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In a context of economic uncertainty exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the food security crisis, G20 economies between mid-May and mid-October 2022 introduced export restrictions at an increased pace, particularly on food and fertilizer, according

Greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping sector are significant, increasing, and on a trajectory that is not compatible with the goals of the Paris Agreement.  Moreover, the shipping sector is not covered by the Paris Climate Accord, the main topic of

The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27, taking place from November 6 until November 8, aims at ensuring full implementation of the Paris Agreement. Since COP26 in Glasgow, only 29 out of 194 countries came forward with tightened national plans. The

The annual Asian Logistics, Maritime and Aviation Conference (ALMAC), which is jointly organised by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), will take place on Nov 22-23 this year. This

In the course of the joint workshop held by the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) on October 17, a debate was held on the periodical update of the Harmonized System (HS), i.e. the international nomenclature that

In the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, in the year 2021 the global container port sector was in recovery mode. At the same time, it is regrettable to note that supply chain disruption was a dominant feature. North America’s major