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SUMMARY:Launch of the Review of Maritime Transport 2026
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DESCRIPTION:From the goods we consume to the energy that powers our economi
 es\, maritime transport is the backbone of international trade and the glo
 bal economy. Over 80% of the volume of international trade in goods is car
 ried by sea\, with an even higher share for most developing countries.Publ
 ished annually since 1968\, the Review of Maritime Transport provides anal
 ysis and comprehensive statistics on seaborne trade\, shipping and ports.G
 eopolitical tensions\, trade policy shifts\, supply chain reconfiguration\
 , disruptions to major shipping routes\, digitalization\, cybersecurity ri
 sks and the transition to cleaner energy are reshaping maritime transport\
 , bringing increasingly complex challenges but also creating new opportuni
 ties.The 2026 edition examines how the sector is changing and what this me
 ans for developing countries\, particularly small island developing states
 \, least developed countries and landlocked developing countries. It cover
 s maritime trade\, shipping fleets and services\, freight rates and transp
 ort costs\, port performance\, trade facilitation and legal and regulatory
  developments.Under the theme &quot\;Shipping at a crossroads: Navigating 
 risks\, sustainability and resilience&quot\;\, the report explores how mar
 itime transport can become more resilient\, reliable\, affordable and sust
 ainable while supporting food and energy security\, supply chain integrati
 on and access to global markets.The Report is under embargo until 10:00 hr
 s. (CET) / 09:00 hrs. (GMT) on 26 November 2026 More on the Review of Ma
 ritime Transport series &lt\;p&gt\;From the goods we consume to the energ
 y that powers our economies\, maritime transport is the backbone of intern
 ational trade and the global economy. Over 80% of the volume of internatio
 nal trade in goods is carried by sea\, with an even higher share for most 
 developing countries.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Published annually since 1968\
 , the &lt\;strong&gt\;Review of Maritime Transport&lt\;/strong&gt\; provid
 es analysis and comprehensive statistics on seaborne trade\, shipping and 
 ports.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Geopolitical tensions\, trade policy shifts\,
  supply chain reconfiguration\, disruptions to major shipping routes\, dig
 italization\, cybersecurity risks and the transition to cleaner energy are
  reshaping maritime transport\, bringing increasingly complex challenges b
 ut also creating new opportunities.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The 2026 edition
  examines how the sector is changing and what this means for developing co
 untries\, particularly small island developing states\, least developed co
 untries and landlocked developing countries. It covers maritime trade\, sh
 ipping fleets and services\, freight rates and transport costs\, port perf
 ormance\, trade facilitation and legal and regulatory developments.&lt\;/p
 &gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Under the theme &quot\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Shipping at a cross
 roads: Navigating risks\, sustainability and resilience&lt\;/strong&gt\;&q
 uot\;\, the report explores how maritime transport can become more resilie
 nt\, reliable\, affordable and sustainable while supporting food and energ
 y security\, supply chain integration and access to global markets.&lt\;/p
 &gt\;&lt\;h4 class=&quot\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\
 nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/launch-review-maritime-transport-2026
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