Welcome & Lecture at 11:00 AM ET, Q&A to Follow
Pre-registration is required and is limited to the first 100 registrants. Seminars are free to attend, although we hope you will support the Series with a suggested
Join us as
Dr. Sal Mercogliano explains COVID-19’s widespread and devastating impact on the world’s maritime industries. NMHS trustee and chairman emeritus
Clay Maitland, managing partner of International Registries Inc., which administers one of the largest ship registries in the world, will introduce the speaker.
In early February 2020, Japanese officials in Yokohama, Japan quarantined the cruise ship Diamond Princess of Princess Cruise Lines when it was reported that 10 passengers were experiencing COVID-19 symptoms on board. In the days and weeks that followed, the entirety of the global shipping networks, from containerships to tankers and bulk carriers, were impacted by the pandemic. The disruption by COVID-19 is the most significant event to hit t