China's coronavirus crisis has created a labour standstill at a time of high demand for ship upgrades.

The result is chaos to dry-docking schedules, as yards cut off from their workers face a queue of vessels in urgent need of repairs and retrofits.

China in lockdown as coronavirus cripples yards

Sister publication Upstream reports that China's efforts to contain the outbreak have affected activity at many offshore shipyards, making delays likely for oil and gas vessels.

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