Corona pandemic has given rise to unprecedented disruptions in global economy. Earlier, International Monetary Fund (IMF) had speculated a pandemic-caused loss of 12 trillion USD for the global economy. It is also estimated that Germany, as the largest European economy, has lost 5 percent of its production power ever since the pandemic commenced.

Within the past century, the maritime transport systems have fueled a major leap in facilitation of trade and development of economies throughout the world. In a 200 year period, the evolution of the dominant designs of ships (i.e. the sailing ships, the steam ships, and the motor ships) has provided an exponential growth in global trade:

Marine Innovation Exclusive Interview With Martin Stopford, the Most Prominent Economic Analyst of Shipping Industry

IRISL Marine Innovation magazine Editor-in-Chief, Fatemeh Moonesan, sits with Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD, regarding global maritime transportation, digital technology and green shipping industry. The transcript of the interview could be accessed in the following: