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China has become the world's second-largest ship-owning nation
Based on a robust y-o-y fleet growth of 14.1 %, China has topped Japan for the first time and is now the second-largest ship-owning nation, controlling a fleet of more than 5,600 vessels, totalling a capacity of 270 million dwt.

© ISL MCPM 2019 based on port statistics
USA/CHINA TRADE DISPUTE ALSO AFFECTS JAPANESE AND SOUTH KOREAN PORTS
Japan, the third largest economic power in the world, is extremely dependent on its seaborne foreign trade. The development of cargo handling in its ports is therefore a particularly sensitive indicator of the development of the Japanese economy, which shows the effects of the weakening global economy and trade conflicts.

© MARSAT, 2019
Increasing Safety and Efficiency in Maritime Operations using Satellite Information
MARSAT Project completed

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