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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, 22 August 18
KOMIPO INVITES BIDS FOR 480K TONS OF BITUMINOUS COAL FOR BORYEONG POWER PLANT & SHIN BORYEONG POWER PLANTS
COALspot.com: South Korea state-owned utility Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO) issued a tender for 480,000 mt of min. 5700 NAR coal of Australian origi ...
Wednesday, 22 August 18
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - GEORGE PANAGOPOULOS
During the most quite week of the summer period we witnessed a trade war between United States and Turkey. A battle, which started with the arrest ...
Monday, 20 August 18
SUPRAMAX: OVERALL IT WAS A POSITIVE WEEK FOR THE BSI INDEX WITH GAINS MADE - THE BALTIC BRIEFING
Capesize
A week of largely unfulfilled expectations with holidays again curbing activity. Rates remained essentially healthy, but despite bad wea ...
Friday, 17 August 18
DO ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS IN BILLS OF LADING BIND THEIR HOLDERS? - WFW
KNOWLEDGE TO ELEVATE
Bills of lading are a crucial part of the security package traditionally sought by trade finance providers.
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Friday, 17 August 18
MALAYSIA'S MANJUNG 4 - WORLD COAL ASSOCIATION
According to the IEA’s Energy Access Outlook 2017 report, nearly all of those who gained access to electricity worldwide in the last 16 years ...
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- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- PTC India Limited - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- The University of Queensland
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Planning Commission, India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Australian Coal Association
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
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