Tag: maritime traffic

Global maritime trade grew by 2.4% in 2023, recovering from a 2022 contraction, but the recovery remains fragile, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) notes in its latest ‘’Review of Maritime Transport 2024 report’’.

The port of Antwerp-Bruges saw an increase of 3%. Container throughput continues despite challenging market conditions.

In the United States alone, imports into and exports out of the United States amounted to $5.1 trillion of goods in 2023, an amount equivalent in size to roughly 20% of the US economy. Over $2.1 trillion dollars, or more than 40% of all goods entering or leaving the United States, passed through a port, a new report by the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) finds.

Turkmenistan is stepping up progress towards accession to the Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL), with IMO’s support. 

In a recent market analysis, Sea-Intelligence highlights that after a tumultuous few weeks in the wake of the Red Sea crisis, some form of stability has ensued, with the round-Africa routings now normalising. This was also reflected in the February 2024 global schedule reliability score, which improved by 1.7 percentage points M/M to 53.3%. 

In a recent market analysis, Sea-Intelligence underscores a notable decline in both reliability and average delays over the last two months, erasing the substantial progress made since 2022 following the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent surge in container volumes.

Using data from Container Trade Statistics (CTS) region-region movement of full containers, Sea-Intelligence has been able to approximate empty container movements to see how growing trade imbalances have impacted the work needed in relation to empty container repositioning.

The Port of Hamburg, which handled a total of 114.3 million tonnes of goods last year, provides interesting insights regarding its traffic during 2023, especially about container ships. 

In a recent incident, the cement carrier Nacc Argonaut grounded in the St. Lawrence River in Ontario, Canada.

The IMO Facilitation Committee (FAL) met from March 13 to 17, 2023, to discuss the facilitation of international maritime traffic, including the arrival, stay, and departure of ships, people, and cargo from ports.