The contribution of shipping to the achievement of sustainable goals of development
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Keywords
Sustainable development ; Self-sustaining development ; Goals ; Pillars ; ShippingAbstract
Sustainable Development is a complex issue of global importance as it greatly affects the lives of all people. For this reason, the importance of sustainable development is understood for all its members and each of them individually and as a whole have taken a series of actions to ensure it. Sustainable development in any case is considered imperative. More specifically, it has three aspects: it contributes to environmental protection, economic development, and social justice. The shipping sector as a contributor to international trade is one of the main sectors of the world industry and contributes substantially to the achievement of the goals of sustainable development.
Regarding the methodology applied, it is a bibliographic search in international scientific databases such as Google Scholar, Scopus and ScienceDirect, focusing on scientific journals that study issues of sustainable development in the shipping sector. Also, relevant books are used, as well as updated material from the internet.