2021 could be a landmark year for shipping, logistics and offshore. Even though some might say they have heard this phrase before at the start of a new year, most will likely agree that 2021 has the potential to surpass most other years.

The simple reason is that large parts of the industry hopes and expects to return to something resembling pre-coronavirus times, before the lockdowns and restrictions that have had colossal consequences. But the slowdown of the pandemic which everyone hopes for is not the only potential game changer waiting around the corner.