Being the united nations focal point for the integrated treatment of trade and development and the interrelated issues in the areas of finance, technology, investment and sustainable development, unctad compiles, validates and processes a wide range of data collected from national and international sources. Global enabling trade report 2016 reports world economic. World seaborne trade sustaining robust volume growth. Shipping is a vital facilitator of world trade 3 realterms increase in world gdp in the last two decades increase in world seaborne trade over the same period 90% imo estimate of the value of world trade carried by sea 112 % 73 % 3. Copublished by the world economic forum and the global alliance for trade facilitation, the report features the enabling trade index, which evaluates 6 economies based on their capacity to facilitate the flow of goods over borders and to their destination. Sep 22, 2016 maritime transport is the backbone of global trade and the global economy. World seaborne trade carried by containers 19802017. The jobs and livelihoods of billions of people in the developing world, and standards of living in the industrialized and. Downloadable statistics pdf definitions pertaining to statistics aapa continuously receives requests on how ports rank nationally and internationally.
Unctad handbook of statistics 2019 world seaborne trade. Maritime transport is backbone of global trade and the. The next release of the cpb world trade monitor is scheduled for 25 may 2020, 15. This is the lowest growth rate since 2003, yet still higher than the 2.
Worldwide maritime trade transport volume 20082018 statista. Posts about world seaborne trade written by clarksonsresearch. World seaborne trade it is difficult to quantify the value of volume of world seaborne trade in monetary terms, as figures for trade estimates are traditionally in terms of tonnes or tonnemiles, and are therefore not comparable with monetarybased statistics for the value of the world economy. Developments in international seaborne trade unctad. Supported by the world economic recovery and the improved global merchandise trade, world seaborne trade was estimated at 10. The main purpose of the paper is to analyse the idea of world seaborne trade as main spill influencing factor, according to the most serious oil spill accidents, occurred in last 50 year worldwide. Mar 18, 2020 in terms of value, global seaborne container trade is believed to account for approximately 60 percent of all world seaborne trade, which was valued at around 12 trillion u. Counting on the global seaborne trade network clarksons. Annual growth of sea trade volume on tonnesbasis and tonnemiles basis for the years 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018 seaborne trade of developing economies.
However, since the turn of the millennium, the historical trend isnt quite as. Shipping helps ensure that the benefits of trade and commerce are more. Why coal continues to power the world economics of the international coal trade, springer 2017. Thanks to the growing efficiency of shipping as a mode of transport and increased economic liberalisation, the prospects for the industrys further growth continue to be strong. Region or economic grouping 2001 2008 2015 2016 2017 world 3. Developments in international seaborne trade source. Mar 23, 2020 this statistic represents the volume of international seaborne trade carried by container ships from 1980 through 2017. This statistic represents the volume of international seaborne trade. Seaborne transport is projected to increase in all trade segments except crude oil and oil products, which should peak in around 2030. Globally, seaborne containerized cargo amounted to. World oil transit chokepoints energy information administration. In 2015, estimated world seaborne trade volumes surpassed 10 billion tons the first time in the records of unctad. Pdf maritime transport and international seaborne trade.
In 2016 so far, growth has picked up slightly to 2. Global seaborne trade grew by 31% between 2007 and 2016 to 11. Jan 12, 2018 world coal seaborne trade increased by 1. Seaborne trade continues to expand, bringing benefits for consumers across the world through competitive freight costs. Nov 07, 2018 unctad put the volume of seaborne trade in 2015 at 10. Oct 16, 2017 following a weaker performance in 2015, global seaborne trade growth illustrated its ability to bounce back strongly, and is now expected to reach close to 4% in full year 2017. Shipping is a vital facilitator of world trade 3 realterms increase in world gdp in the last two decades increase in world seaborne trade over the same period 90% imo estimate of the value of world trade carried by. Apr 24, 2017 but seaborne dry bulk trade declined in 2015, and its share of growth in world seaborne trade fell to just 12% in 2015 2016. The coal market has risen from 357 mt in 1999 to 1,2 mt traded in 2015. This reflects a sudden downturn of trade in other services and goodsrelated services.
According to the united nations conference on trade and development. Estimated containerized cargo flow on major eastwest container trade routes million teus 20002015 note. Maritime transport is the backbone of global trade and the global economy. It will be produced on an annual basis and replaces international trade statistics, the wtos former annual statistical publication. Dec 20, 2018 dnv gl forecasts a 39% rise in seaborne trade measured in tonnes over the 20162030 period, and a 2% rise for 20302050. There are ample opportunities for developing countries to generate income and employment and help. In september 2016 starting with the july 2016 monitor the wtm base year has been moved from 2005 to 2010. On the trade side, as per unctad, world seaborne trade volumes is set to expand at a compounded annual growth rate of 3. Without shipping the import and export of goods on the scale necessary to sustain the modern world would not be possible. Learn more about trends and geography of world seaborne trade. In particular the trade of dry cargo and petroleum products and gas by sea has increased. Maritime transport is backbone of global trade and the global. In 2016, total flows through the strait of hormuz increased to a record high of 18.
