Seafarers, heroes of the pandemic as shipping plays vital role in crisis
12 November 2020 https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/11/1077462
The global shipping industry has played a vital role in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and demand for its services has limited the annual decline in maritime trade volumes to around 4.1 per cent in 2020, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in its annual report on the shipping industry on Thursday.