{"id":"ab-dis-ticaret-denizyolu-payi-2025","canonicalSlug":"sea-transport-carries-most-eu-external-trade-by-weight","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/sea-transport-carries-most-eu-external-trade-by-weight","language":"en","title":"Sea transport carries most EU external trade by weight","summary":"The 2025 figures show different maritime shares by weight and value.","body":["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."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Sea transport carries most EU external trade by weight\n\nThe 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.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-09-24","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-02T13:47:36+03:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-02T13:47:36+03:00","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":null,"translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260924-1","checkedAt":"2026-10-02"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/sea-transport-carries-most-eu-external-trade-by-weight","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/sea-transport-carries-most-eu-external-trade-by-weight","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/sea-transport-carries-most-eu-external-trade-by-weight","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/sea-transport-carries-most-eu-external-trade-by-weight","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/sea-transport-carries-most-eu-external-trade-by-weight","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/sea-transport-carries-most-eu-external-trade-by-weight","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/sea-transport-carries-most-eu-external-trade-by-weight"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}