Hassiba Benamara is a maritime transport and trade economist. She has 25 years of professional experience in transport and trade logistics. She holds a graduate degree in Economics and an undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Ottawa (Canada).
Since joining UNCTAD in 2005, Hassiba has been responsible for various files dealing with maritime transport and trade. She contributed articles and book chapters
focusing on maritime transport economics, security, and sustainable shipping and co- authored 17 editions of the UNCTAD annual Review of Maritime Transport. Areas of
work include seaborne trade, port developments, climate change mitigation and adaptation; transport costs; supply chain security, sustainable freight transport, and
corridors, and maritime supply chain resilience including in the face of pandemics.
Before joining UNCTAD, she has been working for the Canadian Ministry of Transportation in the international shipping and international trade divisions, respectively. Working areas spanned marine insurance and liability, arrest of ships, maritime liens and mortgages, maritime security, antitrust immunity, liner conferences, cabotage, and transport services trade liberalization.
Hassiba Benamara is a maritime transport and trade economist. She has 25 years of professional experience in transport and trade logistics. She holds a graduate degree in Economics and an undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Ottawa (Canada).
Since joining UNCTAD in 2005, Hassiba has been responsible for various files dealing with maritime transport and trade. She contributed articles and book chapters
focusing on maritime transport economics, security, and sustainable shipping and co- authored 17 editions of the UNCTAD annual Review of Maritime Transport. Areas of
work include seaborne trade, port developments, climate change mitigation and adaptation; transport costs; supply chain security, sustainable freight transport, and
corridors, and maritime supply chain resilience including in the face of pandemics.
Before joining UNCTAD, she has been working for the Canadian Ministry of Transportation in the international shipping and international trade divisions, respectively. Working areas spanned marine insurance and liability, arrest of ships, maritime liens and mortgages, maritime security, antitrust immunity, liner conferences, cabotage, and transport services trade liberalization.
