Covid 19 Reduced Ship Traffic in 2020, Says Research

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  • Ship movements on the world’s oceans dropped in the first half of 2020 as Covid-19 restrictions came into force, a new study shows.
  • Researchers used a satellite vessel-tracking system to compare ship and boat traffic in January to June 2020 with the same period in 2019.
  • Global declines peaked in April 2020, but by June – as Covid restrictions were eased in many countries – ship movements began to increase.

An Eurekalert news article says ship traffic dropped during first months of Covid...

https://mfame.guru/covid-19-reduced-ship-traffic-in-2020-says-research/

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