Commodity Podcasts - Latest Comments

Re: A salutary tale of VLCC ownership highlighted by S&P activity, and other tanker market news Jan 19

jtweed — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:51:06 -0000

You mean how many tankers will come to the market in 2012?

Re: A salutary tale of VLCC ownership highlighted by S&P activity, and other tanker market news Jan 19

Booke — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:35:24 -0000

Building begins this year - new berths at Yanbu? How many?

Re: English Language – Idioms…

Jtweed — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 06:09:23 -0000

Hi! We are working on a new course and *hope* to be live with it later this year. If you're looking for some specific language training in the meantime, please email us info@coracleonline.com and we'll see if we can help...

Re: English Language – Idioms…

Andre — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:10:29 -0000

Is there any intention to begin a new course?

Re: English Language – Idioms…

Andre — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:06:38 -0000

Cool!

Re: A dramatic close to the week in dry cargo markets… Report Sept 23

Reberlein — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:33:57 -0000

Really its a good summary freight market report, thanks!

Re: Daily Maersk: A new revolution in liner shipping, or just slick marketing to kill the competition?

Rahul R — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:57:24 -0000

This is more like the BEST buses or State Buses carrying people from one fixed place to another point knowing that heavy traffic exists in these areas.

One major aspect is Cost & another load factor. With operation of 3E ships and others adding to nearly 70 vessels in this service, cost per vessel would be very difficult to control in bad times.
Also today on average Emma Maersk carries 40% empty containers at 65% load factor, with nearly 70 vessels touching 19 points continuously, load factor from Europe to Asia might fall below 30% in seasonailty and feight war with other would naturally start up.

Only time would tell how many millions would Maersk earn before the delivery of 3E ships from 2013 or how many Billions it would lose to create yet another shipping history.

Re: Marine Insurance – TT Club Oct 08

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Re: Daily Maersk: A new revolution in liner shipping, or just slick marketing to kill the competition?

Andrew Traill — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:07:01 -0000

If you add value - in this case by removing uncertainties in the supply chain, shippers will more likely settle at a higher price because they feel they are getting something for it, rather than just a GRI which comes without any service improvement. This is a bold move by Maersk and attractive to those looking to make cost savings in their supply chain.

Re: Physical and derivative market comments for the Container Shipping Industry from Coracle and GFI for Apr 15

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Re: CNN covers piracy. You Tube video

Elias H. Sabanekh — Mon, 09 May 2011 07:25:20 -0000

At last.. but still not enough

Re: The container market podcast for April 1 from Coracle and GFI

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Re: The Coracle Container market podcast for March 25, 2011 in association with GFI

jtweed — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 03:48:32 -0000

For Economics we would suggest that you listen to the Currency podcasts: http://commoditypodcasts.com/b...
For Legal Principles we would suggest that you listen to the Law podcasts:
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Re: The Coracle Container market podcast for March 25, 2011 in association with GFI

Guptasaurabh — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 02:06:07 -0000

is there anything on ECONOMIES OF SEA TRANSPORT OR LEGAL PRINCIPLE?
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Re: INCOTERMS 2000

jtweed — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:16:35 -0000

Thank you for your comment and positive feedback!

Re: INCOTERMS 2000

AQuinta — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 14:14:50 -0000

Mr. Tweed, thank you for sharing this podcast. Clearly defined and insightful. I truly enjoyed and hope others will take the time to listen as well. Regards, Angie Quintanilla.

Re: Reporting to oil majors after an incident: a maritime law podcast for July 2010

commentator — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 05:40:45 -0000

I think judges, arbitrators and the like might be interested to learn about this.

Wouldn' it be good risk management not to put on the web such sort of subject?

Best regards

Re: Maritime Law: The Rotterdam Rules

jtweed — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 05:32:47 -0000

Thank you for your comment. We will be providing links to the written script on these podcasts in the future...

Re: Maritime Law: The Rotterdam Rules

wang xian — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:31:02 -0000

i really appreciate your wonderful work, from China, that updates me about the lastest available information, i wonder if script could be offered.

Re: An introduction to containerisation from Shipping Podcasts listener, Henry Samut.

jtweed — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:05:00 -0000

THIS COMMENT IS FROM HENRY SAMUT VIA CORACLE:

Hi LuckyMike
Thank you for your comment and interest in hi-vent containers. Hi-vent containers are 20ft long, 8ft 6" high and have a series of slats acting as vents running along the top and bottom
of each of the container walls (sides). Hi vents are used for cargoes which are hydroscopic, ie
cargoes which contain moisture such as cocoa beans. The optimal moisture content of cocoa beans for shipment must not exceed 7.5%, in particular for cocoa beans shipped in jute bags.

Cocoa beans in bags are stowed into the hivent container in warm West African countries such as Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana. The ambient temperature is around 28 deg celcius making the air inside the container must warmer which in a standard dry container will be trapped inside the container once the container doors are sealed.

During the sea journey, the ambient temperature starts cooling down in particular at night time and drops down dramatically during the winter months, (which is peak season for cocoa beans), upon arrival of the vessel in the Bay of Biscay.

With a standard dry container, the warm air can not migrate or adjust to the ambient temperature, therefore the warm air turns into condensation causing damage to the cargo.

A hi vent container, allows for the warm air inside the container to migrate via the vents and slats alongside the walls thus preventing condensation as a result of thermal shock (ie sudden reaction of warm air with cold air).

Hope this clarifies.
Best wishes
Henry

Re: An introduction to containerisation from Shipping Podcasts listener, Henry Samut.

Henry Samut — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 06:35:17 -0000

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Re: An introduction to containerisation from Shipping Podcasts listener, Henry Samut.

Luckymike — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:07:03 -0000

Really good thank you. I am intrigued by cocoa supply chain so information on "high vent" was of direct relevance.

Re: Maritime recruitment podcast. Sept 2010

Heidi Heseltine — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 06:48:23 -0000

Dear Jianjun

Thank you for your comment. You are correct in your assessment that most roles require previous experience in a similar level. Some companies will be flexible but quite often not, unless it is a trainee or entry level position and then of course the remuneration would also be significantly lower than you are probably earning already. We did see greater flexibility when markets were very high but over the last 3 years the focus has changed and, especially within broking, a proven track record within the industry is usually needed.

You mention that you have an excellent network which could be the best way to move into broking as your contacts have first hand experience of how you work and may be able to help recommend you to potential employers.

I hope this helps.

Kind regards
Heidi Heseltine

Managing Director, Halcyon Recruitment Ltd

Re: Maritime recruitment podcast. Sept 2010

Jianjun Wang — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 05:24:10 -0000

I like what you have put, but it is very interesting to find out most of jobs need experience. It narrows the potential excellent person to join. For example, I like to be a ship sale and purchase broker, I have been working for ship industry for over 17 years in shipyard, classification and bank, with excellent networks and contacts in this area, but not as a ship broker. I am attending the International Ship Charter course now, but I found my knowledge and experience is much beyond these. Are these company really understand the cross experience in the similar area?

Re: Maritime Law: The Rotterdam Rules

Augusta Law Firm — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:12:58 -0000

Thanks for the update. Your posts are always great. Keep up the great work. Thanks.