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Demurrage and detention charges in container shipping
12 Dec 2018
Written by Jens Roemer Article No. 28 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°80 - Fourth Quarter 2018]
Risk to trade if ports not climate change proofed
7 Dec 2018
About 80% of world trade is carried by sea, but the maritime industry handling these goods is on the frontline of climate woes, unless it adapts - fast.
Growth of global goods exports to reach 10.4% in 2018
5 Dec 2018
Newly released UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics 2018 offers up-to-date, reliable trade figures in an era of uncertainty.
Special publication marks 50 years of UNCTAD work on shipping
23 Nov 2018
It’s been 50 years since UNCTAD turned its analytical gaze to maritime transport and its role in trade and development: a new work considers what the past can say about the future.
Experts seek sustainability solutions to freight transport
16 Nov 2018
UNCTAD convenes meeting on ways to build sustainability into freight transport systems, including shipping, to boost trade with and between developing countries.
Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Recent legal developments
29 Oct 2018
Written by Anila Premti, Article No. 25 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°80 - Fourth Quarter 2018]
UN launches one stop shop for development finance
25 Oct 2018
A new UNCTAD-hosted portal aims to gather best practices to help plug the trillion-dollar annual gap in financing for the Sustainable Development Goals.
The Netherlands and UNCTAD sign $6m Strategic Partnership Agreement
23 Oct 2018
The Netherlands pledges $6 million over four years to support UNCTAD’s innovative investment and e-commerce activities, the partners announced at the World Investment Forum.
Trade war threatens outlook for global shipping, warns new report
3 Oct 2018
Review of Maritime Transport reports 4% expansion in seaborne trade volume in 2017, projects similar growth for 2018.
The Global Economy’s Fundamental Weakness
27 Sep 2018
Written byRichard Kozul-Wright, Director of the Division on Globalization and Development Strategies
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