كما أدى انخفاض حجم التجارة وأسعار الشحن إلى تقليل استخدام السفن في غالبية الممرات التجارية، ونتيجة لذلك، تدهور الربط بشبكات النقل البحري بالنسبة لغالبية البلدان.
As a consequence, the situation of world ports and shipping has changed dramatically in comparison with previous years: before the global meltdown, ships would incur significant delays due to a lack of port capacity to handle surging seaborne trade; nowadays, many ships lie idle because of lower demand.11 Lower volumes and freight rates have also led to a reduction of vessel deployment on most trade routes and, as a result, shipping connectivity for most countries has worsened.