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 (a)  

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

(a)  

Most shipping companies also have technologies that control the atmosphere

and level of (a)   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 (a)   food distribution

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

Every day, ____ of cargo are shipped worldwide

• thousands

• millions

• billions

• trillions