While much about Covid-19 is yet to unfold, it’s reasonable to assume that the pandemic’s most profound and poignant legacy in the shipping industry is the crew change crisis.

CMA CGM has made a positive forecast for container shipping trades to continue growing especially on the transpacific, despite a stunted start to the year due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) has extended the use of remote vessel inspection to its Offshore Vessel Inspection Database (OVID).

Singapore is establishing a floating Crew Facilitation Centre (CFC) with on-site medical provisions, as well as a SGD1m ($736,000) Singapore Shipping Tripartite Alliance Resilience (SG-STAR) Fund.

Almost six months after Chinese shipbuilders resumed operations following the country’s extended lockdown, production is starting to return to more normal levels at the world’s largest shipbuilding market.

The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) is now providing a remote inspection option within its Ship Inspection Report (SIRE) programme as a temporary measure due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

Kwai Tsung Container Terminals is battling the largest Covid-19 cluster in the current wave of infections to hit Hong Kong.

Demand on the transpacific container shipping trade is expected to rise in the third quarter, according to analyst Sea-Intelligence.

Jamaica has taken steps to facilitate crew changes and repatriations as the country lists seafarers among the class of ‘essential workers’ under its Disaster Risk Management Act.

Newbuilding orderbook across all ship types has touched its lowest point in 17 years against the backdrop of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, according to Bimco data.