
The European Union relied heavily on maritime transport for international trade in goods in 2024, Eurostat data shows on Thursday.
Imports by sea reached 1.1 billion tonnes, valued at €1.25 trillion, while exports totalled 0.5 billion tonnes, worth €1.13 trillion.
Overall, maritime transport dominated the physical volume of trade, handling 75.6 per cent of imports and 73.7 per cent of exports by weight.
In terms of value, however, its






