https://unctad.org/publication/review-maritime-transport-2023
Global shipping continues to confront multiple challenges, including heightened trade policy and geopolitical tensions and is dealing with changes in globalization patterns.
Additionally, shipping must transition to a more sustainable future, decarbonize and embrace digitalization. Being at the intersection of these forces will influence how the sector adapts to the evolving operational and regulatory landscape while continuing to effectively service global trade.
Maritime trade volume contracted marginally by 0.4 per cent in 2022, but UNCTAD projects it will grow by 2.4 per cent in 2023.
Indeed, the industry remains resilient and UNCTAD expects continued but moderated growth in maritime trade volume for the medium term (2024–2028). During 2022, containerized trade, measured in metric tons, declined by 3.7
3 de octubre de 2023
El Lehendakari ha recibido a una representación de la Asociación Vizcaína de Capitanes de la Marina Mercante Fuente: Irekia
El Lehendakari ha recibido este mediodía a una representación de la Asociación Vizcaína de Capitanes de la Marina Mercante.
The ferries between the Nordics and the Baltics are important transport corridors and keep a lot of people in employment. One of the boats doing the crossing is Aura Seaways, where 52 crew live and work for four weeks at a time.
Onboard the Aura Seaways ferry, the afternoon is buzzing with activity as usual. It is owned by the Danish shipping company DFDS and employs 52 people who are busy preparing the ferry for its next departure. Right now, it is docked at its terminal in Karlshamn on the Swedish south coast, and will soon set course towards the harbour city of Klaipeda in Lithuania.
This is an important goods and passenger route across the Baltic Sea. On the car deck,
Russia's western enclave of Kaliningrad on Friday received its first cargo ship via the Northern Sea Route, long touted by Moscow as an alternative shipping lane to the Suez Canal.
The vessel made a stop in the port town of Baltiysk while en route to St. Petersburg from Shanghai, Kaliningrad region Governor Anton Alikhanov said on the messaging app Telegram.
Alikhanov shared images of a docked ship carrying Chinese containers.
“It’s cheaper and faster than the Suez Canal,” he said.