摘要: |
In an already stretched and troubled shipping industry, the disruption brought about by Covid has been seismic. Not only that, the differing approaches to managing the pandemic across regions and nations have created ongoing challenges for seafarers and shipping companies. There is concern among shipping companies that they need to make up for revenue lost during Covid lock-downs. This in turn has led to greater waterway congestion as companies look to pick up additional work to make up for pandemic-related losses. For some companies, maintenance work that would usually have been routine may have been impossible to complete due to staffing and access issues during national lockdowns. This means that some older ships are likely to be overdue for maintenance repairs and servicing. |