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Wednesday, 28 November 18
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - GEORGE LAIOS
 Last week I had the privilege to attend the SingularityU Greece Summit, in Athens. It was a privilege because you do not often have the chance to see and listen to world class experts from Silicon Valley talking about what the future holds for us. During these two full days we got to know about the new technologies and latest developments in sectors like energy, medicine, industry, space travels and many more. However, the two things that really impressed me were the (exponential) speed of change in all the sectors and the disruption that is happening or is about to happen again in all sectors. The changes are happening in such a speed that even well-known and recognised institutions keep missing their forecasts or, I would dare say, the big picture. Disruption happens, but it's coming from the outside of each sector. And this is where huge companies have failed and finally gone bust. They did not see it coming because it did not come from within their sector.
One of the many stories that we were told during the conference was the one told by David Roberts, who is regarded as one of the world's leading experts on disruptive innovation and exponentially advancing technology. The story was about Frederic Tudor and how he disrupted the hundreds of years of the spices trading sector by inventing … the insulated warehouse and the trade of ice!
For hundreds of years it was believed that meat was preserved using spices. However, Tudor – an American business man from Boston – had a different opinion. He started cutting large blocks of ice from the ponds of Massachusetts, stored them in insulated warehouses and then thought of exporting this ice to places that had much warmer climate. Therefore, he built an insulated ship and after many unsuccessful attempts and after having gone bankrupt a couple of times, he managed to get the ice out of the ponds of New England and carry it around the world going as far as India. It did not take more than 20-30 years for the spice industry to collapse. Did anyone see it coming? No. Did any of the old spice trade companies moved into the ice trade? No. So, one business man from Boston disrupted a long standing industry.
The story doesn’t end here. Tudor’s business was also disrupted by the invention of the ice-maker. Not only there was no need to cut the ice out of lakes, but also the ice trade itself stopped. People ultimately ended with a nice piece of furniture (the ice boxes) on top of which they put a small block of ice (delivered to their door) and preserved their food. And of course, the ice box industry got disrupted by the fridge business. Again, no-one of the ice box makers followed the trend.
The above story was really enlightening as none of the above saw the disruption coming (even Tudor himself). And when they actually saw it, they did nothing but resist. It is true that in hindsight, we may consider it easy to predict, but what about our days and our world? We all see alternative sources of energy gaining ground over the ‘’traditional’’ sources and the new energy mix being rapidly changing; we all see the new technologies coming and conquering all sectors of the economy, including shipping (e.g. remote monitoring, autonomous ships). Are we going to do something about it? Will we adapt? Will we stay with our fridge, or move to the next solution?
The decision is in our hands.
By George Laios
Deputy CEO, Intermodal Group
Compiled by:
Intermodal Research & Valuations
Analysts:
Ms Eva Tzima
George Panagopoulos
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- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
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- Parliament of New Zealand
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- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
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- Planning Commission, India
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- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
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- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
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- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
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- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
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- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- White Energy Company Limited
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Australian Coal Association
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- The University of Queensland
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
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