“Ocean Carriers” case Assume that Ocean Carriers uses a 9% discount rate. 1) Do you expect daily spot hire rates to increase or decrease next year? (5 points) 2) What factors drive daily hire rates? (5 points) 3) How would you characterize the long-term prospects of the capesize dry bulk industry? (10 points) 4) Should Ms Linn purchase the $39M capsize? Make 2 different assumptions. First‚ assume that Ocean Carriers is a US firm subject to 35% taxation. Second‚ assume that
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I feel that Ocean Acidification is an issue that isn’t talked about enough and that people don’t really know about it or what to do about it. This article did a really good job of giving examples of Ocean acidification but it doesn’t do a very good job of telling us what we can do to prevent it. The article also did a very good job of informing us with facts about it. In this article‚ it tells us that by 2050 the ocean will have become much‚ much more acidic‚ and a lot of the fish will have either
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Summary and Response to Ocean Acidification Article The National Geographic article “Ocean Acidification; Carbon Dioxide is Putting Shelled Animals at Risk‚” argues that the drop in surface pH could have a devastating effect on not only the organisms living in the ocean‚ but the environment that surrounds us. Research has shown that at least half of the carbon dioxide being emitted into the atmosphere has been absorbed by the oceans over time. This has benefited our environment because by
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Starfish Crayfish coral Some Bottom dwellers clean the ocean floors Bottom dwellers refers to any species of animal or some other organism that lives on the sea floor. Biologists often use the term benthos to refer to bottom dwellers. Benthos feed off algae. Examples include many species such as crab rock-fish worms sea slugs sea snails. Sea cucumber Starfish Crayfish coral Some Bottom dwellers clean the ocean floors Bottom dwellers refers to any species of animal or
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The End of Ocean Water Pollution Before the Industrial Revolution‚ the world’s oceans were pristine‚ beautiful‚ and clean. Instead of facing the ocean as an issue‚ it was considered a great resource. However‚ in the time that has passed between the Industrial Revolution and today‚ people have been polluting the world and the seas non-stop. As a result‚ the state of the water’s cleanliness has deteriorated. Today‚ however‚ there are many ways that we can stop ocean pollution. In order to do so‚ we
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Dolphins in the Ocean Park The main attraction at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park is a dolphin show with an earnest message about humans and animals living in harmony. Yet‚ David Wong of Hong Kong animal rights group Animal Earth says the shows are "detrimental to moral thinking." He also says that the very act of capturing the animals strips people of all respect that they may have for animals. There was an anti-dolphin show campaign by local animal rights groups in the summer of 2012. They wanted
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Indian Ocean Region The Indian Ocean is the world’s third largest ocean covering an area of over 28 million square miles. It is bounded by land masses on three sides. The exact boundaries of the Indian Ocean region has been argued but there is general agreement that it includes Cape Agulhas at the southernmost point of Africa‚ the Suez Canal‚ the entirety of the Persian Gulf‚ the Strait of Malacca‚ the Singapore Strait‚ and the west coast of Tasmania. The Indian Ocean region is comprised of
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Associate Level Material Oceans and Atmosphere Worksheet Using the assigned readings for Week Six‚ prepare a 50- to 75-word response to each of the following questions. The Oceans 1. What is the composition of seawater? The salinity of seawater ranges from 3.3 to 3.7%. When seawater evaporates it leaves behind sodium chloride‚ better known as table salt. The other components of seawater are acquired through various methods. One of which is weathering. Chemical weathering of rock releases
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There are several characters in the novel The Ocean at the End of the Lane. The characters in the book The Ocean at the End of the Lane are Lettie Hempstock and an un-named protagonist. The un-named protagonist is a seven years old boy and is the character that tells the story‚ on a first person point of view. “ I was seven years old‚ no longer a little child‚ but I was wetting myself with fear‚ like a baby‚ and there was nothing I could do about it‚ while Ursula Monkton hung in the air above me
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The Manila Ocean Park is an oceanarium in Manila‚ Philippines. It is owned by China Oceanis Philippines Inc.‚ a subsidiary of China Oceanis Inc.‚ a Singaporean-registered firm that has operated four oceanariums in China. It is located behind the Quirino Grandstand at Rizal Park. It opened on March 1‚ 2008. In terms of floor space‚ the 8‚000 square metres (86‚000 sq ft) oceanarium is larger than the Sentosa Underwater World oceanarium in Singapore‚ and features a 25-metre (82 ft) underwater acrylic
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