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Review of Maritime Transport
The Review of Maritime Transport has been published annually since 1968. This flagship report provides an analysis of structural and cyclical changes affecting seaborne trade, ports and shipping, as well as an extensive collection of statistics.
Over 80% of the volume of international trade in goods is carried by sea, and the percentage is even higher for most developing countries.
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Transport and trade facilitation newsletter
The UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter is a quarterly bulletin on current topics and projects in trade facilitation and international transport.
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Transport and Trade Facilitation
The Series includes analytical reports on a wide range of issues in the areas of trade facilitation, international transport, and logistics. It complements the annual Review of Maritime Transport, and the quarterly Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter.
Topics covered in recent years include digitalization of logistics, national trade facilitation committees, shipping, climate change adaptation, road safety, port performance, cabotage, transit, and the relationship between trade facilitation and development.
e-Handbook of Statistics
The UNCTAD e-Handbook of Statistics presents a summary of world seaborne trade, merchant fleet statistics and other maritime transport indicators.