277810/international-seaborne-trade-breakdown-by-cargo/
Statista. "Volume of International Seaborne Trade from 1980 to 2020, by Cargo Type (in Billion Tons Loaded)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1277810/international-seaborne-trade-breakdown-by-cargo/
Statista, Volume of international seaborne trade from 1980 to 2020, by cargo type (in billion tons loaded) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1277810/international-seaborne-trade-breakdown-by-cargo/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Volume of international seaborne trade from 1980 to 2020, by cargo type (in billion tons loaded) [Graph], Statista, November 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1277810/international-seaborne-trade-breakdown-by-cargo/