Shanghai, Singapore and Ningbo-Zhoushan were the world’s top container ports in 2020 and 2021, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). In 2021, according to Drewry Maritime Research, global container port traffic increased 6.8%, bringing the total volume to 857 million TEUs. Asia continued
The European Union, China and the United States were the world’s top food importers in 2021, according to the WTO. In first place, the European Union bought products from abroad for a customs value of $594 billion. Next came: China, with imports of $204 billion, and the United
Colombia reported real GDP growth of 7.0% in the third quarter of 2022, year-over-year, and showed the following balance of payments results. Colombia’s current account recorded deficits from 2019 to 2021, with a deficit of $14.808 billion in 2019, $9.347 billion in 2020, $17.621 billion in 2021, and
The European Union, China and the United States ranked as the world’s top manufacturing exporters in 2021, according to WTO data. With a 19% year-on-year increase, the European Union’s external manufacturing sales were US$5.202 trillion. Its exports outside the bloc totaled 2 trillion 071 billion dollars. This was
Among the world’s top iron and steel exporters in 2021, the European Union, China and Japan were in the top positions, in descending order. The European Union’s external sales were $189 billion, followed by China ($84 billion) and Japan ($35 billion). According to Gerdau, the world steel industry
Since 2011, the world’s merchant fleet has been aging, according to a report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). By number of vessels, the current average age is 21.9 years, and by cargo capacity, 11.5 years. Bulk carriers remain the youngest vessels, with an