In 2018, the quantity of tanker freight in international maritime trade reached about 3.2 billion metric tons. 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 2018
(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. Tanker freight includes crude oil, refined petroleum products, gas, and chemicals.
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UNCTAD. (October 30, 2019). Quantity of tanker freight in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2018 (in million metric tons loaded) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2020, 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 2018 (in million metric tons loaded)." Chart. October 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101641/tanker-freight-in-international-maritime-trade-since-1970/
UNCTAD. (2019). Quantity of tanker freight in international maritime trade from 1970 to 2018 (in million metric tons loaded). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 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 2018 (in Million Metric Tons Loaded)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Oct 2019, 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 2018 (in million metric tons loaded) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101641/tanker-freight-in-international-maritime-trade-since-1970/ (last visited May 28, 2020)
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