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Freighter Ships In Thessaloniki

23/11/2019 GMT

The world’s busiest shipping lanes

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Which is the busiest shipping lane in the world?

Exploring the world’s busiest shipping lanes.

A listener wrote in asking which is the busiest shipping lane in the world. Ruth Alexander tries to find out with sea traffic analyst and former captain, Amrit Singh and Jean Tournadre, a researcher that uses satellite date to ships. 

Producer: Darin Graham
Editor: Richard Vadon

Image: Freighter ships in Thessaloniki, Greece
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