Maritime transport has not experienced such significant difficulties since the Covid-19 crisis, which disrupted all supply chains on the planet. Disruptions in key global shipping route – Suez Canal, Panama Canal & Black Sea – signal unprecedented challenges for global trade affecting millions of people in every region.
Unctad, the United Nations conference on trade and development, is concerned. Because these disruptions contribute to increasing the prices of food, cars and even oil. Ecuador, Kenya and even Sudan are particularly exposed.