URSABLOG: Wine Lessons
Wine is a central part of my life. Even just writing this seems like a guilty admission, but even if it makes me sound like an alcoholic – functioning or otherwise – I don’t
URSABLOG: Accepting Uncertainty
It was a post on my LinkedIn feed – hidden between the useless life-affirming and inspirational quotes that are supposed to energise our days – that triggered a thought process
URSABLOG: Waiting For Stimulation
There has been so much difficult economic news coming out of China of late that one might be forgiven for thinking that change, some massive change, is imminent. “The longer it g
URSABLOG: Will Dry Bulk Shipping Exist in August 3023?
What can we expect from the Panamax dry cargo spot freight market in the last quarter of this year? Moreover, what are the projections for its performance in the first quarter of 2
URSABLOG: A Sense Of Dread
There is a memorial on Liverpool’s Pier Head that bears the inscription “These officers and men of the Merchant Navy died while serving with the Royal Navy and have no grav
URSABLOG: Thumbs Up?
One of the most important things for a shipbroker to know is exactly the moment a contract becomes effective. Apart from the obvious that once a deal is confirmed you can fist pump
URSABLOG: See Naples And?
I’ve always wanted to come to Naples, but I suspect that amongst the many other places in the world I would like to visit, it would have remained on that unfulfilled ‘bucket li
URSABLOG: Marking Time
They’re sitting there next to me, on my desk, at home, glaring at me. Their existence pricks my conscience. They arrived some days ago in my office, and I left them there for
URSABLOG: Handsome Returns
I’ll concede that one of my initial draws to the maritime industry was its geographical element. I’ve always been somewhat fascinated by maps, nations, seas, rivers and
URSABLOG: Stimulating Forecasts
Earlier this week I rather unwisely got involved in an online discussion on The Athletic, an online sports journal, about the upcoming signings that Liverpool Football Club wi