Ingqungquthela ye-United Nations kwezentengiselwano nasekuthuthukisweni (Uncrad) ibize ukuhanjiswa komhlaba kanye nokuhlelwa kwezinto zokwakha ukubekezela ukubekelwa ukutshala imali engqalasizinda kanye nokusimama ukulungiselela izinkinga zesikhathi esizayo. U-Unctad futhi unxusa amachweba, amasheya kanye nokuxhunyaniswa kwe-hinterland kuguquko kumandla aphansi wekhabhoni.

Ngokusho kwencwadi ka-Unstad Flagshipship, 'Ukuhamba Kwasolwandle Ekubuyekezweni Kwama-2022', inhlekelele yokuhlinzekwa kweminyaka eminingi ikhombise ukungahambi kahle phakathi kwezimpahla kanye nesidingo sokuphazamiseka kwezimpahla zasemanzini, ukugcwala kanye nokuphazamiseka okunzima emaketangeni wenani lomhlaba.

Ngemininingwane ekhombisa ukuthi imikhumbi ithwala imali engaphezu kwama-80% yempahla ethengiswayo emhlabeni, kanye nengxenye ephakeme kakhulu emazweni athuthukayo kakhulu, kunesidingo esiphuthumayo sokwakha ukubekezela amaketanga, ukwehla kwamandla emali, futhi kuthinte izimpilo zabampofu kakhulu. Ishicilelwe embikweni wale ncwadi.

Ukuhlinzekwa kwezinto eziqinile kuhlanganiswe nesidingo sokukhuphuka kwezimpahla zabathengi kanye ne-e-commerce kushayela amanani wezimpahla ezineziqu ezinhlanu ezihlathini amahlandla ayisihlanu aqala ngo-2021 futhi afinyelele inani lesikhathi sonke ekuqaleni kuka-2021, aqhubekisela amanani entengo wabathengi kakhulu. Amanani awile kusukela maphakathi no-2022, kepha ahlala ephezulu kakhulu e-oyela kanye ne-tanker tanker cargo ngenxa yobunzima obuqhubekayo wamandla.

U-Unctad ubiza amazwe ukuthi ahlole ngokucophelela izinguquko ezingaba khona ekufuneni ukuthumela futhi athuthukise futhi athuthukise ingqalasizinda yetheku kanye nokuxhumeka kwe-hinterland, ngenkathi kuhunyushwa emkhakheni wangasese. Kufanele futhi zithuthukise ukuxhumana kwetheku, ukunwebisa indawo yokugcina kanye nokugcina indawo kanye namandla, futhi kunciphise ukushoda kwabasebenzi kanye nemishini, ngokusho kombiko.

Umbiko we-Unctad uphinde uphakamise ukuthi ukuphazamiseka okuningi kokuhlinzekwa kwempahla kungahle kuncishiswe nge-Trade Hangilingture, ikakhulukazi ngedijithali, okunciphisa ukulinda kanye nezikhathi zokuthola imvume kumadokhumenti ezenziwe nge-elekthronikhi nezinkokhelo.

Izindleko zokubolekwa zokuboleka, umbono wezomnotho ogqamile nokungaqiniseki okulawulayo kuzothuthukisa ukutshalwa kwezimali emikhunjini emisha esusa ukutshala imali emikhunjini emisha esusa ukuphuma kwegesi abamba ukushisa, kusho umbiko.

U-Unctad unxusa umphakathi wamazwe omhlaba ukuthi aqinisekise ukuthi amazwe athinteka kakhulu ekuguqukeni kwesimo sezulu futhi athinteka ngenxa yezimbangela zawo azithinteki kabi ngemizamo yokunciphisa ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu.

Ukuhlanganiswa okuvundlile ngokusebenzisa ukuhlanganiswa nokutholwa sekuguqule imboni yokuthumela esetsheni. Izinkampani zokuthumela nazo ziphishekela ukuhlanganiswa okuthe mpo ngokutshala imali ekusebenzeni okubulalayo nezinye izinsizakalo ze-Logistics. Kusukela ngo-1996 kuya ku-2022, isabelo sabathwali abaphezulu abangama-20 esisebangeni esitsheni bakhuphuka kusuka ku-48% kuya ku-91%. Eminyakeni emihlanu edlule, abasebenza abane abakhulu bakhuphule isabelo sabo semakethe, balawule ngaphezu kwengxenye yekhono lokuthumela emhlabeni, kusho umbiko.

Izingcingo ezingabanzi zokuncintisana kanye neziphathimandla zePort zisebenzisana ukubhekana nokuhlanganiswa kwezimboni ngezindlela zokuvikela umncintiswano. Lo mbiko unxusa ukubambisana okukhulu kwamazwe omhlaba ukuba alwe nokuziphatha okulwa nemingcele yokuncintisana ekuhambeni kwasolwandle, ngokuhambisana nemithetho nemigomo yokuncintisana yeZizwe Ezihlangene.