Tag: maritime traffic

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority commissioned the installation of new navigation aids in eastern Burrard Inlet for safer ship movements.

The Directive of Maritime Traffic Regulations for Turkish Straits which is set to enter into force in 1 February has been revised.

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.