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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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Tuesday, 28 August 18
SUPRAMAX: A COAL TRIP VIA INDONESIA PAID $13,500 ON A 56,000DWT TO WC INDIA - BALTIC BRIEFING
Capesize
The Singapore holiday mid-week disrupted trading and unsettled the market, with owners losing some resilience. The market took on a la ...
Tuesday, 28 August 18
SHIPPING MARKET UPDATE - GEORGE LAZARIDIS
As we edge close to the start of the Autumn Season, a period within the year that is usually characterized as the pivot point from the final quarte ...
Friday, 24 August 18
KOREAN RESTRICTIONS ON COAL SULPHUR IMPACTING HUNTER EXPORTS - THE HERALD
WARNINGS that Korean restrictions on sulphur levels in coal could hurt the Hunter industry appear to have been accurate, according to a report in t ...
Thursday, 23 August 18
RUSSIA'S MECHEL PRODUCED 9.69 MMT OF RUN-OF-MINE COAL IN 1H'2018
Mechel PAO, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces 1H2018 operational results.
Mechel PAO’s Chief E ...
Thursday, 23 August 18
SUPRAMAX: SOME FRESH COAL CARGOES APPEARED IN SE ASIA, GIVING A BIT PRESSURE ON RATES FOR END AUGUST SHIPMENTS - FEARNLEYS
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Slightly softer but generally very healthy for the big ships, with limited supply of early tonnage and positive Brazilian ore export v ...
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- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- VISA Power Limited - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Australian Coal Association
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- White Energy Company Limited
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Planning Commission, India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
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