URSABLOG: Life Cycle Lessons
Like many very good – and very bad – ideas it started with a lunch. I had gone to see George Mangos, and his brother Christos, of the Interunity Group to brainstorm a little bi
URSABLOG: The Cranes Are Listening
Once upon a time, a long time ago, before Covid and entry into our language of phrases like ‘supply chain bottlenecks’ and ‘friend shoring’, before Ever Given memes were
URSABLOG: As Luck Would Have It
Many years ago I was invited to a presentation by the Japanese Embassy here in Athens, where two speakers, one from Toyota and the other from Nintendo, described their company phil
URSABLOG: Reading, Fast and Slow
I remember once having a conversation with an old friend of mine, an academic, and he was lamenting – as many people of my age group tend to do these days – about the seeming i
URSABLOG: Seeing Is Believing?
My Facebook and Instagram accounts got hacked the other week. It was my fault, I wasn’t paying attention. Someone I knew sent me a text asking me to vote for them in a talent con
URSABLOG: End Of An Era
It’s been a busy week, with lots of things happening, and lots of news, and lots of things to reflect on, but the thing that most sticks in my mind as I settle down to write this
URSABLOG: The Pleasure Principle
Making money – the point of being in business – involves balancing many differing factors, but one of the most important, especially in shipping, is balancing risk with reward.
URSABLOG: A Cast Iron Argument For Investment In Shipping
Much has been written in recent weeks – including by myself – of supply chain disruption as the Panama Canal dries up (or doesn’t) and the Houthi rebels attack shipping in th
URSABLOG: Why The Long Face?
Happy New Year. Never before have I meant the greeting so genuinely, but never before has the bitterness of cynicism, combined with a sense of foreboding and powerlessness accompan
Maritime Bauxite Trade Surges, Alumina and Aluminum Steady
Bauxite, alumina, and aluminum are closely related materials essential to the aluminum industry. Bauxite is the primary mineral source, consisting mainly of aluminum hydroxide mine