FI602 – Finance Strategy and Valuation Case Analysis Ocean Carriers March 23‚ 2011 Executive Summary Industry Overview Capesize dry bulk carriers provide shipping services worldwide. Due to their size‚ Capesize carriers must sail around Cape Horn in order to travel between the Atlantic and Pacifica Oceans – the ships are too large to utilize the Panama Canal. In January 2001‚ there were 553 capesize vessels in service throughout the world. Demand for dry bulk carriers is determined
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Product‚ Pricing‚ and Channels Paper MKT/421 - Marketing Blue Ocean Strategy Description of Blue Ocean strategy and its Importance The Blue Ocean Strategy is derived from the book “Blue Ocean Strategy” by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne. The book is based on a study of 150 strategic moves made by companies in 30 industries over 100 plus years. Per the book‚ the term blue ocean means untouched market space that makes competition none existent in a known industry. The term describes how ideal
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In the article‚ “Oceans Are Losing Oxygen—and Becoming More Hostile to Life” by Craig Welch‚ climate change is affecting the lives of all kinds of sea creatures. This article explains how climate change‚ and the warming of ocean water‚ has began taking oxygen out of the water. This means that many fish species have shrunk because of this loss of oxygen. The warmer water speeds up the metabolism of these fish‚ which makes them breathe in more of the oxygen. A couple of scientists from the University
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NBC’s Parks and Recreation launches audiences into a world where a low-status governmental department struggles to overcome underhanded bureaucracy and red tape. The Parks & Recreation Department of Pawnee‚ Indiana consists of an eclectic selection of employees‚ ranging from the ignorant yet good-spirited Andy Dwyer to the sassy‚ but sage‚ Donna Meagle. Yet the zeitgeist of the department is found within the unique personalities of Leslie Knope‚ Ron Swanson‚ and April Ludgate. These three characters
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Rosa parks Courage is not defined by those who fought and did not fall‚ but by those who fought and fell and rose again. It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. Rosa Parks was one of the individual who showed courage in the face of adversity. She was the woman who refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. She showed courage throughout her whole life and because of that‚ she is now remembered as a civil rights activist. Rosa Louise McCauley parks was born on February
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and car parking issues at MIT. 3. Introduction The purpose of the survey was to discover the different means of transport used by Non English Speaking Background students (NESB) covering issues like time taken to travel‚ availability of car parks and Parking tickets. 4. Procedure 4.1 An instant survey was conducted by means of questionnaire given to 120 NESB students to complete. The participants were divided into five age groups‚ under 20‚ 20 to 29‚ 30 to 39‚ 40 to 49 and over 50 years
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Keeping oceans young and productive: - Upwelling and Downwelling Oceans cover two thirds of our planet thus they can be regarded as one of the major factors in shaping this blue marble in space. But oceans just don’t result in varying gradient of humidity that gives rise to different vegetations and ultimately widely different biomes when coupled with other factors such as differential exposure to solar radiation‚ and inherent soil type. Oceans are living systems that themselves support numerous
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Conclusion The chemical changes in ocean acidification is known to be caused by an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere‚ resulting in the lowering of the pH making water more acidic‚ an increase in dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2)‚ a reduction in the concentration of carbonate ions and an increase in bicarbonate ions. The oceans are currently taking up about one ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) associated with human activities per year. Almost half of the carbon dioxide
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English 103 Spring 2013 An upstate New Yorker need not travel far to experience truly breathtaking views. Letchworth State Park is an unexpected sanctuary of beauty nestled along the Genesee River‚ just south of the city of Rochester‚ New York and only hours away from other major cities in the upstate area. Touted as the "Grand Canyon of the East‚" Letchworth State Park is the site of an expansive and winding gorge flanked by diverse layers of bedrock that date back hundreds of millions of years
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Ocean Carriers Case Report Executive Summary Ocean Carriers is evaluating a proposed lease for a ship over three years starting in 2003. Currently‚ Ocean Carriers does not have any ships that are available to meet this customer demand. This report will assist VP of Finance Mary Lynn to make a decision on whether or not to commission a new carrier and how long to hold on to this asset. Based off a financial analysis using the data Ocean Carriers has provided‚ the final recommendation is that
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