The concept of the integrated (shipping) company will be complemented or even replaced by the concept of integrated supply chains.

Hypothetical Conditions and Extraordinary Assumption as per USPAP for shipping asset appraisals

COVID-19 as novel, systemic, long-tail risk requires leadership skills for innovation logic, novel risk management in shipping industry

" I am worried that about the viability of future solutions for the shipping industry that may be very costly." - Peter Sand

Marine Survey Terminology for Marine Surveyors, Vessel Appraisers, and other Maritime Professionals #KaratzasMarine #KaratzasAuctions

Auction Terminology & Glossary for the Marine & other Industries

Connecting Worlds - A Brief History of the Corinth Canal in Greece

Appraisal & Valuation Terminology by the American Society of Appraisers (ASA), adapted for the Marine Industry

Value Definitions from the American Society of Appraisers (ASA)

For a recent presentation at the Equipment Leasing and Finance Conference (ELFA), we have had the opportunity to review the current...

Basil Karatzas stated: "For offshore, a simile from oil, “when the price of oil is too low, the best place to dig is on Wall Street"

"There have been days that the trading volume of BDRY surpassed that of most dry bulk equities with much longer trading history and...

This article by Basil M Karatzas, ABV, ASA, CMS, was originally published in "The MTS Journal", American Society of Appraisers, in...

Adding to credential list of ABV, ASA, and FICS, Basil M Karatzas achieves CMS by the National Association of Marine Surveyors (NAMS) New...

Inaugural column of a guest writer, Mr Kyle Shostak The public capital markets have been dead as a doornail for shipping companies in...

Basil Karatzas presenting at the Equipment Management Conference on the marine industry

by Greg Miller, Freightwaves (Republished by permission) Judging a book by its cover, Pablo Rodas-Martini’s “IMO 2020: A Regulatory...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Basil M Karatzas Obtains Accredited in Business Valuations (ABV) Qualification by the American Institute of...

Many 'false positives' for a structural market recovery in shipping in the last decade, while highly un-quantifiable challenges lurk

Our blog is pleased to welcome well-educated insights of industry experts. We are thrilled to host as inaugural opinion guest Mr Greg...