People in Asia are getting on with their lives despite severe disruptions from Covid-19.

Demand for shipping in the region may have dimmed but it has not collapsed. Vessels are still needed to carry coal, oil and LNG for power stations, food for the table, and even the toilet paper that everyone seems to crave in times of crisis.

The Asian shipping community has been labouring under the burden of Covid-19 since it first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December last year.