Today, it has become unthinkable for a company to produce its products using only
local raw materials and semi-finished products. Thus, economic systems depend highly
on cheaper raw materials from other continents or semi-finished and finished products.
One obvious solution for transporting these raw materials is to use maritime transport.
In this research, the trends in sea container transport over the last 5 years have
been examined in terms of sea container transport and Hungary's main trading partners,
with a special focus on China. As a starting question, the impact of the pandemic
period on the value of sea freight trade was formulated. In addition, the volumes
of containers handled worldwide were examined, and how the European and Asian regions
reacted to the impact of the virus. The research concluded that although the COVID-19
virus has affected and transformed the entire world, in many respects, the maritime
transport industry has remained a stable and prominent industry during the period
under study. In addition, in terms of trade, although Germany and the European Union
are certainly Hungary's main trading partners, the trade relationship with China has
been growing in recent years, especially in terms of import values, and it is important
to highlight the Republic of Korea in terms of the same trend.
