Author: Procurement-Newz
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Survey suggests shipping is heading towards record lay-up territory
[ad_1] May 14th, 2020 Jason Jiang Contributions 0 comments Splash chief correspondent Jason Jiang looks at how owners are dusting off lay-up plans. The continued outbreak of coronavirus has forced shipowners to implement various measures to control their operating cost in order to stay in business with many of them starting to look at options…
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INSIGHT: China attracts petrochemical exports as global demand sags; inventories rising
[ad_1] SINGAPORE (ICIS)–China’s petrochemical industry faces yet another challenge – rising inventories and congestion at ports – as global supply far exceeds demand with the country’s own exports hit hard by the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. Demand for finished goods from two of China’s traditional export destinations, the US and Europe, has shrunk as…
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Robert P. Hyatt: School Board planning for future with land purchase – Opinion – The Ledger
[ad_1] In November 2018, the voters of Alachua County approved the following language by an almost two-to-one vote: “Half-Cent Sales Surtax to Improve School Facilities Shall the School Board of Alachua County levy a half-cent sales surtax to finance safety and security improvements; repair, renovation and remodeling of Board-owned schools, including modernization of classrooms, science…