The challenges faced by those providing maritime transport services are getting more complex by the day. by Jan Hoffmann UNCTAD’s Review of Maritime Transport 2021 (RMT) was launched […]

November 2021 total fleet values in the following Top 10 Ship Owning Nations list include the following vessel types: Bulker, Tanker, Container, Reefer, Small Dry, LNG, […]

Αll global ocean carriers saw revenues increase substantially as a consequence of the record-high freight rates, with year-on-year revenue growth ranging from 83.9% for Maersk to […]

Inoculating of the third dose ( booster) against COVID-19 commenced on Monday ( 22nd November) by the Covid-19 Preventive Action Committee ( CPAC), a collaborative initiative […]

The sources and impact of sea-based marine litter form the focus of a new report by the Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine […]

Port of Colombo ranks 17th in World Bank and IHS Markit Container Port Performance Index The Port of Colombo is the best-connected port in South Asia, […]

Asia remains the largest seafarer-supplying region in the world. Four of the top five countries supplying seafarers in 2021 were from the region. Geneva, 18 November […]

Slow progress in digitalization and paperless transactions, lack of transparency in regulatory procedures and weaknesses in long-term planning are among the issues holding back port performance […]

UNCTAD says the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)could boost intra-African trade by up to 33% and cut the continent’s trade deficit by 51%. Geneva, 18 […]

UNCTAD predicts that annual growth in maritime trade between 2022 and 2026 will slow to 2.4%, compared to 2.9% over the past two decades. Geneva, 18 […]