On 3 June, the World Maritime University (WMU) presented the results of the two-year project, Effects of the COVID-19 panDEmic on sEafarers and shiPping (DEEP), funded by the Swedish Ministry of Infrastructure. The project report was presented by WMU faculty and researchers involved with the project in a meeting with Mr Johan Danielsson, State Secretary to the Minister for Infrastructure and Housing. The COVID-19 crisis (2020-2023) marked one of the six instances when the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a public health emergency of international concern. Besides global disruption, the COVID-19 crisis had specific impacts on shipping. Despite the lockdown of many States that led to shore-based services and industry disruptions, shipping continued fuelling world trade without significantly noticeable disruption. (....)