But the increase in the size of ships and the efforts that continue to be made to reduce port times will have a much greater influence on the economics of international maritime transport that any increases in speed, both in the past and in the future.
Kodwa ukongezelelwa kumlinganiselo weenqanawa kwakuye nenzame eziqhubekekayo ukwenziwa ukunciphisa amaxesha onxweme ayakuba negalelo elikhulu kuqoqosho lwezothutho lwaselwandle lwelizwe ukuthu naluphina unyuso okanye ulongezelelo kwisantya, omabini amaxesha, elidlulileyo nelizayo.