Space travel may be exciting, and self-driving cars certainly get a lot of hype. However, as Visual Capitalist's Jeff Desjardins points out, there remains a good argument that the world’s oceans – and the ships that roam them – often get overlooked when it comes to advances in transportation

“Why the F**** would I ever want to add oil onto my skin? I’m trying to get the oil off my skin!” A quote from one of my wonderfully poetic and astute girlfriends (who shall remain nameless… for now). I do agree with her sentiment, however. It’s difficult to wrap your head around wanting to put oil