Global shipping firms are redesigning trade routes as tensions in the Strait of Hormuz disrupt supply chains, raise costs and ...

The global trading system is quietly undergoing one of its most consequential transformations in decades. Headlines often focus on tariffs, sanctions, and diplomatic standoffs, but beneath the ...

The International Trade Centre (ITC) has launched an upgraded version of Trade Map, its global trade data platform used by businesses, exporters and policymakers to analyse market trends and trade ...

Global trade volume growth in 2025 is expected to hit 2.4%, up sharply from a previous estimate. For 2026, however, the organization slashed its previous expectation of 1.8% trade volume growth to a ...

A new OECD study has developed an AI-powered system that uses ship-tracking data, satellite imagery, and Big Data to monitor ...

A vessel anchored off the coast of Dubai in the Persian Gulf on March 1. Stringer / EPA The conflict in Iran has disrupted energy and commodity markets. Iran has effectively closed the narrow strait ...

We introduce a nowcasting model of global maritime trade, leveraging satellite-based big data on vessel movements. This provides a timely indicator of global trade as shipping accounts for about 80 ...

The journey from Shanghai to Rotterdam takes a container ship a month. Setting out at night, the vessel—a shadow amid glowing pleasure boats—begins by sliding past the Chinese city’s banks. Over the ...

The global trade system has remained resilient despite the U.S.' introduction of import tariffs on multiple goods from multiple countries, the WTO's chief told CNBC. Trump, the architect of U.S.

Sluggish economic growth. Geopolitical fragmentation. Accelerating digital and green transitions. Tighter national regulations. These forces are reshaping how countries are engaging in commerce, with ...