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1 - Shipping, Ships and the Environment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2021

By
Thomas Vance ,
Timothy Fileman  and
Stephen de Mora
Edited by
Stephen de Mora ,
Timothy Fileman  and
Thomas Vance
Stephen de Mora
Affiliation:
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Timothy Fileman
Affiliation:
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Thomas Vance
Affiliation:
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
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Summary

Many people around the globe rely on the low-cost transport of goods and commodities that commercial shipping provides. Indeed, about 90 per cent of the world’s traded goods are transported by sea, with more than 70 per cent of this being containerized cargo (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, 2017). Shipping densities are illustrated in Figure 1.1, demonstrating the great concentration of traffic along key routes.

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Environmental Impact of Ships , pp. 1 - 10
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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