Container shipping - statistics & facts​

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Projected size of the global shipping container market in 2028
16b USD
Most frequented maritime trade route
Trans-Pacific

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  • Premium Statistic Global maritime trade carried by containers 1980-2023
  • Basic Statistic Containerized cargo flows 2024, by trade route
  • Premium Statistic Capacity of container ships in seaborne trade 1980-2023
  • Premium Statistic YoY change in global container fleet capacity 2020-2024
  • Premium Statistic Share of the container fleet capacity not utilized 2019-2022
  • Premium Statistic Global container ship TEU capacity deployment by trade route 2021-2022
  • Premium Statistic Merchant container ship fleet size of selected regions 1996-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of merchant ships by type 2023
  • Premium Statistic Size of container ship fleet 2022, by nationality of operator
  • Premium Statistic Projected size of the container shipping market worldwide 2020-2028

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