DETAILS ABOUT THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY

GREENHOUSE GAS

In 2009, the 15 biggest ships in the world gave off the same amount of

greenhouse gas as 760 million cars, or about two cars for every American.

STILL THE GREENEST

Compared to trucks and planes however, shipping is still the greenest

form of transport, relatively speaking.

SOME PERSPECTIVE

Having made the previous two points, it’s worth mentioning that if you

added shipping to the list of the world’s most polluting countries,

it would come in sixth place.

LAX INSPECTIONS

Worldwide, only around 2% to 10% of containers are actually inspected.

U.S. ports normally inspect roughly 5% of the 17 million containers

arriving at the border every year.

THE BIGGEST FLEETS

Germany, Japan, and Greece are the three countries with the biggest

fleets based on total dead weight tonnage controlled by parent

companies located in these countries.

DISLIKE OF OUTSIDERS

Shipping companies are extremely secretive. For example, the official

Greek ship owners’ association won’t even reveal how many members it has.

20 MILLION

As of this moment there are roughly 20 million containers

crossing the world.

A LOT OF POWER

A container ship engine has about 1,000 times more power

than a family car.