Capital Link is the latest conference planner to reshuffle its event line-up over the coronavirus, pushing two back and moving one online.
The company will hold its 5th Annual International Shipping Forum in Shanghai on 23 October and its 2nd Annual Japan Maritime Forum in Toyko 27 October. Both events were originally scheduled for mid-May.
As for its 30 March International Shipping Forum in New York, the 14th iteration of that event will be moved online, Capital Link president and chief executive Nicolas Bornozis told TradeWinds Thursday.
"It is a very innovative way of making sure we keep our sense of community and we keep the information flow in the industry," he said.
"It’s the whole conference, except it will be delivered through a digital platform."
He said the event would be split into two half days and work similarly to the company's series of webinars.
That event precedes the Connecticut Maritime Association's (CMA) annual International Shipping Forum in Stamford.
Wednesday, that event was pushed back to late June, which CMA president Joe Gross said was the best available option.
Thursday, the IMO shuttered its London offices and postponed the Marine Environment Protection Committee, where further greenhouse gas reduction targets were set to be discussed. It had also been set to begin 30 March.
The Covid-19 coronavirus, which the World Health Organization deemed a pandemic Wednesday, has also pushed the Maritime Port Authority to postpone Singapore Maritime Week, initially set for late April, and Marine Money to postpone its Dubai conference until November.
