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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, 02 December 18
TRADE WAR LEADING TO HEADWINDS FOR THE FRAGILE DRY BULK RECOVERY - PETER SAND, BIMCO
The first twelve weeks of the 2018/19 marketing year, which started on 1 September 2018, have painted a dire picture for US soya bean exports which ...
Friday, 30 November 18
GOVT MULLS REQUIRING MINERS TO TURN COAL INTO GAS - THE JAKARTA POST
The government is considering requiring all coal miners to turn the raw commodity into dimethylether (DME) as a substitute for liquefied petroleum ...
Friday, 30 November 18
SUPRAMAX: N. CHINA TO INDIA OR SE ASIA SUPRAS ARE GETTING PAID AROUND US$ 6000 - FEARNLEYS
Capesize
Sharp rise in spot activity and income, admittedly from very low levels, for the big ships. West Australia/China and Brazil/Far East b ...
Thursday, 29 November 18
NEW IMSBC CODE REQUIREMENTS AIM TO CONTROL LIQUEFACTION OF COAL CARGOES - GARD
KNOWLEDGE TO ELEVATE
The International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code describes coal as a natural, solid, combustible material consi ...
Tuesday, 27 November 18
PANAMAX AND SUPRAMAX INDICES WITNESSED A DECLINE OF JUST BELOW 14% IN THEIR MEAN ON A MONTH-ON-MONTH COMPARISON - ALLIED SHIPPING
A month of sharp corrections and great asymmetries for the dry bulk sector, with the overall overview of the market shipping rapidly from a state o ...
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- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- The University of Queensland
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Planning Commission, India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
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