ITF’s Annual Summit is the world’s largest gathering of transport ministers and the leading global platform for dialogue on transport policy.

On 10^th May, in this summit is presented a paper that underline the geographical composition of freight will change significantly between now and 2050.

Trade in developing economies will grow around 1.5 times quicker than in developed economies. By 2050, the North Pacific route will become the world’s busiest freight route with the biggest flow of goods.

Significant growth will also take place in the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean and the Caspian Sea corridors. Inland connections will also grow strongly, with freight volumes in intra-Asian trade multiplying by nearly seven times between 2010 and 2050.

These projections rely on the assumption that there is no significant infrastructure bottleneck in the future to constrain growth.