New infographic shows UK’s reliance on seafarers

New infographic shows UK’s reliance on seafarers
8 February 2018 -https://www.safety4sea.com/new-infographic-shows-uks-reliance-on-seafarers/

Seafarers UK charity has published a new infographic illustrating the UK’s reliance on seafarers. The poster reveals, among others, that approximately 120,000 people from the UK work at sea and that many of them work at sea for more than nine months every year.

Other key points include:

95% of UK imports and exports are carried by ship
the UK’s most valuable food export is chocolate
the UK imports 465,000 tonnes of potatoes every year