The United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is stepping up efforts to help ports adapt to the energy transition through its TrainForTrade programme, which has launched a new online course on Energy Transition in Ports (ETP). The initiative aims to equip port communities with the tools, methodologies and best practices needed to develop lower-emission operations, according to a press release by UNCTAD. Ports are facing growing pressure to adapt as cleaner shipping, new fuels and changing regulations reshape maritime trade. The maritime sector accounts for about 2% of global energy consumption, with almost all ship fuel still derived from fossil sources. For UNCTAD, the transition brings not only environmental benefits but also economic, health and social gains.