A timelapse video of ships parked outside Singapore's harbour. In normal times, these ships would be pointing right, toward the port area, waiting to offload their cargo - and they'd be sitting low in the water, weighed down by containers from all over the world.

But these aren't normal times. The boats are all pointing left, away from the cargo terminal. They're not moving - the queue of ships has been building up for months. And they're sitting high in the water.

No cargo. No trade. The ships are parked.

The cranes at the Marina Bay Sands casino site are moving - but if it weren't for the Singapore government backstopping the project, they'd be stopped too.