Haven't looked at this one in a while. Bulk carrier KING CORN inport, north Vancouver. Last voyage was from Yangzhou, China
Baowu surpasses ArcelorMittal as the world’s largest steel producer
January 10th, 2020 Sam Chambers Sam Chambers Asia, Dry Cargo, Greater China 0 comments
China’s mighty Baowu Steel Group appears to have surpassed ArcelorMittal as the world’s largest steel producer.
Baowu’s chairman in a new year’s address told employees the group managed to produce 96m tons of crude steel last year, up 40% on 2018 after it took an indirect controlling stake in Masteel.
According to the latest report from Alphabulk, ArcelorMittal has held the position of the world’s largest steel producer since 2006 when India’s Mittal Steel took over Europe’s Arcelor. It produced 92.5m tons in 2018 but is widely expected to report at or below that figure for 2019 due to falling demand in Europe.
Baowu also took a 15% stake in another steel mill, Shougang, two months ago and is on track to surpass 100m tons of crude steel production this year.
https://splash247.com/baowu-surpasses-arcelormittal-as-the-worlds-largest-steel-producer/
Africa’s newest shipping line sets sail
January 10th, 2020 Sam Chambers Sam Chambers Dry Cargo 0 comments
Guinea Shipping Corporation (GSC) is set to kickstart operations in the next month, Splash can exclusively reveal, providing a new export arm for the increasingly important dry bulk destination in West Africa.
GSC was created 10 years ago, but remained dormant ever since. Starting today, it has sets out its goals, claiming it is Africa’s newest bulk shipping line.
GSC will manage operations related to the maritime shipping of goods, minerals, with a primary focus on export bulk commodities in Guinea.
The carrier will also manage chartering, acquisition and operation of ships and the day-to-day operations. Future plans also include joint venture partnerships to develop barging, transhipment and port management.
The shipping line aims to reinvest in Guinea’s maritime sector. Initial plans are to provide a training ship and school with a particular focus on helping local people build careers as international seafarers.
The fleet will comprise a combination of owned and chartered vessels to provide a flexible response to fluctuations in global demand for commoditised raw materials such as bauxite, alumina and iron ore exported from Guinea.
The main customers of GSC will initially be the mining companies operating in Guinea but the carrier’s ambition is to extend its network to other West African countries, with the same philosophy of developing training and enriching the maritime sectors of each country.
GSC is chaired by Henrik Christensen, a Danish entrepreneur living in Hong Kong. In Christensen’s diverse 40+ year career, he has established many logistics-related entities including the Africa Logistics Club, a network designed to develop more business between China and Africa.
Guinea’s huge commodities potential has been reshaping international dry bulk trading patterns in the last few years with vast quantities of bauxite and iron ore heading from the West African nation bound for China.
https://splash247.com/africas-newest-shipping-line-sets-sail/
You count on their arrogance to push common people too far. Northam in Virginia has caused counties to openly raise militias. Imagine how many other militias are increasing in ranks in other States were dems think they can do anything. Keep in mind there are 26 million veterans in this country. How would cops hold against experienced infantry that fought in ME or back to Hue City? Hint: Dallas, Texas. Single Army reservist with one tour in Iraq took out 11 cops, 5 permanently. Media "experts" squawked about two or three shooters.
You asked how to battle legal crimes and I gave you an answer. Now, if LE won't enforce, NG won't engage, and a whole lot of pissed off "peasants" have taken to the field. What do you think the rats will do? Call for blue hats? Sure, blue hats go home in sponges and more firepower bearing down on the rats.
I can tell you've never served. Imagine something like "Hey Mom? yeah back in the 'Stan they would send out dogs and women and kids and we knew if they got to close we'd get grenades so a few times I saw some kids coming up like they were gonna try to get some chocolate but instead I lit 'em up with an M203 SAW. I'm still your little boy right?"
What kind of MOS needs a 16 year contract?