Focus: The marine market must construct a vision of itself beyond Covid

Covid-19 has turned the world on its head. No sector has escaped its impact and marine is no exception. Given that 90% of global trade is carried out by shipping, the impact has been significant. At the outset of the pandemic, headlines focused on cruise ships carrying infected passengers and crew that were unable to find willing ports where they could disembark. Since then, the bottom has fallen out of the cruise industry, with international travel curtailed and passengers concerned about hygiene risks.