Helping the “Man with Many Bonds”

As the Publisher of Marine Money, I am in the unique position of hearing both sides of every story. In one ear I hear the shipping industry complaining that the investment community needs to learn more about shipowning. In the other ear I hear the financial community bemoan the fact that foreign based shipowners come to the United States to extract capital and in many cases have the audacity to hold their Annual General Meetings in Piraeus and Bermuda.

I am at the same time encouraged and alarmed by these two simultaneous monologues. I am encouraged because bridging the gap between the finance community and the ship owning community has been the mission of my publication for the last 10 years. I am alarmed for precisely the same reason.

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