Our partner in China and Singapore, Ocean Favor, is showing us the error of our ways with these five shipping sins. These commonly misunderstood shipping concepts were written for the Institute of Seatransport by Ocean Favor’s Chief Representative (Hong Kong Region), Edward Cheng.
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5 Commonly Misunderstood Concepts in Shipping – Edward Cheng, Chief Representative (Hong Kong Region) of Ocean Favor Shipping (Shanghai) Ltd.
This article was originally published in SEAVIEW, journal of the Institute of Seatransport in Hong Kong, authorised by the author to repost it on Linkedin)
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