Occassionally, I joined shipping industry after graduation in 2008 though my major in the college is Finance. Most of my classmates found jobs in finance industry or at least related industries, and when having dinners together now, I found not much common topics with them since I have been away from finance world for not a shor time.
It’s very lucky for me to be a management trainee in the world’s top 1 shipping company as the beginning of my career. Considerate care and constant training make me improve myself faster than expected.
2009, as people know, was the most terrible time for world’s economy, especially in shipping industry. Some shipping companies, shipyards bankrupted, and the terminals were facing critical financial risk. Also “lucky” for me, it was the time when I joined this industry.
On the first day I entered the office, I found our CEO was laid off, and then COO, HR manager, etc. At that time, I was shocked that these senior peolple could also lose their jobs. After one month, I moved from Beijing to Shanghai as the company merged two regions’ offices to Asia Pacific Office. Afterwards, I watched people leaving the company who was losing money. It was a hard time for the company, and also for us.
It’s very lucky for me to be a management trainee in the world’s top 1 shipping company as the beginning of my career. Considerate care and constant training make me improve myself faster than expected.
2009, as people know, was the most terrible time for world’s economy, especially in shipping industry. Some shipping companies, shipyards bankrupted, and the terminals were facing critical financial risk. Also “lucky” for me, it was the time when I joined this industry.
On the first day I entered the office, I found our CEO was laid off, and then COO, HR manager, etc. At that time, I was shocked that these senior peolple could also lose their jobs. After one month, I moved from Beijing to Shanghai as the company merged two regions’ offices to Asia Pacific Office. Afterwards, I watched people leaving the company who was losing money. It was a hard time for the company, and also for us.
April, 2009. The industry touched the bottom and I met the first turning point in my life. With other colleagues, I also had to leave the company though good performance and high score in learning. Leaving the best job made me sad, but friends told me, ” When you lose a chance, another better chance is waiting for you.” I believed it.
After twenty days, I successfully found another job which is also very good as a shipbroker trainee. This is a totally new area for me though I had one year background in container shipping. I will have two years in three positions as trainee to learn dry cargo chartering and new building/s&p. Now I’ve got the better chance.
During these two years, I have been learning shipping knowledge which was totally blank to me before 2008. I’m moving to Copenhagen this month for the second position in New Building / Sales and Purchase. Since I joined this industry, I found people outside of shipping industry know little about it, and I can’t found any experience and knowledge sharing in internet. So here is the birth of this blog. I hope to give a window to shipping world for everyone and grow up in this industry with you.
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4月1日,铁矿石进口历史终于被改写——铁矿石巨头巴西淡水河谷公司供应给日本钢企的铁矿石,将以季度定价方式结算,时间点为4月至6月。有消息称,价格为110美元左右/吨,涨幅为90%至100%。3月30日,必和必拓也声称,与大多数亚洲客户达成了“更短时间的”结算方式。这意味着,铁矿石价格谈判长协机制已经一只脚踏入历史之门,与现货市场密切相关的指数定价机制,悄悄地进入到人们的视线。
Mining companies prefer quarterly contracts
Beijing News.Net
Wednesday 31st March, 2010
Two of the world’s biggest mining companies have chosen to sell iron ore on quarterly contracts to some Asian steel mills.
Vale and BHP Billiton have said they are happy with the fairer contracts, which will form a new basis for pricing in the steel industry.
The price of iron ore has risen strongly, reflecting increased demand from countries like Japan, where Nippon Steel is paying around US$105 per tonne of iron ore.
In 2009/10 the annual price was around US$62.
While it is known the old contracts, which expire this week, have been signed by Japan, South Korea and other Asian countries, it is not yet known if China is involved.