Maritime Risk International
Steering through the Covid-19 pandemic
Sally-Ann Underhill and Nick Austin, of Reed Smith, provide some advice to the most common problems facing the shipping sector as it navigates the coronavirus crisis
On 11 March 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Covid-19 a global pandemic. The ever-stricter measures imposed
by governments, in an attempt to contain or delay the spread of the disease, are causing significant disruption to seaborne
trade. Companies like Reed Smith have been fielding questions on a range of issues relating to Covid-19 in the shipping industry,
the most common of which are outlined below.