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Hope & Change: a level playing field in the New Year…

Posted to Global Maritime Analysis with Joseph Keefe (by Joseph Keefe) on December 29, 2010

With just one weekly MarPro column left to craft before the candle flickers and dies on 2010, I’m tempted to do the ‘year in review’ thing or perhaps deliver an inspirational message to the troops. Instead, I find myself fixated upon a reader response to my December 15 edition…

Mercator carves a dynamic career path in seafaring

Posted to Mercator carves a dynamic career path in seafaring (by Joseph Fonseca) on November 18, 2009

Mercator Shipping Lines India’s second largest private shipping company in terms of tonnage will never be short of seafarers. By offering a vibrant and motivating career path to its floating staff, Mercator Lines has broken with tradition by…

DEBT, PRIVATE EQUITY, VC’S, ANGELS AND OTHER FLYING OBJECTS

Posted to THE BUSINESS OF SUPERYACHTS - BRANSOM BEAN (by bransom bean) on October 21, 2009

As a business coach, I have learned that some VC’s (or “venture capitalists” - sorry if you already knew that but you might have thought I meant Viet Cong; yes I AM that old but I was in Submarines remember ) can be to some business owners they finance as boats in general are to boat owners.