How has the shipping industry been impacted by Covid-19? The main challenge is for shipping companies and marine industry players like shipyards to stay afloat amid low demand for shipping services, persistent overcapacity, massive losses/thinning profits and pressure to service their loans and maintain overheads. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Datuk Dr Sabirin Ja’afar, Director General of the Maritime Institute of Malaysia.