The pandemic, on the other hand, has also accelerated megatrends that have the potential to alter the

maritime transport landscape in the long run.The COVID-19 outbreak has made it even more important
to build resilience because it has highlighted the weaknesses of existing supply chains.COVID-19
emphasized the need for supply chains to become more resilient, responsive, and agile while also
ensuring continuity.As globalization's future has been discussed, there have been calls to reevaluate the
structure of extended supply chains in order to lessen reliance on distant suppliers.Reshoring and
nearshoring, according to some, will accelerate, requiring extensive supply chain
reconfiguration.Globalization patterns and characteristics are likely to change as a result of structural
trends that began more than a decade ago and accelerated during the recent trade tensions, but an end
to globalization as a whole is unlikely.