FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin In its latest report, UNCTAD refers to the current multifaceted challenges facing maritime transport and discusses how maritime trade is being upended by disruptions, including in maritime chokepoints. Maritime chokepoints are defined as critical points along transport routes that facilitate the passage of substantial trade volumes, which serve as vital arteries for global commerce, connecting important regions worldwide. Due to limited alternative routes, disruptions can lead to negative impacts in supply chains and to systemic consequences that affect food security, energy supply and the global economy. RelatedNews UNCTAD: The biggest trade costs come from non-tariff measures UNCTAD launches platform that tracks Hormuz traffic var jnews_module_21327310_1_6a01e4578c542 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21327310","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"3108,2651,233","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random"