Comment / OceanX radar: Supply and demand? It's the law of the jungle

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Exciting days in South Africa, catching up with friends and partners in Johannesburg and spending some time in the bush since mid-week.

The law of the jungle, with its winners and losers, is abundant in metaphors to illuminate aspects of our industry. First that springs to mind is the balance of supply and demand. In a recent lecture on the subject, I called it the Ying and Yang of shipping; a friend of mine on the US west coast put it ...