UNCTAD’s Review of Maritime Transport is 50 years old this year.  To mark the 50th anniversary, UNCTAD published a Special Issue, 50 Years of Review of Maritime Transport, 1968-2018: Reflecting on the past, exploring the future. The issue showcased UNCTAD RMT research, analysis and data with interesting and diverse perspectives, over the past, the present and the future and was published 23 November 2018. MRBTC assisted UNCTAD in developing this publication by providing content (Chapter 4: “How Is the Future of Maritime Transport Expected to Evolve?” on pages 55-81), and editorial support (incorporating the work of seven guest essayists and Chapter 2 by Peter Faust). Go to the report’s download web site by clicking on the title above.

The Table of Contents (for your information)
1.0 Introduction and Editorial Overview

2.0 Review of Maritime Transport – A Historical Perspective by Peter Faust
2.1 Introduction—UNCTAD and Shipping
2.2 Seaborne Trade Volume and Structure
2.3 Users and Suppliers of Shipping Services—Shipper/Carrier Relations
2.4 Ports
2.5 Sustainable and Climate-Resilient Maritime Transport
2.6 References

3.0 Invited Essays from Distinguished Persons
3.1 The Perspective of a Global Maritime Transport Regulatory Agency
Future Developments in Maritime Transport by Kitack Lim, Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization
3.2 The Perspective of Trade and Cargo Interests
A Shippers’ Perspective by Chris Welsh, Former Secretary General of the Global Shippers’ Forum
L’évolution des transports maritimes dans les prochaines années by Serigne Thiam Diop, Former Secretary General of the Union of African Shippers Councils
3.3 The Perspective of the Shipping Industry
Backwards and Forwards—Emerging from a 10-Year Shipping Downturn? By Peter Hinchliffe, Former Secretary General of the International Chamber of Shipping
3.4 The Perspective of the Port Industry
What Will Shape the Port Sector in the Next 50 Years? By Patrick Verhoeven, Managing Director of the International Association of Ports and Harbors
3.5 A Maritime Transport Economist’s Perspective
Are We Smart Enough to Build a New Future for Maritime Transport? By Martin Stopford, President of Clarkson Research Services Limited
3.6 An Academic Perspective
Maritime Trade and Transport—An Outlook on the Issues and a Reflection on the Implications for Education and Research by Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, President of the World Maritime University

4.0 How is the Future of Maritime Transport Expected to Evolve? By Mary R. Brooks
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Technologies, Existing and in Development
4.3 Regulatory Policies and Changes Anticipated
4.4 Factors Beyond Business and Government Control
4.5 Future Scenarios for Consideration by RMT
4.6 What Lies Ahead for RMT Over the Coming 50 Years?
4.7 References

5.0 Review of Maritime Transport: The Way Forward by UNCTAD Secretariat