Historic chocolate companies on the brink of bankruptcy March 6, 2025 Chocolate factories that survived world wars are now facing permanent closure due to the scarcity of cocoa for chocolate production. Historic companies that were…
Shipping: Which ships are affected by Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs? February 27, 2025 International shipping is entering a period of uncertainty due to tariffs imposed by new US President Donald Trump on steel and aluminum, with Supramax…
Shipping: The Golden Days are returning to the Container industry July 4, 2024 Unsettled weather conditions are a hazard of the high seas. Volatile markets are equally treacherous for the container shipping industry, which carries 80% of…
Shipping: The winning and losing industries for 2023 January 11, 2024 Shipowners operating tankers, liquefied natural gas carriers and car carriers were all gainers in 2023, in contrast to the container and dry bulk sectors,…
Germany-Innovations in Electric Cars: Zero Carbon Electricity Production & Ensuring Energy Reserves January 4, 2024 Based in Berlin, HZB, which specializes in research in areas such as solar energy, fusion power generation and battery applications, has stirred the stagnant…
The Total Reset and Outlook for the US Oil Industry October 19, 2023 Crude oil production in the US hit an all-time high on October 12, 2023, with 13.2 million barrels per day marking the complete elimination…
Perfumes-Imitations of well-known brands-A huge booming industry October 12, 2023 Perfume imitations, or those designed to smell like high-end perfumes from well-known houses, are gaining more and more popularity. I guess expensive perfumes don’t…
The Five Biggest Challenges for Shipping September 28, 2023 In the not-so-distant past, the shipping industry relied heavily on executive experience, manufacturing reliability, and… “hammer and wrench” analog logic to keep all gears…
Lockheed Martin: $7.79 billion contract for 128 F-35s May 4, 2023 The US Pentagon has announced a $7.79 billion deal with Lockheed Martin for 128 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets. The deal is for 126…