Maritime share of trade volume

STO-REC-STAT01M2KJT2 National
90%

European Union · as of 17 Jul 2026

Maritime share of trade volume in the European Union stood at 90% as of 17 July 2026 (WSC).

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WSC
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T2 National
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Editors Notes
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15 Sep 2026
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In fact, 90% of goods by volume enter and leave the EU by sea.

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APA
World Shipping Council. (2026). WSC: ETS rightly reinvests more into maritime decarbonisation, but new port rules risk targeting competition rather than emissions. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.worldshipping.org/news/wsc-ets-rightly-reinvests-more-into-maritime-decarbonisation-but-new-port-rules-risk-targeting-competition-rather-than-emissions. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCDABV5TTJ4FY0D229H
MLA
World Shipping Council. "WSC: ETS rightly reinvests more into maritime decarbonisation, but new port rules risk targeting competition rather than emissions." 2026, https://www.worldshipping.org/news/wsc-ets-rightly-reinvests-more-into-maritime-decarbonisation-but-new-port-rules-risk-targeting-competition-rather-than-emissions. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCDABV5TTJ4FY0D229H.
Chicago
World Shipping Council. "WSC: ETS rightly reinvests more into maritime decarbonisation, but new port rules risk targeting competition rather than emissions." 2026. https://www.worldshipping.org/news/wsc-ets-rightly-reinvests-more-into-maritime-decarbonisation-but-new-port-rules-risk-targeting-competition-rather-than-emissions. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCDABV5TTJ4FY0D229H.
BibTeX
@misc{wsc2026maritime0d229h, author = {{World Shipping Council}}, title = {WSC: ETS rightly reinvests more into maritime decarbonisation, but new port rules risk targeting competition rather than emissions}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCDABV5TTJ4FY0D229H}, note = {Original source: https://www.worldshipping.org/news/wsc-ets-rightly-reinvests-more-into-maritime-decarbonisation-but-new-port-rules-risk-targeting-competition-rather-than-emissions. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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Tier 2 · National Official
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WSC: ETS rightly reinvests more into maritime decarbonisation, but new port rules risk targeting competition rather than emissions
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Press release
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Retrieved
15 September 2026
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15 September 2026
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15 September 2026
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