The volume of international seaborne trade carried by container ships between 1980 and 2020 steadily increased. Globally, seaborne containerized cargo amounted to around 1.85 billion tons loaded in 2020.
International seaborne trade carried by container ships from 1980 to 2020
(in billion tons loaded)
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Statista. (November 23, 2021). International seaborne trade carried by container ships from 1980 to 2020 (in billion tons loaded) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/253987/international-seaborne-trade-carried-by-containers/
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