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Shipping the World

Shipping the World

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Documentary

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International trade has been ferried around the world via boat for centuries. If the business of shipping stopped tomorrow, half the world would starve, and the other half would freeze. A testament of humanity's will to tame the elements and expand our reach; shipping has pioneered new technologies, revolutionized the global economy and reshaped the world as we know it.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Runtime

mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

23 July 2025

Country

Australia

Cast

Don Battee

Don Battee

Narrator (voice)

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