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Tell us a bit about yourself? The best description of myself would be a maritime legal counsel, fascinated by the opportunities digitalisation has to offer. I know my way around computer code as well as I know my way around maritime law and I am grateful that I can professionally combine the two by being …
How long have you been in the Breakbulk industry? I think I can say that I am in the industry for the whole my life – I have started as a kid by being chased by my father in the port of Koper when I wanted to see the different cargoes being transhipped. Jokes apart…I’ve …
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How long have you been in the Breakbulk industry? Since 1979. What is the biggest change you have seen in the Breakbulk market in this time? The huge drop that happened in the bunker prices. What is the best part of your role? Challenging Issues, solving problems and developing new ideas creating new Trades/opportunities/businesses. What …
How long have you been in the Breakbulk industry? Soreidom was established in 1989, since then we are in the Break bulk business. Biggest change you have seen in the Breakbulk market in this time? The influence of the container vessels, taking a considerable amount of break bulk cargo away. The best part of your …
AntwerpXL’s newest exhibitor for 2021 RCT Stevedoring, based in Belgium, completed our quickfire round. Find out about Koen, General Manager, & what he had to say about the industry: How long have you been in the Breakbulk industry? I have been in the industry for 25 years Biggest change you have seen in the Breakbulk …
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Antwerp XL is partnered with all sorts of businesses in the breakbulk supply chain, but we also work with charities. The official charity of this year’s show is the Mission to Seafarers & St Boniface at the Port of Antwerp. You might ask yourself, how does the church fit in with modern seafaring? Father Brian …
Next-Gen Breakbulk – Skills & Competencies of the future Christa Sys, Professor and holder of the BNP Paribas Fortis chair on Transport, Logistics and Ports at the University of Antwerp, explores what the next generation of breakbulk professionals will need to meet changing demands… Global crises like the COVID-19 pandemic and megatrends including globalisation, changing …
Antwerp XL guest speaker, Pablo Rodas-Martini, Shipping Emissions expert and author of IMO 2020: A Regulatory Tsunami, lists his top 5 impacts of the IMO 2020 fuel sulphur cap ahead of his talk on the subject at the Main Deck Conference on 22 April… IMO 2020 will be enforced on all the main shipping routes …
Industry Insights What challenges do you think the world of breakbulk will face in 2020? As well as the IMO2020 sulphur cap and generally increasing operational costs, politics will play a major role in reshaping and establishing new cargo flows and shipping requirements. The other big challenge is the economic slowdown. End of 2019 we …
Interview: Sten Tuhkunen, Shipping Specialist, Nizi International S.A. Read More »
How long have you been in the Breakbulk industry? My association with the ports and transportation industry has been for last 15 years and breakbulk has been an integral part of this journey. Biggest change you have seen in the Breakbulk market in this time? The most visible aspect has been the continuous transition of …
Industry Insights What challenges do you think the world of breakbulk will face in 2020? There is a worry that a global recession is on the way. The rise of populist governments, Brexit and the US-China spat are all likely to encourage a move away from a global free trade paradigm. If the US-China dispute …
