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Volume of international seaborne trade from 1980 to 2020, by cargo type (in billion tons loaded)

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2021

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

1980 to 2020

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Figures have been rounded.

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Breakdown of global maritime trade by cargo 1980-2020

Published by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Research Department, Nov 23, 2021

The volume of international seaborne trade increased between 1980 and 2020, although the year 2020 saw a dip compared with the previous year, mainly attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic. Especially maritime container trade and main bulk trade recorded a significant growth in the last decades. In 2020, around **** billion tons of containerized cargo and some *** billion tons of bulk cargo were loaded in ports worldwide.

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