Ocean Transportation: Container shipping works for Food Shipment

About ____ of the food miles food miles today come from water transport

• 54%

• 55%

• 58%

• 59%

Seaway transport time can take up to ___ or more.

• two weeks

• three weeks

• three and a half weeks

• four weeks

Exporters lease big containers from shipping companies and fill them with their export ____

Exporters can coordinate with shipping companies to ensure containers are transported with the right ___ and ____ settings.

Most shipping companies also have technologies that control the atmosphere

and level of ____ present

During the voyage, the ship's crew members check and regulate the containers temperature ____ times a day.

• 1 to 2

• 2 to 3

• 3 to 4

• 4 to 5

COVID-19 has put ports operating at lower capacity which means slower custom clearance, leading to food waste and ____ food distribution

COVID-19 also made crew members ____ onboard ships, sometimes for over a year.

Every day, ____ of cargo are shipped worldwide

• thousands

• millions

• billions

• trillions