UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°94 - Second Quarter 2022

 UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°94 - Second Quarter 2022Costly transit in Central Africa  │ Shipping decarbonization: assessing impacts and mobilizing efforts... and much more!

New: UNCTAD Trade Logistics on twitter - Follow us! View this email in your browser UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°94 - Second Quarter 2022   Decarbonizing the maritime sector: mobilizing coordinated action in the industry using an ecosystems approach Mikael Lind, Wolfgang Lehmacher et al.   Read more   The Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) Facility, a bridge between the international community and the developing world for implementing the TFA Edna Ramirez-Robles   Read more   Pourquoi le transit des marchandises coûte si cher en Afrique centrale? Alexandre Larouche-Maltais   Read more   Assessing possible impacts of shipping decarbonization: New IMO project to improve maritime transport costs data in the Pacific region Roel Hoenders and Camille Bourgeon   Read more Announcements   New project: Accelerate trade facilitation: Digitalizing the coordination and monitoring of trade facilitation reforms New project: Blockchains for facilitating trade and enhancing competitiveness   New programme: Rapid scan of trade facilitation preparedness in times of crisis New programme: Advisory services and legal assistance for National Trade Facilitation Committees     Maritime statistics updates     1) Connectivity: Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (Country LSCI) - 2022/Q2 Port Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (Port LSCI) - 2022/Q2 2) Fleet:  Merchant fleet by country of beneficial ownership (2022) Share of the world merchant fleet value by country of beneficial ownership (2022) Merchant fleet by flag of registration and by type of ship (2022) ǀ NEW! Average age of the fleet indicator Share of the world merchant fleet value by flag of registration (2022) Shipbuilding by country in which built (2021) Ship recycling by country (2021)     Further reading: publications, proceedings and other resources   Global impact of the war in Ukraine: Billions of people face the greatest cost-of-living crisis in a generation. UN Global Crisis Response Group, Brief No. 2, 8 Jun 2022 Global impact of war in Ukraine on food, energy and finance systems. UN Global Crisis Response Group, Brief No. 1, 13 Apr 2022 Maritime Trade Disrupted: The war in Ukraine and its effects on maritime trade logistics. UNCTAD COVID-19 and maritime transport: Navigating the crisis and lessons learned. UNCTAD Sustainable and resilient transport and trade facilitation in times of pandemic and beyond: Key challenges and opportunities. UNCTAD Background Note Sustainable and resilient transport amidst persistent disruptions, climate risks and geopolitical concerns. UNCTAD SDG Pulse 2022 Developing a global transport costs dataset for international trade. Onno Hoffmeister, Ronald Halim, Nicholas-Joseph Lazarou, Nour Barnat, David Cristallo, Dominik Englert, Jan Hoffmann Weathering a 'perfect storm' of cascading crises. By Rebeca Grynspan Vanuatu shows how to reduce emissions through trade facilitation. By Shamika Sirimanne and Ratnakar Adhikari What supply chain disruptions mean for developing countries. By Jan Hoffmann Tapering in a time of conflict: Trade and Development Report 2021 Update. UNCTAD World Investment Report 2022: International tax reforms and sustainable investment. UNCTAD Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2022 - Bridging the Finance Divide. United Nations  Carbon Revenues From International Shipping: Enabling an Effective and Equitable Energy Transition. World Bank Just in Time Arrival: emissions reduction potential in global container shipping. MarineTraffic Managing Climate Change Uncertainties in Selecting, Designing and Evaluating Options for Resilient Navigation Infrastructure. World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (PIANC) Online course - Advance Certificate in Maritime Business by the World Maritime Academy (free of charge for women) Maritime Economics & Logistics (Volume 24, Issue 2, June 2022) Maritime Policy & Management (Volume 49, 2022, Issue 3) Event replays: Joining the dots between sustainable maritime logistics and planetary boundaries - Side Event - UN Ocean Conference 2022 MEPC 78 – outcomes and opportunities for zero emission shipping "Ports on the frontline of climate change" - Annual Congress of the World Association of PPP Units & Professionals on the theme "PPPs for COP27 & Beyond" Launch of the second report by the UN Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance systems. With UN Secretary-General, António Guterres; UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed and UNCTAD SG, Rebeca Grynspan Data and digitalization for the logistics of e-commerce - High-Level session during the UNCTAD e-commerce week 2022     For your agenda   4 July, online. Launch of the UNCTAD e-Learning course on How to Use the Reform Tracker in the East African Community 12-14 July, Geneva and online. UNCTAD Multi-Year Expert Meeting on Transport, Trade Logistics and Trade Facilitation "Sustainable and resilient transport and trade facilitation in times of pandemic and beyond: key challenges and opportunities" 6-7 September, Geneva. UNCTAD Illicit Trade Forum.  14-16 September, Busan. International Association of Maritime Economists Conference 2022: "Impact of COVID-19 on the Maritime Industry: Challenges and Responses" 20-21 September, Geneva and online. Trade Facilitation Innovation days 2022: Accelerating solutions to trade facilitation challenges 29 November. Release of the Review of Maritime Transport 2022     In the news   War in Ukraine raises global shipping costs, stifles trade. UNCTAD News, 28 June Trade in ocean goods shows resilience, UNCTAD data reveals. UNCTAD News, 28 June 5 critical policy agendas for economic recovery in developing countries. UNCTAD News, 17 June War in Ukraine threatens to unleash 'unprecedented wave' of global hunger and destitution. UNCTAD News, 8 June Port programme opens ocean of opportunities for Bolivia. UNCTAD News, 9 May 5 global actions needed to build a sustainable ocean economy. UNCTAD News, 3 May UN crisis response group calls for immediate action to avert cascading impacts of war in Ukraine. UNCTAD News, 13 April UN Oceans Forum to chart course for 'Blue Deal' on economic recovery and sustainable growth. UNCTAD News, 5 April