World output growth keeps decreasing in its world economic outlook october 2016, the imf estimated that the world economic output would. According to the report, global seaborne trade is doing well, supported. Maritime transport is the backbone of international trade and the global economy. The share of world seaborne trade in the featured commodities accounted for by routes between nonoecd economies is estimated to have risen from 29% in 2007 to 37% in 2016. In terms of value, global seaborne container trade is believed to account for approximately 60 percent of all world seaborne trade, which was valued at around 12 trillion u.
The theme was chosen to focus on the critical link between shipping and global society and to raise awareness of the relevance of the role of imo as the global regulatory body for international shipping. According to clarksons research, aggregate world seaborne trade is projected to grow by 3. Yet in 2017, total seaborne trade in each stood less than 170 million tonnes apart, with a combined volume of 3. World oil trade strengthening of economic growth given rise to the demand for mineral oils around the world and boost the volume of the oil trade. Contents world seaborne trade and world port traffic. This chapter covers developments in january 2015july 2016. Global cargo shipping market analysis, trends, and forecasts.
One interesting measure of this is the estimated average haul of global seaborne trade. Accordingly, between 1970 and 2011, world seaborne shipments grew at an annual. Review of maritime transport 2016 the longterm growth prospects for seaborne trade and maritime businesses unctadrmt2016 07 nov 2016, 2094. The strait of hormuz is the worlds most important chokepoint, with an oil flow of 17 million bd in 2015, about 30% of all seabornetraded crude oil and other liquids during the year. But seaborne dry bulk trade declined in 2015, and its share of growth in world seaborne trade fell to just 12% in 20152016. The former is the classic raw material commodity, whilst the latter represents the shipping of all sorts of manufactured end products. Following a weaker performance in 2015, global seaborne trade growth illustrated its ability to bounce back strongly, and is now expected to reach close to 4% in full year 2017. Dec 12, 2018 world seaborne trade gathered momentum in 2017, with volumes expanding at 4 per cent, the fastest growth in five years. While the quantity of goods carried by containers has risen from around 102 million metric tons. Annual growth of sea trade volume on tonnesbasis and tonnemiles basis for the years 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018 seaborne trade. Trends and geography of world seaborne trade world seaborne trade reached 10. While in the past developing countries were mere providers of raw materials large volumes at low unit values, today as a group, developing countries. Dnv gl forecasts a 39% rise in seaborne trade measured in tonnes over the 20162030 period, and a 2% rise for 20302050. Meanwhile, combined crude oil and oil products trade growth accounted for 50% of global trade expansion in 2015 2016, compared to 23% in 20002008.
World seaborne trade carried by containers 2017 statista. In 2018, global seaborne trade volume was estimated at approximately 11 billion metric tons. World seaborne trade gathered momentum in 2017, with volumes expanding at 4 per cent, the fastest growth in five years. Read also the cpb background document the cpb world trade monitor. Globally, seaborne containerized cargo amounted to around 1. Counting on the global seaborne trade network hellenic. About 90 per cent of the global trade by size is seaborne ibid.
In the shipping industry, seaborne trade has generally been regarded as a strong and steady performer, with 4. Since 20, growth in seaborne trade has been relatively sluggish, as compared to the aftermath of the 2009 financial crisis, when annual growth rates ranged between 4. The demand for maritime transport services the geography of trade has given a new role to developing countries. Apr 25, 2017 in the shipping industry, seaborne trade has generally been regarded as a strong and steady performer, with 4. It may seem obvious to say that today we live in a global world and it is certainly true that seaborne trade makes it possible for a truly global economy to work. Seaborne trade represents greater than 90% of the international trade in the world.
In the world of seaborne trade, distance forms a crucial element in terms of determining how much demand for vessel capacity is created by trade volumes. Since 2009, the volume of goods loaded and unloaded in ports worldwide has grown by 2. And that is why the theme for world maritime day 2016 is shipping. The question is ambiguous, however, since ports can be compared in many different ways by volume or value of trade, number of cruise passengers, revenues, and storage capacity, as examples.
The strait of hormuz is the world s most important chokepoint, with an oil flow of 17 million bd in 2015, about 30% of all seaborne traded crude oil and other liquids during the year. The exchange of capital, goods and services across international borders is known as international trade and in many countries it represents a significant share of the nations gross domestic product gdp. While in the past developing countries were mere providers of raw materials large volumes at low unit values, today as a group, developing countries, including china, are emerging as important importers and exporters of goods by sea. World seaborne trade by types of cargo and by group of economies, annual. The dynamics of the global coal trade are best portrayed by the following numbers. This statistic represents the volume of international seaborne trade carried by container ships from 1980 through 2017. World seaborne trade throughout the last century the shipping industry has seen a general trend of increases in total trade volume. Country groupscargo 19702017table 1 region cargo 19702017table 2. The figures on seaborne trade in this section measure the volumes, in tons, of goods loaded and unloaded in the world s seaports for international shipment.
Comment world seaborne trade and port traffic ssmr december 2016 5. Unctad put the volume of seaborne trade in 2015 at 10. The phase he who controls the trade controls the world economy has remained truism. World seaborne trade by country group, 2014 created date. Events in the world economy appear to be leading to a bit of a change in fortunes for world trade. Will us iran tensions destabilize the middle east and global oil markets. Global cargo shipping market analysis, trends, and. Nevertheless, in 2018, world seaborne trade volumes rose to a new alltime high of 11 billion tons. Several charts, infographics and map will show you the contribution of developing economies. Measure metric tons in millions year economy cargo.
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