Unless you work in shipping, you may not think about how much global shipping affects our daily lives. Most of the consumer goods we buy traveled across oceans on massive container ships. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) estimates that as much as 90 percent of global trade relies on ships. The IMO created World Maritime Day to call attention to the hard work mariners do finding the most efficient and safest shipping routes around the globe.
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World Dolphin Day
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Cinco de Mayo
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The dog days of summer
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Autumn in the Prosecco Hills
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Seventeen arches at sunset
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Schönbrunn Palace Park, Vienna, Austria
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Whangārei Falls in New Zealand
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An ice cap-puccino
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Saskatchewan s spookier side
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International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend
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Adorably evolutionary sea sheep
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Iceland for International Rock Day
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Happy Presidents Day
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Seven Magic Mountains art installation, Jean Dry Lake, Nevada
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Tracking ships on the Day of the Seafarer
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Fat Bear Week
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A visionary artist paints his own garden view
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International Tiger Day
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Classical music takes center stage
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The Twin Cities celebrate Pride
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Paro Tsechu Festival in Bhutan