Liquid bulk short sea shipping share

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38.9%

European Union · 2024

Liquid bulk short sea shipping share in the European Union stood at 38.9% in 2024 (Eurostat).

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Eurostat
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T1 Official
Locator
Liquid bulk remained the dominant type of cargo in EU short sea shipping
Retrieved
15 Sep 2026
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Verified

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At 640 million tonnes, liquid bulk accounted for 38.9% of the total short sea shipping of goods to and from main EU ports in 2024 (Figure 6).

Statistical Office of the European Union, Maritime transport statistics · Liquid bulk remained the dominant type of cargo in EU short sea shipping
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APA
Statistical Office of the European Union. (2024). Maritime transport statistics. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Maritime_transport_statistics_-_short_sea_shipping_of_goods. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCDABV5TTJ4FY0D22A7
MLA
Statistical Office of the European Union. "Maritime transport statistics." 2024, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Maritime_transport_statistics_-_short_sea_shipping_of_goods. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCDABV5TTJ4FY0D22A7.
Chicago
Statistical Office of the European Union. "Maritime transport statistics." 2024. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Maritime_transport_statistics_-_short_sea_shipping_of_goods. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCDABV5TTJ4FY0D22A7.
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@misc{eurostat2024liquid0d22a7, author = {{Statistical Office of the European Union}}, title = {Maritime transport statistics}, year = {2024}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCDABV5TTJ4FY0D22A7}, note = {Original source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Maritime\_transport\_statistics\_-\_short\_sea\_shipping\_of\_goods. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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Authority tier
Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
Maritime transport statistics
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
Liquid bulk remained the dominant type of cargo in EU short sea shipping
Retrieved
15 September 2026
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15 September 2026
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15 September 2026
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