European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) Report - Impact of COVID-19 on shipping traffic

The COVID-19 outbreak is affecting the lives and work of people in the EU and all across the globe. Since the start of the COVID19 crisis, the Commission, the Member States and the shipping industry have been taking measures to ensure the continuity of operations and thus the security of supply. The situation is evolving day by day and the effects could be long-term. What shipping will look like post COVID-19 is unclear, however EMSA has the necessary data and tools to analyse the impact of the pandemic on certain shipping activities by analysing vessel traffic data and providing reliable figures to assist in the definition of the recovery policies and specific measures. These figures should assist all parties involved (EU, maritime administrations and shipping industry) in determining a recovery strategy to overcome the economic crisis that Europe is facing. The objective of this report is to provide figures on the impact of COVID-19 on shipping traffic; it is based on solid vessel movements statistics showing the port call trends without interpreting the statistical data. The report could not serve the purpose of an economic impact analysis since the trade volumes are not available in the EMSA systems. The report focuses mainly on EU ports and EU flagged ships, but there are also statistics about the shipping routes from Europe to China and from Europe to the US have been affected. The report is updated on a weekly basis and will be published every Friday.新冠肺炎疫情正影响着欧盟乃至全球民众的生活与工作。自新冠疫情危机爆发以来，欧盟委员会、各成员国与航运业一直在采取各项举措，以保障业务持续开展，进而确保供应链安全。 疫情形势每日都在变化，其影响可能具有长期性。尽管新冠疫情后航运业将呈现何种面貌尚不明确，但欧洲海事安全局（European Maritime Safety Agency, EMSA）已掌握必要的数据与工具，可通过分析船舶交通数据、提供可靠统计数据，助力制定复苏政策与专项举措，以此研判疫情对特定航运活动的影响。这些数据将协助所有相关方——包括欧盟、海事管理机构与航运业——制定复苏战略，以克服欧洲当前面临的经济危机。 本报告旨在提供新冠肺炎疫情对航运交通影响的相关统计数据，其基于严谨的船舶航行统计数据，展现了船舶靠港趋势，未对统计数据进行解读。由于欧盟海事安全局的系统中未纳入贸易量数据，因此本报告无法用于开展经济影响分析。报告主要聚焦欧盟港口与欧盟籍船舶，但也包含了欧洲至中国、欧洲至美国的航运航线受疫情影响的相关统计数据。 本报告按周更新，将于每周五发布。