How the Global Pandemic Put Container Shipping in the Spotlight.
By Claudio Bozzo, Chief Operating Officer, MSC
Shipping is one of the oldest industries in the world. Today, around 90% of goods are transported by sea, 70% of these in containers. It takes a huge workforce to move all those goods from one place to another, in fact around 2 million seafarers are keeping the trade flowing. Shipping is a resilient industry, but the global pandemic set an unimaginable challenge for our industry.
Nine months ago nobody could have predicted the far reaching impact of this global health crisis. At that point, we were blissfully unaware that this would start a humanitarian crisis on a global scale. Today, it continues stretching healthcare systems around the world and lacing immense pressure on our economy. The pandemic has affected us all and we are trying to adapt to the ‘new normal’ by adjusting the way we do business and interact.
“This truly is a global crisis. It does not only impact us, it also impacts our customers and their customers. All of them rely on shipping companies like MSC to continue transporting their goods.”
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