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the marine transport is indispensable for the commercial exchanges of the European Union
By sea 53% of the imports of the EU and 48% of the exports happen
September 28, 2016
To the eve of the World Maritime Day, that it will be celebrated tomorrow to London from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) under the slogan "Indispensable for the world", the statistical office of the European Union has evidenced the irreplaceable importance of the marine transport for the commercial exchanges of the EU, exchanges with the European nations by sea – has evidenced the Eurostat – than last year have reached a value of 1.777 billion euros, pairs to 51% about of the total of the commercial exchanges of the European Union. In particular, 53% of the imports of the EU happen for marine way, modality to which is entrusted also 48% of the exports.
Eurostat has evidenced that I use it of the marine transport is increased remarkablly in the last decade: in the 2006 solo less half (47%) of the transports of goods of the EU with the European nations it was enlivened by sea.
For many Member States of the EU the marine transport is essential for own economy. Between the first nations that entrust mainly to the shipping the transport of the goods from and for the not-EU nations figures Portugal, that it uses the marine transport for 81% of the value total of the commercial exchanges with the not-EU Countries, therefore Cyprus (80%), Greece (77%), Spain (74%), Malta (67%), Italy (61%) and Finland (60%). Advanced quotas to 50% are recorded also by Holland, Rumania, Bulgaria, Denmark and Germany. At the bottom of the ranking there is the Czech Republic with 12% of the commercial exchanges with not-EU nations entrusted to the shipping preceded from Luxemburg (19%), Ireland (27%), Latvia (27%), Austria (31%) and Croatia (35%).
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To the eve of the World Maritime Day, that it will be celebrated tomorrow to London from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) under the slogan "Indispensable for the world", the statistical office of the European Union has evidenced the irreplaceable importance of the marine transport for the commercial exchanges of the EU, exchanges with the European nations by sea – has evidenced the Eurostat – than last year have reached a value of 1.777 billion euros, pairs to 51% about of the total of the commercial exchanges of the European Union. In particular, 53% of the imports of the EU happen for marine way, modality to which is entrusted also 48% of the exports.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
