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Review of maritime transport 2025
Staying the course in turbulent waters
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Chapter I
International maritime
trade
2025 Review of
maritime transport
In 2025, global maritime trade continues to navigate an environment
marked by volatility, rerouted flows and uncertainty. Persistent
geopolitical tensions and trade policy changes have altered
shipping patterns, with many routes redirected away from traditional
chokepoints.
While containerized trade is expanding, especially along extraregional
corridors, East–West routes remain dominant, anchored by Asia’s
central role in global logistics. Supply chains are increasingly
diversified, with more complex origin and destination networks
emerging to manage rising uncertainty.
At the same time, energy-related trade is undergoing a structural
transformation. Longer hauls and redirected flows are affecting
tanker demand. Trade in critical minerals, vital to clean energy
transitions, remains concentrated in a handful of exporters,
heightening exposure to strategic and logistical chokepoints.
Review of maritime transport 2025
Staying the course in turbulent waters
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Review of maritime transport 2025