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Gone With the Wind – Ship Shape Commodity Weekly

Dominating the news this week has not been the hopeless story of a Southern girl’s love for a married man, but rather the twin storms in the Gulf of Mexico. The bluster behind this story left oil and tanker markets in a spin with impending disruption and shutdowns.   As of late Thursday, Hurricane Laura …

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Ship Shape – A Sleeping Bull in a China Shop

Sleepy Joe may have confirmed Kamala Harris as his running mate for the US Presidency, but there is another sleepy factor lurking in the background, ready to bring either fireworks or a quiet slide into obscurity towards the end of this year. The world has endured a period of huge upheaval. From the virus outbreak …

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Tanker News Update 19/8/20

*Pirates of the Middle Eastern Gulf   The United Nations Convention for the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) defines piracy as:   (a) any illegal acts of violence or detention, or any act of depredation, committed for private ends by the crew or the passengers of a private ship or a private aircraft, and directed- …

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Castaway Podcast Episode 20

Soy Castaway Podcast. Join us for our 20th edition, where we are joined by Chris Pardey our agriculture expert (outstanding in his field) as he joins in our panel discussion about freight and commodity markets.   Available now on the FIS website (https://freightinvestorservices.com/blog/fis-castaway-eps-20-unprecedented-coverage-in-unprecedented-times/ )   Spotify  https://open.spotify.com/episode/5zq56HOVC5DRP6gPBw5AA5?si=OrkWqJAvTCymSwG-vKBfvQ   And Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/fis-castaway/id1507094242#episodeGuid=80b302ce-68c9-9fe7-0f6e-774d50501338  

FIS CASTAWAY – EPISODE 19

What is going on with this iron ore market? How come freight is flying again? Why is nothing moving on oil? Memes aside, join the team to discuss the week’s movements and idiosyncrasies. Available now on the FIS website (www.freightinvestorservices.com/media ) Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/7yMLsm5s8tLtrCQr7bG8wD?si=FW6Rvj9HRjClAx3vRjq8iw And Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/fis-castaway/id1507094242 Disclaimer: This podcast is a marketing communication and is not based upon …

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