IMPORTANCE OF SHIPPING IN TODAYS WORLD
Facts About the Merchant Navy
- The Merchant navy transports 96% of goods worldwide !!
- The most important contributor to world economy.
- Approximately one and a quarter million seafarers are employed worldwide in shipping
- Merchant ships generate an estimated annual income of over US $200 billion in freight rates within the global economy.
Facts about Shipping
- There are around 50,000 merchant ships trading internationally, transporting every kind of cargo.
- The world fleet is registered in over 150 nations, and manned by over a million seafarers of virtually every nationality.
The Merchant Navy Keeps the World Going
Some of the essential goods transported by the Merchant Navy include:
- Grain
- Oil/Gas
- Steel/Ores
- Food
- Clothes
- Furniture
- Computers
- Construction Materials
- Cars
- Electrical Goods
- And much much more…
Can you imagine a world without these things. Some parts of the world would freeze, some others would starve while other parts would face many more problems. The merchant navy keeps the world ticking. |
