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Container xChange released its Container LogTech 2023 predictions report, noting that a survey of supply chain business leaders found that inflation and recession are the main fears for companies as they enter 2023.

During 2022, shipping industry joined forces and launched several initiatives to support its Environmental, Social and Governance topics. As the industry is heading towards a more sustainable future, the challenges are many. Improving its image remains a top priority and ESG showcase the positive strides that shipping is making.

According to UNCTAD’s Review of Maritime Transport 2022 , the maritime transport and trade systems are  evolving in complex global economic environment and being buffeted by cascading disruptions. But they are also being reshaped by other global factors that can trigger structural shifts.

According to UNCTAD's Review of Maritime Transport 2022 , the maritime industry needs to take action and focus on ten specific areas to move forward.

In an exclusive interview to SAFETY4SEA, Mr Knut Arild Hareide from the Norwegian Maritime Authority and Mr. Georgios Plevrakis from ABS introduce the Maritime Technologies Forum (MTF) and explain that it will focus on industry’s essential topics for the future, such as energy efficiency, alternative fuels, and autonomous ships.

Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) published its first Environmental, Social, Governance Report (ESG). This report was prepared in accordance with the worldwide recognized ESG standards of SASB and GRI, while it incorporates the company's commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Global trade will reach a record level of about US$ 32 trillion for 2022, as trade in goods is expected to total almost US$ 25 trillion, an increase of about 10% from 2021. However, trade growth has been subdued during the second half of the year.

On 16 November, Dr Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, President of the World Maritime University (WMU) delivered the keynote address for the Maritime SheEO conference, speaking of changing leadership paradigms in the maritime industry. 

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has received Dr. Ann Fenech, as the new President of the Comité Maritime International (CMI). Dr. Fenech became the first female President in the CMI's 125 year history.

Women in Maritime of West and Central Africa (WIMOWCA) - the newest group set up with the support of IMO to champion the place of women in the maritime sector - has held its first conference since being inaugurated in Dakar, Senegal, from 6-7 December.