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UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°90 - Second Quarter 2021

Pooling together knowledge and data for more sustainable maritime transport Jan Hoffmann, Nancy Vandycke & Richard M. Humphreys   Read more   Climate change impacts on seaports: a growing threat to sustainable trade and development Regina Asariotis   Read more   Diversity in the Indian Maritime Industry: Hiring more women for profitable businesses Sanjam Sahi Gupta   Read more

Maritime statistics updates     1) Fleet statistics Beneficial ownership (2021): Merchant fleet by country ǀ Share of the value of the world merchant fleet Flag of registration (2021): By type of ship ǀ Share of the value of the world merchant fleet Shipbuilding (2020) Ship recycling (2020) 2) Connectivity data - 2021/Q2 Country Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (Country LSCI) Port Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (Port LSCI)     Further reading: publications, proceedings and other resources   Small island developing states: maritime transport in the era of a disruptive pandemic - empower states to fend against disruptions to maritime transportation systems, their lifeline to the world. UNCTAD Container shipping in times of COVID-19: Why freight rates have surged and implications for policy makers. UNCTAD Development and Globalization: Facts and Figures 2021 for Small island developing states, with a special chapter on SIDS in the shipping universe. UNCTAD COVID-19 and e-commerce: a global review. UNCTAD Global Trade Update (May 2021). UNCTAD Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on trade and development: Recovering, but unevenly (Situation as at 31 March 2021). UNCTAD A primer on quantifying the environmental benefits of cross-border paperless trade facilitation. ESCAP Are We Building Back Better? Evidence from 2020 and Pathways for Inclusive Green Recovery Spending. UNEP International Good Practice: Principles for Sustainable Infrastructure. UNEP ITF Transport Outlook 2021. International Transport Forum (ITF) Key Transport Statistics 2021 (2020 Data). ITF G7 minimum tax rate may have implications for shipping, Transport Intelligence IRU emergency call for action on COVID-19 vaccinations for professional drivers. IRU Tracker of Climate Strategies for Transport. SLOCAT and GIZ Maritime Economics & Logistics (Volume 23, Issue 1, March 2021) Maritime Policy & Management, (Volume 48, 2021, Issue 3) Event replay: UNCTAD15 pre-event: Harnessing the benefits of the ocean economy for sustainable development, 9 June Event replay: UNCTAD maritime webinar series: Protectionism in maritime economies – what does it mean for developing countries? 08 June  Event replay: Transport Transition Summit: Driving Transportation to Climate Positive Tipping Points, 11-12 May Event replay: ITF Transport Innovation for Sustainable Development: Re-shaping Mobility in the Wake of Covid-19 (Pre-Summit Research Days), 11-12 May Event replay: The Container Port Performance Index 2020, 5 May     For your agenda   June-September. UNCTAD Empowerment Program Online Learning sessions for members of National Trade Facilitation Committees 28 June-30 July. Building Port resilience against Pandemics (online course, simulation exercises and webinar) 14 July. Launch of Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation 2021, ESCAP 28-30 June. 2nd CCAPPTIA Conference: Adaptation and Resilience of Transportation Systems in the Post-pandemic World 29 June-2 July, Rotterdam. Conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), on the theme: Accelerating Transitions 3-7 October, Bridgetown, Barbados. Fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD 15) 4-5 October, Geneva. Maritime Transport Efficiency Conference 14-16 October, Beijing, China. Second United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference 1-12 November, Glascow. UN Climate Change Conference, COP26     In the news   IMO seeks global solution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from shipping. Helsinski Times, 13 June Rebeca Grynspan appointed as UNCTAD’s secretary-general. UNCTAD News, 11 June MEPC’s Climate Package Should Favor Developing Economies. The Maritime Executive, 9 June IMO working group agrees guidelines to support new GHG measures. Hellenic Shipping News, 1 June The world’s transport ministers agree to “build back better” after the pandemic. ITF News, 27 May Global trade recovery from COVID-19 crisis hits record high. UNCTAD News, 19 May Worldwide transport activity to double, emissions to rise further. ITF Media Release, 16 May Global e-commerce jumps to $26.7 trillion, COVID-19 boosts online sales. UNCTAD, 3 May Shipping during COVID-19: Why container freight rates have surged. UNCTAD News, 23 April   Feed-back, comments, suggestions and contributions, please contact: unctad-transport-news@un.org Note: The opinion/views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations Secretariat. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) / Division on Technology and Logistics / Trade Logistics Branch