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November 5, 2015
Intra-Asia Routes Troubled with Slowing Demand and an Oversupply
Growth in trade and cargo volume in intra-Asia is slowing down As economic depression continues into the year in major East-Asian countries such as China, South Korea, and Japan, cargo volume in intra-Asia is leveling off. According to the Japan Maritime Daily, the cargo volume in intra-Asia increased by only 1.5% to 14.37 million TEU … Continue reading Intra-Asia Routes Troubled with Slowing Demand and an Oversupply
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November 2, 2015
Delivery of More Ultralarge Vessels Will Likely Increase Contribution to Market Supply
Fleets are expected to shift focus to ultralarge vessels According to Alphaliner, as of the end of September, there were 316 ultralarge ships that were 10,000 TEU and above which amounted to 4,214,000 TEU, and they accounted for 6.1% of the worldwide container fleet in the number of ships and 21.6% in vessel capacity. As … Continue reading Delivery of More Ultralarge Vessels Will Likely Increase Contribution to Market Supply
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October 14, 2015
Why Large Shippers Are Obsessed with Shipping Market
In our last article, we said that dry bulk carrier market will see increasing influence of large shippers. Particularly, large shippers are exercising a powerful influence on the shipping market mainly by chartering ships instead of owning them. To be specific, large shippers prefer to charter rather than own ships, because they see less financial … Continue reading Why Large Shippers Are Obsessed with Shipping Market
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October 1, 2015
Opening of New Suez Canal Creates Unfavorable Conditions for Shipping Companies
On August 6th, Suez Canal Authority (SCA) of Egypt opened New Suez Canal. New Suez Canal, of which the construction began last August, took a year and 8.4 billion dollars. New Suez Canal was built over a 72km sector that passes Ismalia, which comes in the middle of the old canal. As the addition of the … Continue reading Opening of New Suez Canal Creates Unfavorable Conditions for Shipping Companies
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September 30, 2015
How to Take Full Advantage of CBF for Stowage Planning
In our last article, we took a look at the merits of the client/server stowage planning system and checked how process improvement realizes cost reduction. In this article, let’s take a close look at specific cases in which solutions are created and operated for shipping companies. We will focus our attention on how stowage planning … Continue reading How to Take Full Advantage of CBF for Stowage Planning
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September 24, 2015
Budding Merger Trend among Shipping Companies Something Out of the Ordinary
Lately, specifics of a merger are being discussed between COSCO and China Shipping, China’s two biggest shipping companies, while various media outlets have forecast its completion in 2017. COSCO has a 4.8% share and China Shipping has a 3.6% share of the current liner shipping market. If a merger realizes, the combined company’s market share … Continue reading Budding Merger Trend among Shipping Companies Something Out of the Ordinary
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September 15, 2015
Does the Depression in Container Ship Market Have Structural Factors?
The recent depression in container ship market is getting protracted, and we are going to take a look at it from a supply-demand perspective for shipping market and size up its prospects. Low growth for shipping due to slowing exports from Asia According to “The Causes and Implications of the Export Slow-down in Asia”, a … Continue reading Does the Depression in Container Ship Market Have Structural Factors?
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August 27, 2015
Episode 2 on Amazon’s Unstoppable Innovation
In Episode 1 on Amazon’s Unstoppable Innovation, we checked on the innovation strategy for Amazon that led its growth from the very first beginning. Today, we’re going to see how Amazon currently works for its innovation and development. In fact, Amazon’s logistic innovation is well-reputed as it is illustrated by the25,500m2 ‘Quiet Logistics’ warehouse, among … Continue reading Episode 2 on Amazon’s Unstoppable Innovation
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August 26, 2015
Shipping Containers Spotlighted through Upcycling as Cultural Space
As box-shaped structures designed for cargo transport, shipping containers are characteristically semi-permanent and thus reusable. Moreover, they are created through special design with a view to promoting convenience. The advantage of a container is that its standardized structure reduces unloading and delivery time in international transport, facilitates transshipment involving different means of transportation and enables … Continue reading Shipping Containers Spotlighted through Upcycling as Cultural Space
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August 25, 2015
Episode 1 on Amazon’s Unstoppable Innovation
It was one day in 1994. A 30-year-old vice president who was working for David E. Shaw & Co., a hedge fund located on Wall Street, New York City, was reading a magazine, when he saw that the Internet had grown 2,300-fold in just a year. He immediately thought of goods that would be best … Continue reading Episode 1 on Amazon’s Unstoppable Innovation
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