The traces of shipping are everywhere. Thanks to shipping, from clothing to technological devices, every kind of product can arrive at your doorstep after being produced in oversea territories, stored in container boxes and passed through oceans. Every year, 179 million TEUs(Twenty-foot equivalent unit) are moved around the globe by more than 6000 container ships.…
Many maritime accidents and incidents have reported. Let’s take a look at the biggest of them. 1987 – Philippines – Deaths 4.386 Doña Paz. On December 20, 1987. At route from Tacloban to Manila. This passenger steamer collided with the oil tanker MT Vector in the Tablas Strait near Marinduque. The collision ignited Vector’s cargo…
Shipping is a global industry that has been in the world of commerce since ancient times. But most people know little about it. Let’s take a look some interesting facts below; 1- 90% of the world’s goods transported by the international shipping industry. 2- It is the most affordable means of transportation for international import…