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Satellite altimeter data study finds global ship traffic up 4x over past 20 years

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Traffic went up in every ocean during the 20 years of the study, except off the coast of Somalia, where increasing piracy has almost completely halted commercial shipping since 2006. Resources. Shipping traffic grew even faster during the second decade of the study, peaking at rate of increase of 10% per year in 2011.

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