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407Original: Spanishnumber 5 / 2024 / ISSN: 1564-4227BULLETINFACILITATION OF TRANSPORTAND TRADE IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANIntroduction 1I. Analysis of the main variablesin international shipping2II. Performance of containerizedmaritime trade7III. Ranking of ports or port areasin Latin America andthe Caribbean, 202320IV. Final considerations23V. Bibliography24VI. Publications of interest25This report analyses the state of international maritime trade and port activity for the period 2023–2024. It highlights recovery trends, structural challenges and new disruptions impacting the sector. Consistent with the analysis in the previous report, this report examines the effects of global events, such as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and persistent geopolitical tensions, the repercussions of which continue to impact supply chains. It also identifies emerging trends in logistics management and factors behind fluctuations in port activity and provides an analysis of the maritime trade outlook marked by uncertainty and volatility. The overarching aim is to provide tools to enable actors in the sector to adapt and enhance their capacity to respond to challenges and transformations in the global environment.This FAL Bulletin was prepared by Eliana P. Barleta, a consultant in the Division of International Trade and Integration of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and a PhD candidate at the University of Piraeus, Greece; Miryam Saade Hazin, Officer-in-Charge of the Infrastructure and Services Unit in the same Division; and Ricardo J. Sánchez, consultant in the same Division and Co-Director of the Logistics Chair at the University of the Andes, Colombia; under the supervision of Miryam Saade Hazin. For further information, please contact miryam.saade@un.org.The authors would like to thank port authorities and terminal operators throughout the region for their confidence and for submitting data, which form the basis of this report.The United Nations and the countries it represents assume no responsibility for the content of links to external sites in this publication.Mention of any firm names and commercial products or services does not imply endorsement by the United Nations or the countries it represents.The views expressed in this document, a translation of a Spanish original which did not undergo formal editing, are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Organization or the countries it represents.This publication should be cited as: E. P. Barleta, M. Saade Hazin and R. J. Sánchez, “Port report 2023–2024: mixed signals in trade and ports and new disruptions to international container shipping logistics”, Bulletin FAL, No. 407, Santiago, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), 2025.Copyright © United Nations, 2025 All rights reserved S.2401121[E]Port report 2023–2024: mixed signals in trade and ports and new disruptions to international container shipp