Historic Ports Statistics: Trade, Throughput, and Port Calls
A data-led guide to maritime trade, container volumes, cargo tonnage, and port-call trends at historic ports.
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Lighthouses Statistics: Towers, Light Ranges, Optics and Service Assets
A source-linked collection of lighthouse statistics, from Trinity House inventories to tower dimensions, nominal ranges, flash patterns and historic automation dates.
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Maritime Heritage Statistics: Shipwrecks, Protection and World Heritage Sites
From 37,000 English shipwreck records to UNESCO-listed ports and wrecks, these statistics show the scale and variety of maritime heritage.
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Atlantic Slave Trade Statistics: Scale, Routes, and Mortality
A source-linked overview of the Atlantic slave trade's estimated scale, chronology, African embarkation regions, national carriers, destinations, and voyage mortality.
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Maritime Archaeology Statistics: Shipwrecks, Surveys and Protection
A source-linked overview of maritime archaeology statistics, from international protection frameworks and wreck inventories to fieldwork, conservation and public interpretation.
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Merchant Shipping Statistics: Trade, Fleets, Ports and Emissions
A data-led overview of merchant shipping, from seaborne trade and fleet capacity to port performance, freight markets and fuel transition.
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Naval Warfare History Statistics: Fleets, Raids, Submarines, and Carriers
A statistical guide to naval warfare history, from Revolutionary privateers and Jutland dreadnoughts to Midway, Pearl Harbor, and the Battle of the Atlantic.
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Piracy History Statistics: Global Incidents, Hotspots, and Crew Risk
IMO and IMB reports show how reported maritime attacks changed through 2024, where incidents concentrated, and how crews and vessels were affected.
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Sailing Ships Statistics: Dimensions, Crews, Armament, and Voyages
Explore sailing ship statistics covering dimensions, tonnage, rigging, armament, crews, voyages, wrecks, and preservation.
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Shipbuilding History Statistics: UK Output from 1997 to 2025
A year-by-year view of UK shipbuilding output and annual growth from the late 1990s through 2025.
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Shipwrecks Statistics: Recorded Wrecks, Maritime Hazards, and Protected Sites
Explore shipwreck statistics from official inventories, marine sanctuaries, national parks, coastal hazards, and wartime wreck surveys.
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Spanish Empire Statistics: Fleets, Expeditions, and Maritime Scale
A data-led guide to the ships, crews, distances, losses, and logistics that shaped Spain's maritime empire.
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Transatlantic Trade Statistics: Goods, Services, and Historical Atlantic Trade
A data-led guide to modern U.S.–Europe trade flows, major traded goods, services exchange, and historical trans-Atlantic slave-trade estimates.
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Historic Ship Statistics: U.S.-Flag Merchant Fleet, 1946–1995
MARAD figures show how the U.S.-flag privately owned merchant fleet changed in vessel count, gross tonnage, and deadweight tonnage from 1946 through 1995.
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Maritime History Statistics: Shipwrecks, Sanctuaries, and Historic Vessels
Explore maritime history through documented shipwrecks, sanctuary areas, historic vessels, and the communities connected to America's waters.
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Maritime Museum Statistics: Visitors, Collections, Digital Reach, and Funding
A data-led guide to maritime museum attendance, collections, online reach, funding, participation, and exhibition activity.
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Maritime Rescue Statistics: Coast Guard and RNLI Figures
Maritime rescue statistics show how U.S. Coast Guard activity changed from fiscal 1997 to 2015 and how RNLI crews and lifeguards operated in 2024.
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Naval History Statistics: Ships, Fleets, Battles, and Records
A data-rich guide to naval history, from USS Constitution's dimensions and armament to Pacific Fleet milestones and Navy wreck inventories.
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Spanish Maritime History Statistics: Ports, Traffic, and Passengers
A statistical guide to Spain's maritime network, comparing port traffic, cargo categories, ship activity, and passengers across 1998 and 2024.
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Tall Ship Statistics: Classes, Events, and Vessel Measurements
A data-led guide to tall ship classes, visitor patterns, the 2009 Baltic Sea races, and measurements for Clearwater, America 2.0, and USS Constitution.
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