The Maritime Transport Advisory Group, which brings together authorities from 18 countries, including Portugal, issued a joint warning about the imminent risk of collapse of the rules that regulate international maritime trade. This declaration comes as a serious alert for the stability of the sector that sustains much of global trade exchanges.
The document represents the first joint declaration of this group in six decades, which demonstrates the unprecedented gravity of the current situation. The 60-year silence was broken in the face of the accumulation of pressures on the world maritime transport system.
The warning focuses particularly on the risks threatening maritime supply chains, which are essential for the functioning of the global economy. These chains have been facing increasing pressures that call into question their sustainability and reliability.
The unanimous position of the 18 signatory countries demonstrates a shared concern at the highest international institutional level about the future of maritime trade and the urgent need to take measures to protect this critical infrastructure.
