Maritime
Did you know? Budha believes ports and terminals is not as visible an industry as it should be. Inside the industry, ports and terminals are hugely profitable enterprises. The average EBITDA margin in a well-run terminal is better than 50%, which means for every $100 charged for handling a container, the terminal is left with…
21 May 2019, by IBC Asia InsightsTechnology
It’s an annual affair for our sister company, Ovum to have packed meetings, briefings and presentations, reflecting on key developments, trends and rumours at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona. MWC has always known as a specialized conference for the telco industry, this has somehow changed this year. It is now one of the world’s greatest…
29 Mar 2019, by IBC Asia InsightsMaritime
The expectations required of ship managers are becoming more and more challenging these days. Ballas Water Management, Scrubbers among others, are causing significant impact to the budget of vessels. In the past years I have been involved in innumerable tank cleaning operations including optimising tank cleaning processes. It was interesting to observe that even sister…
18 Jan 2019, by IBC Asia InsightsHealthcare
Healthcare Organisations over the world are grappling with productivity and experimenting with various means by which one can eventually get to the right manning standards. Let us practically look at the healthcare scenario and the various variables that come into play when dealing with patients. Healthcare and care givers who work in the healthcare space need to work…
16 Jan 2019, by IBC Asia InsightsMaritime
Regulatory understanding & Accurate information; Installation Timeline; Technical Feasibilities; Compliance Maintenance The various surveys with early adopters of Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) have shown that the majority of systems installed to date face operability challenges, either due to installation, operational sequence or even non-marine-grade system selection. Given that Ballast Water Management (BWM) is a…
14 Jan 2019, by IBC Asia InsightsHealthcare
The Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Program in Indonesia In 2014, the government of Indonesia launched a Universal Health Coverage (UHC) that aims to provide health insurance coverage for all citizens in Indonesia. Operated by BPJS (Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Sosial), the project was named JKN (Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional), whereby Indonesian citizens are required to pay a premium monthly to support needy citizens in need of healthcare services…
2 Jan 2019, by IBC Asia InsightsMaritime
The demand by shippers for the issue of a ‘Clean’ B/L by a shipowner/carrier, despite observed damage to cargo, is a global problem. It undoubtedly occurs hundreds of times or more each day. Such circumstances actually oblige the Master to state the nature of the observed damage on the face of the relevant B/L. However, if he does this, the B/L will become a ‘Dirty’ B/L and is effectively worthless to a seller/ shipper as the…
18 Dec 2018, by IBC Asia InsightsMaritime
On 1 January 2020 the final piece of the jigsaw that is the amended International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) MARPOL Annex VI will fall into place. Ships will be required to consume fuel with a sulfur content of 0.5% m/m or less globally. This event has been widely referred to as IMO 2020. What impact is this going to have? When…
18 Dec 2018, by IBC Asia InsightsEnergy
What current issues are impacting your industry? In December 2017, South Korea announced the Renewable Energy 3020 Implementation Plan (“RE3020”), an ambitious roadmap to produce 20% of its energy from renewable sources by 2030 (renewable currently accounts for 7% of the total energy mix), and is now in the process of enacting laws to mandate the government to abide by the RE3020. In response to this, we understand that market players (i.e., local developers, investors, and generation companies) are revising their…
18 Dec 2018, by IBC Asia InsightsLife Science
High Costs of Clinical Trials Poses A Major Challenge for The Stem Cells Industry Human embryonic/Adult stem cells have been known to have the remarkable potency to mature into different body cell types like skin, bone, nerve, blood, heart etc. This property of stem cells creates great promise for treating many diseases/disorders like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, cancer, osteoarthritis, diabetes…
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