> The pandemic sank the bottom lines of most shipping companies. Fickle, hastily arranged quarantine laws often left merchants waiting offshore while cargo, crew and profits wasted away.
> Companies like Maersk and CMA C&M, tightening their belts, decided passengers were more trouble than their worth. Any non-essential crew member increased the risk of infection, quarantine and delay. [...] shipping company contacts refused to take any more travellers, and a millennia-old tradition ended overnight.
Sounds like a low-hanging target for green activists. Pressure ports to give preferential treatment to cargo ships with passengers, and upscale brands to transport their merch via passenger-friendly shipping companies.
> Companies like Maersk and CMA C&M, tightening their belts, decided passengers were more trouble than their worth. Any non-essential crew member increased the risk of infection, quarantine and delay. [...] shipping company contacts refused to take any more travellers, and a millennia-old tradition ended overnight.
Sounds like a low-hanging target for green activists. Pressure ports to give preferential treatment to cargo ships with passengers, and upscale brands to transport their merch via passenger-friendly shipping companies.