MOL to expand sharing of ship operation data
Press Release – Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) and Ship Data Center Co., Ltd. (ShipDC; President: Yasuhiro Ikeda) have agreed to share the data of...
– By Vigor Marine
They don’t call it “shipping” for nothing.
Worldwide, as much as 90 percent of the goods that move around the globe move by ship or by sea. In the United States alone, that amounts more than four trillion tons worth of water-carried trade every year. Nationwide, maritime industries:
Cargo handled at the Port of Seattle seaport generates more than 135,000 jobs in the state and created more than $2 billion in annual business revenue for the region.
In Portland, the 50 industrial marine businesses with direct access to the harbor support approximately 20,000 local, family-wage jobs, bringing almost $1 billion in personal income to the region’s economy each year.
The Port of Everett creates nearly 31,100 direct and related jobs, including more than 12,000 aerospace workers, longshoremen, truckers, railroad operators, Port employees, and jobs related to recreational boating.
Port and marine activities in Tacoma support more than 43,000 jobs in Pierce County.
Maritime matters not just to the people who build, repair and crew the vessels, but also to those who ride aboard:
Transport by sea remains one of the most efficient ways to move cargo:
And maritime industries also support American security:
Vigor Industrial companies are proud to play an increasing role in keeping people and goods moving over water. And we’re proud to help the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies carry out their missions at sea.
Maritime matters.
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