Unless you work in shipping, you may not think about how much global shipping affects our daily lives. Most of the consumer goods we buy traveled across oceans on massive container ships. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) estimates that as much as 90 percent of global trade relies on ships. The IMO created World Maritime Day to call attention to the hard work mariners do finding the most efficient and safest shipping routes around the globe.
High seas commerce
Today in History
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Assembling the Smithsonian
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A festival of colors
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International Day of Peace
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Waimea Canyon and Waipoo Falls, Kauai, Hawaii
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The Rainbow Houses of Houten, Netherlands
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Patriot Day
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Przewalskis horses
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Light show in the forest
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A hidden jewel in Croatia
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An improbable tribute for Towel Day
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Craters of the Moon centennial
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World Space Week
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A treaty for science
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Wicker fields in Cañamares, Spain
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In the Himalayas for International Mountain Day
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Making it work—in Norway
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Walton Lighthouse, Santa Cruz, California
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It s Independence Day
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Christmas tree at Crystal Pier, San Diego, California
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Behold the mighty Aldeyjarfoss
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Red fox in the Netherlands
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World Space Week begins
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Frankenstein Friday
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Aura River in Turku, Finland
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Antarctica Day
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A wonderland in winter
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Come out of your shell for World Turtle Day
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Space Week isnt over yet!
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National Gardening Week
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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