Greeks live and breathe shipping as a game of personal contact. It is no surprise, then, that many Piraeus players find lockdown a suffocating experience.

“After 50 days at home, I can say I begin to realise now how people in jail must feel,” said John Kokarakis, technical director for technology and business at Bureau Veritas in Piraeus.

However, it has turned out to be surprisingly pleasant for others.