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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 […]

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 […]

UNCTAD warns that global consumer prices will rise significantly in the year ahead until shipping supply chain disruptions are unblocked and port constraints and terminal inefficiencies […]

Tiger Gas (Shanghai), part of Hong Kong shipping investor Graham Porter’s portfolio, has launched the world’s largest LNG tank container ship. The ship, Tiger Maanshan, is […]

A new UNCTAD report estimates the export value in ocean-based industries at $2.5 trillion, according to the latest available data, covering 2018. The report, entitled “Advancing […]

by Alex Wood The cruise sector is finally getting its mojo back after a tumultuous few months. In 2018, it was estimated that the world cruise […]

Advanced maritime analytics and data intelligence tools for voyage reporting you can trust by Sotiria Kontopoulou Gathering reports for your fleet’s voyages on a regular basis means […]