Annual Journal of Civil Engineering in the Ocean Vol.37
ANALYSIS ON THE IMPACTS OF COVID-19 ON SHIPPING INDUSTRY USING MARITIME DATA
2021 Volume 77 Issue 2 Pages I_193-I_198
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2021 Volume 77 Issue 2 Pages I_193-I_198
It is indicted that COVID-19, which has been spreading worldwide from the beginning of 2020, has caused significant impacts on the world economy and maritime transport. The aim of this study is to quantitatively grasp the impacts of COVID-19 on shipping industry using PIERS and Lloyd's data, in order to provide necessary information for organizations to formulate policies, and for shipping industry to make responsive actions.
As a result, several facts have been found. Firstly, container cargo volume from Asia to the US fluctuated significantly, affected by the changes of productions and consumptions. Secondly, the fluctuation is mainly caused by the increase of demand for some types of commodities such as furniture. Thirdly, increase of transshipment at Japanese ports were observed. Finally, the number of calls by cruise ships and pure car carriers substantially dropped while those of container ships and bulk ships did not drop significantly.
