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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, 07 October 18
SUPRAMAX: INDO-INDIA USUAL COAL RUNS WERE COVERED AT US$ 12K - FEARNLEYS
Capesize
Average daily earnings up close to 15 pct in 5 trading days, thus patience finally paying off for owners of the big ships - Chinese play ...
Sunday, 07 October 18
A CASE FOR 20/20 VISION? IMO'S LOW SULPHUR FUEL LIMIT UNDER MARPOL ANNEX VI WHICH COMES INTO FORCE ON 1ST JANUARY 2020
KNOWLEDGE TO ELEVATE
The implementation of the global 0.5% sulphur cap for bunker fuel under MARPOL Annex VI in just under 18 months’ ti ...
Friday, 05 October 18
COAL PRODUCTION REACHES 64% OF 2018 TARGET : THE JAKARTA POST
National coal production up to August has already reached 311 million tons, or 64 percent of this year's total target of 485 million tons, acco ...
Wednesday, 03 October 18
VALUE OF AUSTRALIAN COAL EXPORTS TIPPED TO DECLINE SHARPLY OVER NEXT 18 MONTHS - THE GUARDIAN
Thermal coal prices forecast to drop 25% and metallurgical coal prices 23% as value of iron ore exports also falls
The value of Aust ...
Wednesday, 03 October 18
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - KATERINA RESTIS
The bunker fuel supply and availability landscape is close to its transformation with the enforcement of the IMO’s global 0.5% fuel Sulphur c ...
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- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- PTC India Limited - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- The University of Queensland
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Australian Coal Association
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
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