{"version":"1","article":{"id":"ab-dis-ticaret-denizyolu-payi-2025","slug":"sea-transport-carries-most-eu-external-trade-by-weight","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/sea-transport-carries-most-eu-external-trade-by-weight","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/sea-transport-carries-most-eu-external-trade-by-weight?lang=en","title":"Sea transport carries most EU external trade by weight","summary":"The 2025 figures show different maritime shares by weight and value.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-02T13:47:36+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-02T13:47:36+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-24","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260924-1","checkedAt":"2026-10-02"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/sea-transport-carries-most-eu-external-trade-by-weight","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/sea-transport-carries-most-eu-external-trade-by-weight?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/sea-transport-carries-most-eu-external-trade-by-weight","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/sea-transport-carries-most-eu-external-trade-by-weight?lang=en"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Sea transport carried 73.3% of EU imports and 72.6% of exports by weight in trade with non-EU countries in 2025, Eurostat said. Maritime imports totalled 1.1 billion tonnes and exports 0.5 billion tonnes.","By value, sea transport accounted for 50.2% of imports and 40.4% of exports. Weight and value are different measures; carrying most heavy cargo does not imply the same share of trade value."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The 2025 figures show different maritime shares by weight and value.\n\nSea transport carried 73.3% of EU imports and 72.6% of exports by weight in trade with non-EU countries in 2025, Eurostat said. Maritime imports totalled 1.1 billion tonnes and exports 0.5 billion tonnes.\n\nBy value, sea transport accounted for 50.2% of imports and 40.4% of exports. Weight and value are different measures; carrying most heavy cargo does not imply the same share of trade value.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}