of global trade is transported by sea: without shipping there would be virtually no exchange of goods in the world
Only just over two percent
shipping accounts for just over two percent of global CO2 emissions. And while maritime trade continues to grow, emissions are declining
1,839 ships
belong to the German merchant fleet - making it the seventh largest in the world
47.9 percent
Almost half of the ships in the German fleet sail under the flag of an EU member state
More than 500
young people start training on land or on board in the German shipping industry every year
1st place
in container shipping: Germany has the largest fleet of container ships worldwide
80 percent
of German shipping companies have fewer than ten ships – most are small and medium-sized enterprises, closely rooted in their region
More than 100
shipping companies exist in Lower Saxony alone – the largest location in Germany. This is followed immediately by Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein and Bremen
By at least 50 percent
Shipping aims to reduce its CO2 emissions by at least 50 percent by the middle of the century compared to 2008 – this will require new fuels
