The impact of coronavirus continues to ripple through the shipping industry and the wider global supply chain, so to help make sense of the increasingly complex picture we have once again sought a diverse range of industry insight for this week’s edition. Guy Platen, secretary general of the International Chamber of Shipping, discusses the latest advice being issued to the industry after consultation with the World Health Organziation and the International Maritime Orgainsation; Ray Lei, commercial director at Landbridge Holdings - a Chinese operator of six VLCCS - offers us his first-hand account of how business is being impacted on a daily basis; and Fleet Management’s head of business Captain Vikas Grewal talks us through the reality of crew changeovers, fuel supply problems and how managers are trying to navigate the increasing complexities of a coronavirus constrained global economy.
