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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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Wednesday, 19 December 18
GLOBAL COAL DEMAND SET TO REMAIN STABLE THROUGH 2023, DESPITE HEADWINDS - IEA
While global coal demand looks set to rise for the second year in a row in 2018, it is forecast to remain stable over the next five years, as decli ...
Wednesday, 19 December 18
GLOBAL SHIPPING SCOUTS FOR FUTURE GROWTH - PETER SAND, BIMCO
Where do we go to find economic growth that spurs shipping demand in the next five years? According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), we sh ...
Wednesday, 19 December 18
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - INTERMODAL
As another year is coming to an end, it is interesting to look at the main shipping markets and how these performed compared to 2017.
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Tuesday, 18 December 18
COAL DEMAND WILL REMAIN STEADY THROUGH 2023, INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY SAYS - TOM DICHRISTOPHER, CNBC
Coal consumption is on the rise but will remain roughly stable over the next five years, the International Energy Agency forecasts.
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Tuesday, 18 December 18
DRY BULK: IN ABSOLUTE TERMS, ALL MAIN SIZE SEGMENTS SAW THEIR ACTUAL VOLATILITY FIGURES DECREASE - ALLIED
Since the beginning of 2016, when the dry bulk market reached its absolute bottom, freight rates have been ever since on an upward trajectory. Taki ...
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- Economic Council, Georgia
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- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
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- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
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- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
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- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
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- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
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- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
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- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
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- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- The University of Queensland
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- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
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- Australian Coal Association
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- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
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- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
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- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
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- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
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- CNBM International Corporation - China
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- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
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- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
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- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
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- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
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- Independent Power Producers Association of India
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- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
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- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
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- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
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- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
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- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
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