Brief description:

This dataset is a high-quality sample of the global liner shipping network in the year 2015, containing 977 ports (i.e., nodes) and 16680 inter-port connections (i.e., edges); detailed in, and officially released with, my global-liner-shipping-network article published at Nature Communications.

Important note:

This dataset can be freely used for scientific research purposes only. Any other uses, such as commercial business, conference presentations, posting on web sites or consulting reports, are FORBIDDEN. The dataset cannot be copied or redistributed in ANY FORM and on ANY MEDIA. For specific uses permission MUST be requested.