News
Coronavirus: Let's keep ships moving, ports open and cross-border trade flowing
… As the world battles the coronavirus pandemic, the global maritime transport industry is playing a critical role in the … ports worldwide and by facilitating the rapid changeover of ships’ crews should not go unheeded. Around 80% of global … Coronavirus (COVID-19) : News, Analysis and Resources Review of Maritime Transport (Series) Maritime Transport …
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Global maritime trade suffers as US-China trade tensions and uncertainty take toll
… World maritime trade lost momentum in 2018 as heightened … to the UN Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) Review of Maritime Transport 2019 . Volumes in the sector grew by …
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The future of global trade: UNCTAD announces first-ever Global Supply Chain Forum
… amidst unprecedented challenges The strategic importance of seaports in bolstering climate resilience and adaptation … levels by an additional 1.5% as a result of increased maritime transport costs, UNCTAD research shows. The impact was five …
Action by the Trade and Development Board
The geography of trade and supply chain reconfiguration: Implications for trade, global value chains and maritime transport
… Trade and Development Commission Reaffirms the importance of trade facilitation, customs automation, adequate transport … resources; Notes that the impact of the pandemic on the maritime supply chain has tested the ability of maritime … towards sustainable shipping; Commends UNCTAD on Review of Maritime Transport and other related publications …
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Decarbonizing shipping: How to speed up the transition and ensure it’s fair
… Maritime transport is in the spotlight at COP28 , the UN’s annual … 30 November in Dubai. The sector, which carries around 80% of the world’s merchandise trade, is under pressure to decarbonize. The shipping industry emits around 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Over the past …
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The world maritime fleet in 2017
… UNCTAD this week uploaded 2017 maritime statistics on the world shipping fleet by flag and by country of ownership, as well as the 2016 tonnage for ship building … in different maritime sub-sectors, as analyzed in UNCTAD’s Review of Maritime Transport 2016 and a special chapter of …
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Maritime trade weathers COVID-19 storm but faces far-reaching knock-on effects
… The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on maritime trade volumes in 2020 was less severe than initially … could transform maritime transport, according to UNCTAD’s Review of Maritime Transport 2021 published on 18 November. The …
Press Material
Developing countries’ share in the volume of global seaborne imports exceeded share of seaborne exports for the first time in 2014
… The share of global goods loaded at developing country seaports was … in exports, according to estimates published in the UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport 2015 1 . Developing countries have …
Meeting
Short courses on key issues on the international economic agenda for delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva (Second semester 2017)
… trade facilitation services. Emphasis will be placed on maritime transport, ports, multimodal transport, connectivity … Goals. Applications may be completed on-line Key findings of the fifth session of the Multi-year Expert Meeting on … and Trade Facilitation (23 and 24 October 2017) and of the Review of Maritime Transport 2017 , will be presented during …