Name: Inside the secret shipping industry
Uploaded: 2013-12-13T15:58:48Z
Duration: 11 min 9 s
Description: Almost everything we own and use, at some point, travels to us by container ship, through a vast network of ocean routes and ports that most of us know almost nothing about. Journalist Rose George tours us through the world of shipping, the underpinning of consumer civilization.

Almost everything we own and use, at some point, travels to us by container ship, through a vast network of ocean routes and ports that most of us know almost nothing about. Journalist Rose George tours us through the world of shipping, the underpinning of consumer civilization.

Rose George: Inside the secret shipping industry

Inside the secret shipping industry

Container ships, pivotal in global trade, operate with minuscule crews, revealing a stark efficiency amid increasing demands.

Shipping emissions, akin to a major country's output, underscore the urgent need for sustainable practices in the unseen industry.

Shipping, the invisible giant, handles 90% of global trade, yet remains unseen by the public eye, integral but overlooked.