The volume of international seaborne trade carried by container ships between 1980 and 2023 steadily increased. Globally, seaborne containerized cargo amounted to around 2.2 billion tons loaded in 2023.
International seaborne trade carried by container ships from 1980 to 2023 (in billion tons loaded)
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Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global maritime trade carried by containers 1980-2023
- Premium Statistic Capacity of container ships in seaborne trade 1980-2023
- Basic Statistic Containerized cargo flows 2022, by trade route
- Premium Statistic Market share of the largest container ship alliances 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Leading container ship operators - share of world liner fleet 2024
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Financials
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- Premium Statistic Zim Integrated Shipping Services' number of ships 2021-2023
- Premium Statistic Zim Integrated Shipping Services' number of TEUs 2021-2023
- Premium Statistic Revenue of Zim Integrated Shipping Services 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Gross profit of Zim Integrated Shipping Services 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic EBITDA of Zim Integrated Shipping Services 2016-2022
- Premium Statistic EBIT margin of Zim Integrated Shipping Services 2016-2022
- Premium Statistic Operating income of Zim Integrated Shipping Services 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Profit before income tax of Zim Integrated Shipping Service 2015-2022
Segments
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- Premium Statistic Number of employees of Zim Integrated Shipping Services 2021-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of employees of Zim Integrated Shipping Services by gender 2022
- Premium Statistic Volume of containers shipped by Zim by cargo type 2022
- Premium Statistic Volume of containers shipped by Zim Integrated Shipping Services by trade route 2022
- Premium Statistic Average freight rate per TEU carried by ZIM by trade route 2018-2022
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- Container cargo throughput distribution in Vietnam 2015-2018, by source
- Asian container market - demand/supply balance 2009-2014
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- Container penetration in maritime transport worldwide 2000-2011
- Peru: container cargo throughput port of Callao 2012-2019
- Ecuador: container cargo throughput port of Guayaquil 2012-2019
- Latin America: container port cargo throughput 2014-2019
- Seaborne trading partners based on import volume - U.S. 2014
- Latin America: largest container ports by container traffic 2021
- Jamaica: container cargo throughput port of Kingston 2012-2019
- Brazil: cargo throughput of selected container ports 2019
- Intermodal container leasing market total wage payables in the U.S. 2018-2021
- Container cargo turnover in ports in Russia 2023, by sea basin
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- Container cargo throughput distribution in Vietnam 2015-2018, by source
- Asian container market - demand/supply balance 2009-2014
- Global container shipping market volume - growth rate 2015-2022
- Container penetration in maritime transport worldwide 2000-2011
- Peru: container cargo throughput port of Callao 2012-2019
- Ecuador: container cargo throughput port of Guayaquil 2012-2019
- Latin America: container port cargo throughput 2014-2019
- Seaborne trading partners based on import volume - U.S. 2014
- Latin America: largest container ports by container traffic 2021
- Jamaica: container cargo throughput port of Kingston 2012-2019
- Brazil: cargo throughput of selected container ports 2019
- Intermodal container leasing market total wage payables in the U.S. 2018-2021
- Container cargo turnover in ports in Russia 2023, by sea basin
Statista. (April 16, 2024). International seaborne trade carried by container ships from 1980 to 2023 (in billion tons loaded) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/253987/international-seaborne-trade-carried-by-containers/
Statista. "International seaborne trade carried by container ships from 1980 to 2023 (in billion tons loaded)." Chart. April 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253987/international-seaborne-trade-carried-by-containers/
Statista. (2024). International seaborne trade carried by container ships from 1980 to 2023 (in billion tons loaded). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253987/international-seaborne-trade-carried-by-containers/
Statista. "International Seaborne Trade Carried by Container Ships from 1980 to 2023 (in Billion Tons Loaded)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253987/international-seaborne-trade-carried-by-containers/
Statista, International seaborne trade carried by container ships from 1980 to 2023 (in billion tons loaded) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253987/international-seaborne-trade-carried-by-containers/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
International seaborne trade carried by container ships from 1980 to 2023 (in billion tons loaded) [Graph], Statista, April 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/253987/international-seaborne-trade-carried-by-containers/