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North America
Asia
Europe
Rest of the World
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
US$ thousand million
World Imports
1948 1953 1963 1973
1983
1993
2003
2006
Rotterdam
Singapore
Shanghai
Ningbo
Hamburg
Guangzhou
Newcastle
Tianjin
Antwerp
Qinhuangdao
Dalian
Qingdao
Gwangyang
Pusan
Ulsan
Dampier
Gladstone
Hongkong
Southampton
Marseille
Le Havre
Port
Hedland
Kaohsiung
Yokahama
Nagoya
Richards
Bay
Atlantic
Ocean
Pacific
Ocean
Indian
Ocean
Bergen
The boom in shipping trade
“ [ The shipping industry ] now
carries more than 90% of the
world's trade by volume, and has
tripled its tonnage since 1970.”