Global Maritime Trends 2050 is a new report that analyses different future scenarios for shipping.
The report authored by Economist Impact, and commissioned by Lloyd’s Register and Lloyd’s Register Foundation, aims to shed light on potential maritime futures, offering an understanding of the direction our industry is heading towards.
The research led to four feasible shipping futures that present both warnings and opportunities for our sector including fictional ‘what if’ scenarios such as the opportunities widespread adoption of hydrogen could bring, or the potential critical challenges posed by a 40cm sea-level rise.
Key takeaways:
• Key ports in US, Europe and Asia could be unusable by 2050 without urgent action on decarbonisation
• Africa countries could become the dominant supplier of seafarers by 2050
• Women could make up 25% of all seafarers by 2050 (currently <2%)
The report will kick-start the launch of the wider multi-year Lloyd’s Register and Lloyd’s Register Foundation Global Maritime Trends 2050 research programme. The programme will include a series of ‘deep dive’ reports in which expert organisations will be commissioned to examine what is needed to create a safe and sustainable maritime sector in the face of geopolitical, macroeconomic, technological, and other societal shifts.
To find out more about the Global Maritime Trends and read the full report click below:
