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World seaborne trade - carried by containers 1980-2017

International seaborne trade carried by container ships from 1980 to 2017 (in million tons loaded)

by I. Wagner, last edited Oct 8, 2018
World seaborne trade - carried by containers 1980-2017 This statistic represents the volume of international seaborne trade carried by container ships from 1980 through 2017. Globally, seaborne containerized cargo amounted to around 1.83 billion tons loaded in 2017.
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International seaborne trade carried by container ships from 1980 to 2017 (in million tons loaded)

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Trade in million tons loaded
20171,834
20161,734
20151,660
20101,291
20051,001
2000598
1995371
1990234
1985152
1980102
Trade in million tons loaded
20171,834
20161,734
20151,660
20101,291
20051,001
2000598
1995371
1990234
1985152
1980102

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by I. Wagner, last edited Oct 8, 2018
This statistic represents the volume of international seaborne trade carried by container ships from 1980 through 2017. Globally, seaborne containerized cargo amounted to around 1.83 billion tons loaded in 2017.
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