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World Shipping Council - Partners in Trade Home Press Room Image Gallery Contact Us About The Industry Benefits of Liner Shipping Industry Issues Public Statements Additional Resources About The Council World Shipping Council members operate approximately 90 percent of the global liner ship capacity, providing approximately 400 regularly scheduled services linking the continents of the world. Collectively, these services transport about 60 percent of the value of global seaborne trade, and more than US$ 4 trillion worth of goods annually. More Issues Affecting The Industry Environmental Stewardship In support of Members' efforts, the World Shipping Council is working with legislators, appropriate government agencies, the International Maritime Organization, and other organizations on a broad range of issues relating to protection of human health and the environment . Verification of Actual Cargo Weights Piracy More FACTS ABOUT THE INDUSTRY Liner shipping is the most efficient mode of transportation of goods. The value of the liner shipping industry to the global economy exceeds US$ 400 billion a year. Shipping is the most carbon-efficient mode of transportation. Some large container ships can carry 11,000 containers of cargo. If that number of containers was loaded a train it would need to be 77 kilometers or 44 miles long. Learn about container shipping in 10 simple steps More about the industry World Shipping Council The goal of the World Shipping Council (WSC) is to provide a coordinated voice for the liner shipping industry. The WSC and its member companies partner with governments and other stakeholders to collaborate on actionable solutions for some of the world's most challenging transportation problems. More Latest News - Eight industry shipowning associations jointly propose the formation to form the world’s first collaborative shipping R&D programme to help eliminate CO 2 emissions from international shipping. - The World Shipping Council (WSC), the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the Asian Shipowners' Association (ASA) file joint comments in support of the proposed prolongation of the EU consortia block exemption (BER - WSC submits a report with the European Commission completed by RBB Economics to inform the consultation regarind the consortia block exemption regulation (BER). More news › © 2020 World Shipping Council. All Rights Reserved. Home Contact Us Sitemap...