A mission can only be accomplished, when plans envisaged would unfold rightly and goals envisioned would be attained in due course, that will help complete the […]
A Sri Lankan perspective on the subject of ‘Port-led Regional Connectivity and Development Options’
Major port developments accelerate in Asia
Large port construction and development programmes across Asia will boost terminal facilities for container ship operators by Rebecca Moore Governments throughout the region are helping to […]
Global project launched to tackle plastic litter from ships and fisheries
Shipping and fisheries are a major source of marine litter, and Norway has considerable knowledge in this area. A new global project to prevent and reduce […]
Big Data Changes Course Containers – Destination Unknown
The following paper presented by the author at the BIT’s 8th Annual World Congress of Ocean-2019, Xiamen, China recently. We are reproducing the paper with permission. […]
How to finance a Global Green New Deal
Despite the damage caused by the 2008 financial crisis, banks – both traditional and shadow – have returned to the business of trading financial assets underpinned […]
Trade war leaves both US and China worse off
Tariffs imposed by the United States on China are economically hurting both countries, UNCTAD warnes in a new paper released The study, Trade and Trade Diversion Effects […]
Moving towards zero carbon emissions in maritime shipping
We at UNCTAD have a favourable collaboration with the maritime industry and anchor our work on the development of least developed countries to strengthen and transform […]
Global maritime trade suffers from trade tensions – UN Report
The report notes that the industry’s operating landscape appears to have shifted to a new paradigm contrasting with the reality of over a decade ago. Maritime […]
UNCTAD maritime transport report singles out lower growth, shifting trade, and environmental pressures
UNCTAD expects international maritime trade to expand at an average annual growth rate of 3.4% over the 2019-2024 period, driven in particular by growth in containerized, […]
Protecting maritime communications
The use of spectrum allocated to existing (and future) maritime services must, therefore, be safeguarded. Terrestrial and satellite radiocommunications are essential for routine communications and navigation and […]