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December 10, 2009 · about 16 years ago

2008 record year for maritime transport

Despite the depression and the financial crisis that hit the world economy during the autumn, 2008 became a record year for the world’s maritime transports. According to the UN agency UNCTAD’s annual Review of Maritime Transport, the international seaborne trade grew by 3.6 per cent to all-time-high

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Despite the depression and the financial crisis that hit the world economy during the autumn, 2008 became a record year for the world’s maritime transports. According to the UN agency UNCTAD’s annual Review of Maritime Transport, the international seaborne trade grew by 3.6 per cent to all-time-high 8.17 billion tons.

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