
Deep Waters: The hidden world of global shipping
The Documentary Podcast
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How to Fix a Cargo Board
On one wall of the office there's a big white board where Isoo writes the details of cargoes seeking ships. Every ship owner will need to know the length of time expected for loading and unloading. A shine brass ship's bell hangs on the office wall. You're ringing a bell means another fixture is accomplished. So whenever you've completed a deal in this office you ring that. And that's how we celebrate because it's the old fashion tradition almost all the brokering houses has a bell to ring when we fix a cargo for them. The people who need that luck even more than the brokers the charterers and the owners are the seafarers - they risk their
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