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Statistics and Facts about Container Shipping

In terms of value, global seaborne container trade is believed to account for approximately 60 percent of all world seaborne trade, and was valued at around 5.6 trillion U.S. dollars in 2010.

While the quantity of goods carried by containers has risen from around 100 million metric tons in 1980 to about 1.5 billion metric tons in 2012, vessels have likewise increased their capacity. Between 1980 and 2012, the deadweight tonnage of container ships has grown from about 11 million metric tons to around 198 million metric tons.


In 2012, the global cellular container ship fleet had the capacity to carry some 15.4 million standard containers. With a total capacity of just under 2.6 million TEUs*, Danish shipping line APM-Maersk is currently the largest container-shipping company globally.

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In 2012, eight Asian ports were ranked among the world’s ten leading container-handling ports.The port of Shanghai was the busiest container port in the world, handling almost 33 million TEUs of containerized cargo. In 2012, the port of Los Angeles handled some 14 million TEUs, making it the largest container port in the United States.

TEU: The twenty-foot equivalent unit (often TEU or teu) is an inexact unit of cargo capacity often used to describe the capacity of container ships and container terminals.
(Source: Statista)

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