Stormy seas for global shipping: UNCTAD warns of uncertainty, volatility and rising costs

Global shipping, moving over 80% of the world’s merchandise trade, is entering a period of fragile growth, rising costs and mounting uncertainty, according to The Review of Maritime Transport 2025: Staying the course in turbulent waters, released by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on 24 September. After firm growth last year, seaborne trade is expected …

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