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UN warns of muted maritime trade growth through to 2027

UNCTAD’s latest seaborne review has some forecasts to shock shipowners

The United Nations has warned shipowners to prepare for years of slower maritime trade growth coming up through the middle of this decade.

Yesterday the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) published its keenly read Review of Maritime Transport 2022. The 190-page report covers seaborne trade, the world fleet, freight rates and port traffic among a host of other data points.

For 2022, the Geneva-based organisation is projecting maritime trade growth to moderate to ...

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