The graph illustrates the quantity of goods that was transported by sea between 1985 and 2012. Globally, some 4.7 billion metric tons of goods was transported by sea in 1995.
Quantity of goods transported in seaborne trade worldwide from 1985 to 2008 (in million metric tons)
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VSM. (April 30, 2013). Quantity of goods transported in seaborne trade worldwide from 1985 to 2008 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264018/amount-of-goods-transported-by-shipping-in-offshore-world-trade-since-1985/
VSM. "Quantity of goods transported in seaborne trade worldwide from 1985 to 2008 (in million metric tons)." Chart. April 30, 2013. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264018/amount-of-goods-transported-by-shipping-in-offshore-world-trade-since-1985/
VSM. (2013). Quantity of goods transported in seaborne trade worldwide from 1985 to 2008 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264018/amount-of-goods-transported-by-shipping-in-offshore-world-trade-since-1985/
VSM. "Quantity of Goods Transported in Seaborne Trade Worldwide from 1985 to 2008 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264018/amount-of-goods-transported-by-shipping-in-offshore-world-trade-since-1985/
VSM, Quantity of goods transported in seaborne trade worldwide from 1985 to 2008 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264018/amount-of-goods-transported-by-shipping-in-offshore-world-trade-since-1985/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Quantity of goods transported in seaborne trade worldwide from 1985 to 2008 (in million metric tons) [Graph], VSM, April 30, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264018/amount-of-goods-transported-by-shipping-in-offshore-world-trade-since-1985/