Derzeit sitzen schätzungsweise 300.000 Seeleute auf ihren Schiffen (WK-intern) - Crisis and awakening Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO Maritime at DNV GL, sees opportunity in the challenge of the Coronavirus pandemic, but stresses that immediate concerns demand rapid solutions. Collaboration is crucial, he says, with platforms like Nor-Shipping 2021 emerging as key enablers. “It is nothing short of a humanitarian crisis. But what’s being done to address it?” Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen’s question is rhetorical. He knows the answer, and you do too, but governments around the world appear frustratingly ignorant. “There’s an estimated 300,000 seafarers currently stuck on their vessels,” the Oslo-based CEO of DNV GL’s maritime division laments.