--- title: "Coronavirus: What Maersk can tell us about impact on global trade" description: Sky's Ian King says the industry is unlikely to repeat a blunder that followed the financial crisis and is currently haunting oil. image: https://blog.wtcmiami.org/hubfs/Sky%20News%20Maesrk.jpg --- [![World Trade Center Miami facilitates two-trade in Miami and the Americas.](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/hubfs/WTCM%20-%20black%20logo-2.svg "World Trade Center Miami facilitates two-trade in Miami and the Americas.")](https://www.wtcmiami.org) # International Trade | Newsletter | WTCM ## [Coronavirus: What Maersk can tell us about impact on global trade](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/coronavirus-what-maersk-can-tell-us-about-impact-on-global-trade) ** May 21, 2020 2:36:54 PM / by [Sky News](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/author/sky-news) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The slowdowns in GDP reported in the UK, the US and the eurozone in recent days give an idea of the economic impact COVID-19 is having. As important, in piecing together a picture of what is happening to economic activity on the ground, are some of the trading updates released by individual companies. And few companies can provide as good a picture as AP Moller Maersk, the world's biggest container shipping company, which today updated investors on recent trading It was not encouraging. [Read the full story here.](https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-what-maersk-can-tell-us-about-impact-on-global-trade-11987745) Tags: [Industry News](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/topic/industry-news), [May 2020 Newsletter](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/topic/may-2020-newsletter) #### Written by [Sky News](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/author/sky-news) ### Subscribe to Email Updates - [Recent](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/coronavirus-what-maersk-can-tell-us-about-impact-on-global-trade#tab-1) - [Popular](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/coronavirus-what-maersk-can-tell-us-about-impact-on-global-trade#tab-2) - [Categories](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/coronavirus-what-maersk-can-tell-us-about-impact-on-global-trade#tab-3) ### Lists by Topic - [Industry News (34)](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/tag/industry-news) - [April 2020 (18)](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/tag/april-2020) - [July Newsletter (11)](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/tag/july-newsletter) - [May 2020 Newsletter (10)](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/tag/may-2020-newsletter) - [Trade Spotlight (10)](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/tag/trade-spotlight) - [June 2020 (8)](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/tag/june-2020) - [Opinion (4)](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/tag/opinion) - [President's Message (4)](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/tag/presidents-message) - [Chairman's Message (2)](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/tag/chairmans-message) - [Media Feature (1)](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/tag/media-feature) ### Posts by Topic - [Industry News (34)](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/tag/industry-news) - [April 2020 (18)](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/tag/april-2020) - [July Newsletter (11)](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/tag/july-newsletter) - [May 2020 Newsletter (10)](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/tag/may-2020-newsletter) - [Trade Spotlight (10)](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/tag/trade-spotlight) - [June 2020 (8)](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/tag/june-2020) - [Opinion (4)](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/tag/opinion) - [President's Message (4)](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/tag/presidents-message) - [Chairman's Message (2)](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/tag/chairmans-message) - [Media Feature (1)](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/tag/media-feature) [See all](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/coronavirus-what-maersk-can-tell-us-about-impact-on-global-trade#) ### Recent Posts # About Us Miami's Platform for International Business. Our mission is to  promote and enhance trade and commerce by creating and expanding international business opportunities. [Learn More](http://www.worldtrade.org) # Contact Us ** 305-871-7910 ** [info@wtcmiami.org](mailto:info@wtcmiami.org) ** 5835 Waterford District Drive, Suite 100 Miami, FL 33126 Copyright 2020  [**](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/coronavirus-what-maersk-can-tell-us-about-impact-on-global-trade#)