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Review of maritime transport 2025
Staying the course in turbulent waters
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Chapter II
World shipping fleet
and services
2025 Review of
maritime transport
In 2024 and the first half of 2025, global shipping continued to
navigate uncertainty and volatility amid ongoing disruptions in the
Red Sea and Black Sea. Starting in 2025, new developments amplified
existing challenges. These comprised trade policy shifts and tariffs;
heightened geopolitical tensions posing fresh risks in the Strait of
Hormuz, a critical maritime passage for the global energy supply;
global regulations on decarbonizing shipping and accelerating
its energy transition; and capacity imbalances in the global fleet,
shipbuilding industry and ship recycling activities. Against this
backdrop, global fleet capacity expanded by 3.4 per cent in 2024.
This rate was on par with growth in 2023 but below the 5.1 per cent
average of 2005–2024 and faster than demand.
Section A of this chapter sets out the latest developments in 2025,
which are further disrupting shipping operations and intensifying
unpredictability. Section B highlights key long-term trends shaping