亚洲人口占全世界人口的70%,亚洲的国内生产总值(GDP)是全世界国内生产总值的1/4。全世界商船队总数中的40%为亚洲人所有和经营。亚洲又是世界上能源、原材料和集装箱货物的最大进口地区,全世界集装箱枢纽港排名表中的前20名中有11家是在亚洲,位于亚洲的3大造船厂,每年所生产的船舶占全世界船舶制造总载重吨的1/4。 2000年,亚洲在1997年的经济滑坡后开始出现一段时期的回升,集装 Asia accounts for 70% of the world’s population and Asia’s gross domestic product (GDP) is 1/4 of the world’s gross domestic product. Forty percent of the world’s merchant fleets are owned and operated by Asians. Asia is also the largest importer of energy, raw materials and container cargo in the world. Of the top 20 container shipping hubs in the world, 11 are in Asia and 3 are major shipyards in Asia. The annual shipments accounted for The world’s shipbuilding total load of 1/4. In 2000, Asia began a period of recovery after the economic downturn in 1997