Presentation of the Review of Maritime Transport 2022

Maritime transport is the backbone of international trade and the global economy. Over 80 per cent of the volume of international trade in goods is carried by sea, and the percentage is even higher for most developing countries.

The Review of Maritime Transport is an UNCTAD flagship report, published annually since 1968. The report, prepared by the Division on Technology and Logistics, provides an analysis of structural and cyclical changes affecting seaborne trade, ports and shipping, as well as an extensive collection of statistics on maritime trade and transport.

Explore the key messages online

This year’s edition of the report has a special focus on resilience building in the face of supply chain crisis and includes a dedicated chapter on issues associated with the process of consolidation in container shipping.

Programme 

• Welcome and introduction by moderator Ms. Shamika N. Sirimanne, Director, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD
   
• Presentation of key messages of the UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport 2021 by Ms. Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary General of UNCTAD
   
• Comments:

  • H.E. Mr. Juan A. Edghill, Minister of Public Works, Co-operative Republic of Guyana

  • Ms. Johannah Christensen, CEO, Global Maritime Forum

  • Prof. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Hofstra University

• Q&A with on-line participants via chat
   
• Concluding remarks by moderator, Shamika N. Sirimanne, Director, DTL