Research overview concerning the maritime industry: An evaluation of the trends and topics in the Black Sea area

The present study's main purpose is to concisely outline a general overview of the main activities which took place in the maritime field in recent years, not only at a global level but also in a specific area – the Black Sea, using the data and information from international and national publications, such as Review of Maritime Transport 2021 – UNCTAD and Romanian Naval Agency. From the analysis conducted over a prolonged period, based on the evaluation of the world seaborne trade, the main parameters which define the world fleet, the global maritime trade and its outcome from the COVID-19 pandemic, and last but not least, the Black Sea maritime area, it is demonstrated that the maritime industry has overcome any crisis which occurred in time and continues to provide a complex and dynamic mean of transport. Nevertheless, the results obtained in this study represent a benchmark in the future analysis of the naval industry development.