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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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- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- The University of Queensland
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Planning Commission, India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
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