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Dear friends and colleagues,
4th Issue
June 2009
In the last issue I already mentioned the dark clouds hanging over the world
economy in general and shipping in particular. Unfortunately, at
the time of writing this message, it has become
apparent that all the negative and pessimistic
forecast’s available then have become a sad
reality. We therefore have to prepare ourselves
for some very challenging times in shipping,
especially for container vessels, which account
for approximately 50% of the crew managed
Fleet of Marlow. In times like these our primary
objective can only be to promote the co-operation
between all parties involved. If we all contribute towards
this common goal then we feel confident that we will overcome this difficult
period.
But there is not only gloom in shipping and from here onwards I will concentrate
on more positive issues.
Marlow and its Ship owning clients always maintained that “Crew Training” is of
primary importance not only to our Company but to the shipping industry as a
whole. In 2006 the foundations for the new Agency Building and Training
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