International maritime trade and port traffic

In 2020, international maritime trade and global supply chains were hit by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall however, maritime transport managed to navigate through the crisis, and for some parts of the supply chain the impact was not as dramatic as initially feared. Carriers were able to mitigate the early shock and manage lower levels of demand. Port and landside operations, however, struggled to adjust, and the world’s seafarers faced a precarious situation as they became caught up in an unprecedented global crew-change crisis.

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