WORLD ECONOMY hace 36 días

China’s shipping dominance hits new high: 1,347 vs 633 for nearest rival

UNCTAD’s latest index shows China’s connectivity score more than doubles South Korea’s and Singapore’s.

BUSINESS hace 84 días

Port Delays Cost Shipping $6.9bn—Why Automation Can’t Wait

A single bulk carrier waited 26 days for a berth in South Africa—costing the industry billions in demurrage fees.

OTHERS hace 111 días

Borrowers’ Platform strengthens debt management cooperation among developing countries

The Borrowers’ Platform has held its first technical capacity-building workshop, bringing together representatives from nine developing countries to strengthen sovereign debt management…

SHIPPING hace 125 días

UNCTAD highlights the need for stronger global cooperation to build a more resilient maritime transport sector

International maritime leaders discussed the challenges facing global shipping, emphasizing the importance of resilience, sustainability and cooperation to protect trade routes and…

SHIPPING hace 200 días

Hormuz disruption shows why early-warning data matters

New UNCTAD dashboard tracks risks across shipping, energy, food and finance as shocks from the Strait of Hormuz spread through the global…

PORTS hace 202 días

Ports race to cut emissions as global trade faces new disruptions

UN Trade and Development and Singapore expand cooperation to accelerate greener, more resilient maritime systems

OPINION hace 749 días

No ports, no development

U.S. companies have learned much from the last port crisis and the shutdown of operations caused by worker strikes, which brought the…