Dry bulk cargo shipping — An overlooked threat to the ...


1. Introduction. Maritime transport is the backbone of the World Economy. It is generally believed that more than 90% of world trade is carried by sea (Tsaini, 2011).In 2013, approximately 9.5 billion tonnes of goods was loaded for seaborne transport in ports worldwide (UNCTAD, 2014), which can be divided into 3 main cargo groups: containers, liquid bulk cargo (or "wet" trades such as ...
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