Tradewinds 01 November 2013 BY GILLIAN WHITTAKER ATHENS Analyst Riaz Khan revealed to Greek shipping executives the day-to-day mind-boggling complexities facing shipowners and how two people can interpret the same situation very differently — glass half ... Read More

So much has already been written about the pros and cons regarding the Hamburg Model that one starts to wonder, what is the real intention of the German Government’s mixed signals?  Is it to give some relaxation to the owners/banks or as reported at the end of July: ... Read More

An article about Private Equity Players (PEPs) recently published in one of the shipping journals includes the following statement: “They [PEPs] quickly showed they were no fools, however, by not throwing cash at hungry owners before they believed markets would sustain their business model.  Momentum has now picked up and private ... Read More

Prior to his recent departure as managing director of Research & Strategic Planning at DVB Bank, S Riaz Khan gave his view on what the shipping industry needs to do to improve inspection transparency, following the rejection of the bank’s application to ... Read More