Clippers, shipping companies, new coaches! Strategic transformation, opening the mode of buying a boat and chartering a boat.

For example, Shun Tak Shipping Network reported that "layoffs continue, and well-known dry bulk carriers continue to lay off employees 1/4". In recent years, Clipper, a well-known shipping company, has been busy laying off employees and selling ships, operating in a light asset strategic mode.

However, after the company changed coaches recently, the new CEO said that it would bring a more radical strategy and put the purchase of ships back on the agenda.

On Wednesday, Peter Norborg announced that he would resign as CEO of Clipper and take over as CEO of Swirebbulk, a subsidiary of Swire Shipping, a Singapore shipping company, starting from 5438+ 10/next June.

With the departure of Peter Norborg, Clippers also welcomed a new CEO Amrit Peter Kalsi.

With the new CEO Amrit Peter Kalsi officially taking office on June 5438+1 October1,the Clippers' more radical strategy gradually surfaced.

During the years when his predecessor, Peter Norborg, was in charge of the dry bulk shipping company, Clipper experienced many large-scale layoffs, ship sales and the closure of offices around the world to make ends meet.

Amrit Peter Carcy, a former chief operating officer of Clippers, holds exactly the same strategic views as his predecessor. In a recent interview with shipping media Shipping Watch, Kalsi said that the company will focus on growth again in the future.

When talking about why such a big strategic shift happened suddenly, Carcy said, "Because our situation is better now than in the past. We believe that owning a ship can only add value to our business, and we now have the ability to pursue the possibilities we see more actively. "

It further explained that "Clippers will still be mainly engaged in chartering business, but for us, it provides us with additional value, we can participate in profitable asset transactions, and it also provides us with the scale and quantity of becoming shipowners or * * * with shipowners." We won't suddenly decide to buy 50 boats. But the number of ships purchased will depend on Clipper's investment or cooperation with other companies. "

We will still focus on subdividing business areas and joint ventures.

After downsizing in recent years, Clipper currently operates 75 ships, including handysize, supramax and ultramax.

Kalsi said that these sectors will continue to play a key role in these growth targets. It also explains that Clipper will continue to develop and establish new segmentation services. "These businesses have provided us with support and quantity."

At the same time, the Clippers also plan to expand their joint pool. Recently, Clippers acquired bulk handling, dry bulk tank, from Klaveness, Norway.

Kalsi said: "From our joint pool and their performance, we believe that we have a competitive product, and its performance is always better than the market. We also hope that it can develop further. "

Finally, regarding the fleet, Clipper said that in addition to acquiring ships, it also plans to expand what the new CEO called the company's "core TC (Time Charter) fleet".

Carcy admits that the short-term prospects are full of great uncertainties. "In the short and medium term, we see many uncertainties related to coronavirus pneumonia-19, and the overall uncertainty of the US presidential election and global development." However, it also said that "in the long run, from the current proportion of new ship orders, it is optimistic."

In addition, the new CEO said that although the market is full of challenges, the Clippers have no plans to repeat the massive layoffs in recent years. Previously, the shipping company had laid off about a quarter of its staff worldwide.