Review of Maritime Transport explained

Review of Maritime Transport
Abbreviation:	Rev. Marit. Transp.
Discipline:	Transportation
Language:	English, Russian, Chinese, Arabic, Spanish, French
Publisher:	UNCTAD
Country:	United States
History:	1968–present
Frequency:	Annual
Issn:	2225-3459
Eissn:	0566-7682
Oclc:	1009038009
Website:	http://www.unctad.org
Link1:	https://doi.org/10.18356/70fdea36-en
Link1-Name:	UN Library

The Review of Maritime Transport (RMT) an annual publication by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). It provides an analysis of structural and cyclical changes affecting seaborne trade, ports and shipping, as well as an extensive collection of statistical information ^[1]

The RMT is prepared by the Division on Technology and Logistics of the UNCTAD secretariat, it is an important source of information on the port sector. It closely monitors developments affecting world seaborne trade, freight rates, ports, surface transport and logistics services, as well as trends in ship ownership, port/flag state control, fleet age, tonnage supply and productivity.^[2]

Structure of publication

The review of maritime transport provides insights on:^[3]

• Seaborne trade
• Emerging trends affecting maritime transport
• Fleet ownership and registration
• Shipbuilding and demolitions
• Freight rates
• Liner shipping connectivity
• Port traffic
• Legal and regulatory developments
• A topical issue covered in a special chapter

RMT List of yearly Special chapter

• 1997:^[4] Review of regional developments in small island developing countries
• 1998:^[5] Trade and transport of East and South-East Asia
• 1999:^[6] Recent trade and transport developments in Latin America
• 2000:^[7] Developments in the sub-Saharan African economic area and maritime transport
• 2001:^[8] Regional developments in trade and transport networks in East Asia, China and Japan
• 2002:^[9] Container port traffic and container terminal throughput
• 2003:^[10] Developments in African trade and maritime transport
• 2004:^[11] Developments in Asian trade and maritime transport.
• 2005:^[12] Developments in Latin American and Caribbean trade and maritime transport
• 2006:^[13] Sub Saharan Africa
• 2007:^[14] Asia
• 2008:^[15] Latin America and Caribbean
• 2009:^[16] Africa
• 2010:^[17] Asia
• 2011:^[18] Developing countries in different maritime businesses.
• 2012:^[19] Sustainable freight transport development and finance
• 2013:^[20] Securing Reliable Access to Maritime Transport for Landlocked Countries
• 2014:^[21] Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
• 2015:^[22] Shipping and Sustainable Development
• 2016:^[23] Determinants of Maritime Transport Costs
• 2017:^[24] Maritime transport connectivity
• 2018:^[25] Technological developments
• 2019:^[26] Sustainable Shipping
• 2020:^[27] Shipping in times of the COVID-19 pandemic
• 2021:^[28] Challenges faced by seafarers in view of the COVID-19 crisis
• 2022:^[29] Navigating stormy waters

See also

• Maritime transport
• Merchant vessel
• UNCTAD

External links

• Porteconomics is a web-based initiative of the European Union, aiming at generating knowledge about seaports. It is developed and empowered by the members of the PortEconomics group, that are actively involved in academic and contract research in port economics, management, and policy.
• UNCTAD intergovernmental body that publishes the RMT

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://unctad.org/publications-search?f[0=product%3A393 Review of maritime transport | UNCTAD].
2. Web site: UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport 2011 . 2014-05-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140502102736/http://www.porteconomics.eu/news/noticeboard/item/269-unctad-review-of-maritime-transport-2011.html . 2014-05-02 .
3. Web site: Review of maritime transport | UNCTAD.
4. Review of Maritime Transport 1997. Review of Maritime Transport . 30 September 1997.
5. Review of Maritime Transport 1998. Review of Maritime Transport . 31 January 1999.
6. Review of Maritime Transport 1999. Review of Maritime Transport . December 1999.
7. Review of Maritime Transport 2000. Review of Maritime Transport . 4 December 2000.
8. Review of Maritime Transport 2001. Review of Maritime Transport . 17 January 2002.
9. Review of Maritime Transport 2002. Review of Maritime Transport . 18 December 2002.
10. Review of Maritime Transport 2003. Review of Maritime Transport . 2 November 2003.
11. Review of Maritime Transport 2004. Review of Maritime Transport . 30 November 2004.
12. Review of Maritime Transport 2005. Review of Maritime Transport . 6 November 2005.
13. Review of Maritime Transport 2006. Review of Maritime Transport . 30 September 2006.
14. Review of Maritime Transport 2007. Review of Maritime Transport . 6 December 2007.
15. Review of Maritime Transport 2008. Review of Maritime Transport . 31 October 2008.
16. Review of Maritime Transport 2009. Review of Maritime Transport . 7 December 2009.
17. Review of Maritime Transport 2010. Review of Maritime Transport . 19 December 2010.
18. Review of Maritime Transport 2011. Review of Maritime Transport . 22 November 2011.
19. Web site: Review of Maritime Transport 2012 | UNCTAD.
20. Web site: Review of Maritime Transport 2013 | UNCTAD.
21. Web site: Review of Maritime Transport 2014 | UNCTAD.
22. Web site: Review of Maritime Transport 2015 | UNCTAD.
23. Web site: Review of Maritime Transport 2016 | UNCTAD.
24. Web site: Review of Maritime Transport 2017 | UNCTAD.
25. Web site: Review of Maritime Transport 2018 | UNCTAD.
26. Web site: Review of Maritime Transport 2019 | UNCTAD.
27. Web site: Review of Maritime Transport 2020 | UNCTAD.
28. Web site: Review of Maritime Transport 2021 | UNCTAD.
29. Web site: Review of Maritime Transport 2022 | UNCTAD.