Threat of rising oil price adds to frustration for crisis-hit supply chain chiefs
New warnings from the World Bank of surging oil prices, adding to the continuing instability ...
WTC: RIDE THE WAVEFDX: TOP EXEC OUTPEP: TOP PERFORMER KO: STEADY YIELD AND KEY APPOINTMENTAAPL: SUPPLIER IPOCHRW: SLIGHTLY DOWNBEAT BUT UPSIDE REMAINSDHL: TOP PRIORITIESDHL: SPECULATIVE OCEAN TRADEDHL: CFO REMARKSPLD: BEATING ESTIMATESPLD: TRADING UPDATEBA: TRUMP TRADE
WTC: RIDE THE WAVEFDX: TOP EXEC OUTPEP: TOP PERFORMER KO: STEADY YIELD AND KEY APPOINTMENTAAPL: SUPPLIER IPOCHRW: SLIGHTLY DOWNBEAT BUT UPSIDE REMAINSDHL: TOP PRIORITIESDHL: SPECULATIVE OCEAN TRADEDHL: CFO REMARKSPLD: BEATING ESTIMATESPLD: TRADING UPDATEBA: TRUMP TRADE
Wonderfully written piece by former mariner turned PR man and novelist, John Guy, on the time a ship on which he was second mate docked at an Iranian port on the eve that next day saw the Shah deposed and the ascent of Ayatollah Khomeini. An evocative description of life as a seafarer before containers took hold, “we were expecting to sail in about three weeks’ time”, which turned into several months as revolution rocked Iran, causing more than one hairy moment for the stranded crew.
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