8. Appendice

Oil tankers – Major accidents

• 1967, Torrey Canyon, 118,000 t spilled in British waters,

• 1978, Amoco Cadiz, 223,000 t spilled in French waters,

• 1989, Exxon Valdez, 370,000 t spilled in US waters,

• 1999, Erika, 18,000 t spilled in French waters,

• 2002, Prestige, 63,000 t spilled into Spanish waters,

• Trends in container and passenger ship characteristics

  Container transport: the table 2 shows the evolution in the size of container ships since the 1970s.

  Passenger transport: the table