Tag: maritime transport

For international shippers, 2021 was a difficult year, as the pressures have been relentless, with logistics teams suffering sustained and systemic global supply chain disruption, says Drewry.

The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Maritime Administration released safety standards to govern the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s Sea Year.

Shippers and carriers met to talk about the causes and effects of recent supply chain disruption coinciding with the COVID 19 pandemic.

World leaders’ reactions to the Omicron variant are putting transport workers and the global supply chain at greater risk of collapse, warn international transport organisations and unions representing road, air and sea transport.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission began investigations regarding the supply chain disruptions in the US.

ICS called for maritime transport to be prioritised in multilateral trade negotiations ahead of high-level WTO meetings to take place this week.

UNCTAD’s Review of Maritime Transport 2021 indicates positive trends in maritime trade that might sustain economic growth in Africa.

The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on maritime trade volumes in 2020 was less severe than initially expected but its knock-on effects will be far-reaching and could transform maritime transport, according to UNCTAD’s Review of Maritime Transport 2021.

Asia’s predominance in global maritime trade strengthened in 2020, as it maintained a 41% share of total goods loaded, said UNCTAD’s latest Review of Maritime Transport.

In its latest review of maritime transport, 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 are tackled.