merchant fleet

That is more than half of the global merchant fleet - and it is due next Friday.

Guy Platten is the secretary general of the International Chamber of Shipping, which is made up of national ship-owning associations, collectively representing 80% of the world's merchant fleet.

During a conflict, China’s merchant fleet likely would be mustered for military purposes, the report said.

Britain’s preemptive response destroyed most of Denmark’s merchant fleet, one of the largest in the world.

The London-based International Chamber of Shipping, which represents more than 80% of the world merchant fleet, has been working with the International Maritime Organization and other stakeholders to better protect the right whales, said Chris Waddington, the chamber’s technical director.