Fuel Quote by Tatiana Schlossberg

Shipping by sea produces 1/60 the emissions of shipping by air and about 1/5 that of trucking.

— Daniel Goleman

Shipping is the greenest method of transport. In terms of carbon emissions per ton per mile, it emits about a thousandth of aviation and…

— Rose George

The shipping industry plays a fundamental role in boosting global trade and prosperity. Maritime leaders have rightly recognised the need to invest in more…

— Barry Gardiner

Cargo ships typically burn dirty fuel that releases pollutants like nitrous oxide and sulfur dioxide, which can cause various cancers and childhood asthma for…

— Tatiana Schlossberg

Although they [light and medium trucks] have only 5% of the transportation market..., they account for fully 35% of greenhouse gas emissions from freight transportation.

— David Suzuki

Sending a container from Shanghai to Le Havre emits fewer greenhouse gases than the truck that takes the container on to Lyon.

— Rose George

Maritime transportation is critical to job creation, climate resiliency, and trade.

— Jake Auchincloss

As the Navy gets smaller, the world's oceans are becoming more dangerous.

— Robert C. O'Brien

The more ships have grown in size and consequence, the more their place in our imagination has shrunk.

— Rose George

We need robust sustainability regulations for shipping that are internationally recognised and respected. This will ensure shipping plays its part in the global transition…

— Barry Gardiner

Animal agriculture makes a 40% greater contribution to global warming than all transportation in the world combined; it is the number one cause of…

— Jonathan Safran Foer

“In 1961, before the container was in international use, ocean freight costs alone accounted for 12 percent of the value of U.S. exports and…

— Marc Levinson