The coronavirus’s impact on supply chains is receiving more attention in the shipping world than the pandemic itself. Supply chain managers are working tirelessly to keep goods moving as the virus disrupts global imports and exports. 

The words cargo and freight are similar, but even though they share a few things in common, the meanings are quite different. 

As lockdown procedures are still in effect in many U.S. states and other areas around the world, COVID-19’s impact on global shipping is far from over.

Global shipping and trade since the coronavirus emerged have done a complete 180.