In 2019 the quantity of tanker freight in international maritime trade reached over 3.1 billion metric tons, a decrease of almost one percent compared with the previous year. Tankers typically transport commodities such as crude oil, refined petroleum products, gas, and chemicals.
Quantity of tanker freight in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2019 (in million metric tons loaded)
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UNCTAD. (November 11, 2020). Quantity of tanker freight in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2019 (in million metric tons loaded) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101641/tanker-freight-in-international-maritime-trade-since-1970/
UNCTAD. "Quantity of tanker freight in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2019 (in million metric tons loaded)." Chart. November 11, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101641/tanker-freight-in-international-maritime-trade-since-1970/
UNCTAD. (2020). Quantity of tanker freight in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2019 (in million metric tons loaded). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101641/tanker-freight-in-international-maritime-trade-since-1970/
UNCTAD. "Quantity of Tanker Freight in International Maritime Trade from 1970 to 2019 (in Million Metric Tons Loaded)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101641/tanker-freight-in-international-maritime-trade-since-1970/
UNCTAD, Quantity of tanker freight in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2019 (in million metric tons loaded) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101641/tanker-freight-in-international-maritime-trade-since-1970/ (last visited April 23, 2021)