African maritime transport showing good development, reports Unctad

Africa has registered some impressive progress in the shipping sector, United Nations Trade and Development (Unctad) has reported, in its 'Review of Maritime Transport 2024'. From the first half of 2018 to the equivalent period last year, port calls in Africa by container ships increased by 20%. This was a record increase for Africa. The routes which saw the greatest increase were those that linked sub-Saharan Africa to other developing regions. These saw a rise of 9% last year, highlighting the development of South-South trade.