The accident of the ferocious cargo-ship named “Ever Given in the Suez Canal last week reminded us how crucial the maritime trade corridors and especially those maritime trade corridors that unite Europe and Asia are. The Suez Canal. The timing of the accident is bad since it coincided with the hardships suffered by world trade …
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The Leader of a Business
Business leaders are always invited to define the future vision for the company they run, to solve immediate problems whenever and when they arise and of course to be interested not only in the proper functioning and productivity of the company but also in producing the required results that they have set or have been …
What Businesses Need to Be Ready When Growth Starts
In the second half of 2021 businesses should be ready to “run” in a new and quite different environment. Of course, until then, the primary issue is their survival so that they can successfully overcome any difficult transition in the second half of 2021. To be ready for the upcoming increase in overall demand that …
The Nightmare in the Global Fare Market in VLCC ships
Last year (2020) due to the Covid-19 pandemic that swept the world, the VLCC (Very Large Crude Carriers-the longest ship ever built) with a capacity of more than 300000 tons dw offered record profits of $240,000 a day as demand was huge for oil supply and storage due to the low price of oil. VLCC …
Success Guide for CEOs for the year 2021
What is certain is that 2020 was disastrous for both the macro-economy (country economies, country bloc economies and the global economy) and the micro-economy (businesses, companies, groups of companies, etc.). No one can accuse the Chief-Executive-Officers (CEOs) and general managers of companies and businesses in general of failing to anticipate this mess caused by the …
Blockchain Technology Completely Removes the Intermediary’s Position in one Transaction
The announcement in 2009 of a person under the pseudonym Satashi Nakamoto that he successfully created the first digital electronic money transfer platform was the dawn of a new world of transaction implementation between natural and legal persons. Blockchain technology solves a fundamental trading problem, that of the intermediary who must have the confidence of …
The Future Transformation of the Nature of Businesses
It is now a fact that the Covid-19 pandemic acts as a shaper of business developments either as an accelerator for them or as a catalyst for changes in the redefining of the business plan survival of businesses. The first transformation concerns the consumer’s approach and given that the regime of selling products directly from …
The Workplace after the Covid-19 Era
Since in the service sector 50% of employees in both the public and private sectors work under the distance work (teleworking) regime, companies are invited to redesign their workplaces for the post-Covid-19 era. Teleworking is a mainstream trend that will continue to exist after the end of the Covid-19 pandemic in companies operating in the …
Why Retail Success Is Based on Digital Transformation and Consumer Decryption
At the end of the Covid-19 era consumption will, to an exceptionally large extent, take place through online platforms for e-shops that will replace shopping streets and department stores through internet browsing. Essentially the consumption will be transferred in the context of satisfying the online purchases of this pleasant walk to the commercial department store. …
The Degree of Validity of Artificial Intelligence Systems Forecasts
As the application of artificial intelligence expands to support more and more critical decisions about the economy and society, the more concerns will grow as to whether the predictions of such systems are valid, impartial, and socially acceptable. The basis for the validity, reliability and acceptance of decisions based on artificial intelligence systems by Thanos …