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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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Sunday, 30 December 18
MAJOR LNG BUYERS' UNCONTRACTED DEMAND TO QUADRUPLE BY 2030 - WOOD MACKENZIE
Wood Mackenzie’s latest research reveals that uncontracted demand by the world’s seven largest LNG buyers could quadruple to 80 million ...
Saturday, 29 December 18
DELIVERY OF CARGO WITHOUT PRODUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL BILL OF LADING - TT CLUB
KNOWLEDGE TO ELEVATE
As the bill of lading is a document of title, a person presenting it to the carrier or its agent is ostensibly entitled t ...
Friday, 28 December 18
BIMCO 2020 SULPHUR CLAUSES: "A FAIR ALLOCATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND LIABILITIES'? - INCE & CO.
To assist owners and charterers to address the legal issues arising under any time charterparties, which will span the 1 January 2020 implementatio ...
Thursday, 27 December 18
DRY BULKERS SPOT FREIGHT MARKET W/E 21 DEC - ALLIED SHIPBROKING
Capesize
A negative week for the Capesize sector, as activity remained at low levels, especially in the Pacific, with rumors regarding agreed r ...
Thursday, 27 December 18
SHIPPING IS ENTERING A NEW ERA OF EVER CHALLENGING CONDITIONS - ALLIED
As we move closer to the end of the year and we look forward into New Year, we are still finding ourselves looking deep into a market outlook full ...
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- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Australian Coal Association
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- The University of Queensland
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
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