El arriendo de buques graneleros para la ruta Costa Oeste de Sudamérica (Callao) – Lejano Oriente (Fig. A) notificadas durante la semana 49 del 2025 se situó en US$16.000/día para los buques Handysize, representando el 106% del valor de referencia del Baltic Dry Index (BHSI), manteniendo su valor respecto a la semana 48. Mientras tanto, para naves Supramax alcanzó los US$20.000/día, equivalente al 110% del BSI, disminuyendo
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UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released on 15 April new seaborne trade data. For the first time, the dataset includes country-level statistics.
Maritime transport is the backbone of global trade, moving over 80% of goods traded worldwide by volume. It connects global value chains, carrying raw materials and semi-processed goods to production hubs and delivering finished products to consumers. These flows are vital for industrialization, economic growth and job creation.
Seaborne trade has evolved over the decades, shaped by containerization, the rise of developing economies and shifting production and consumption patterns.
Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc (back row, right) was in Egypt on Nov. 25 when the carrier signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Suez Canal Authority, triggering confusion over when Maersk would resume regular transits through the key waterway. Photo credit: Ahmed Gomaa / Xinhua via Getty Images.
Geopolitical forces favoring the resumption of container trade through the Red Sea and the corresponding commercial reluctance to do so are converging after nearly two years of most ships diverting around southern Africa to avoid attacks by Houthi militants.
The conflicting interests became apparent in late November when the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) issued a statement indicating that Maersk planned to resume normal