However, piracy is widespread around Somalia's coastal areas, making sea transport risky.
Coast Guards also undertakes armed sea transport of troops and military equipment around the country.
Allegations that the sea transport of live animals must be inherently cruel is not evident from trade data or official statistics.
The company has a monopoly on all sea transport of cargo to, from, and within Greenland.
The North Koreans were also not able to effectively use sea transport.
As well as its role in freight movement, sea transport is an important part of Europe's energy supply.
Such data would really make it possible to work on the shift to sea transport.
Commitments must be made to combat emissions from international air and sea transport.
Evidence of this is provided by the significant cocaine seizures in Croatia, which are mostly connected with sea transport.
Also, from the environmental point of view, sea transport offers unrivalled benefits.