In this work, the development of world sea shipping has been examined, in other words the development of world merchant marine from the first use of steam engine and steel ship up to today. The growth of world merchant fleet has been showed including structural changes as well as new tendencies in the open flag registration. Special attention is given to the period after the Second World War. The shipping is specific economic activity under the influence of so many factors. Their influence on the development of shipping is best seen in the period after the Second World War especially due to significant increase of capacity of world fleet and structural changes in this period. In addition, these changes and their causes represent the base of present movement in the world sea shipping market and the base for future prediction of development as well.
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