Based on several documents received from ports that are part of the UNCTAD TrainForTrade Network, the UNCTAD secretariat produced a technical note on port responsiveness to the COVID-19 pandemic. The note contains a series of measures...

The International Maritime Organisation has issued an official Circular from the IMO Secretary General to Member States, containing preliminary recommendations to governments and relevant national authorities on the facilitation of maritime trade during the COVID-19 pandemic....

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has relaxed its prohibition on crew changes and has thus become one of the first port administrations in the world to allow limited changes for international crews. In...

During the last weeks, several port authorities reported that they are providing or considering various support measures to assist port users during the pandemic. The measures include reductions of port fees for essential ferry services between...

Some of the largest U.S. ports, especially along the East Coast, are seeing early signs of capacity constraints through a potentially major backup of loaded containers and have started scouring available land to boost temporary storage...

Following the exceptional G20 Leaders’ Summit held in Saudi-Arabia last week, leaders of the 19 largest economies in the world and the European Union issued a statement on the COVID-19 crisis in which they commit to...