Asia-Pacific maritime trade remains the backbone of global flows
December 4, 2025
The purpose of this commentary is to suggest a rough estimation of future exports and corresponding fuel consumption of the Saudi shipping sector up to 2040. For estimation purposes, we use two assumptions: (1) a global average energy intensity of 0.078 megajoules per tonne-kilometers (MJ/tonne-km). And (2) an average export distance of 5,441 nautical miles (nm) between Saudi Arabia and […]
