Thousands of shipping containers are lost at sea each year, dispersing Lego, inkjet cartridges and rubber ducks across the world’s beaches.
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Driven by the promise of efficiency, container ships have grown to monstrous proportions over the past 15 years.
The Suez Canal is the ideal target for causing maximum disruption to global trade.
New shipping opportunities are opening up in the Arctic as sea ice continues to recede. But travel is still dangerous and the region isn’t equipped to deal with more vessel traffic.
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