Hurricane a Natural Ocean Disaster The ocean has been shaping our land as we know it for millions of years. It is a beautiful part of our Earth‚ nonetheless it has the greatest influence on some of the deadliest natural disasters to us and these disasters alter our shorelines and lives as we know it. Hurricanes are among the deadliest natural disasters known‚ those that live near the Gulf or eastern coast know of and prepare for the damages it can cause. Many have heard of the devastation hurricanes
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We have transferred two channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus growth hormone cDNA constructs (opAFP-ccGH and rtMT-ccGH) driven by the ocean pout Zoarces americanus antifreeze protein promoter (opAFP) or rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss metallothionein promoter (rtMT) via electroporation to channel catfish to produce transgenic catfish by introducing additional copies of growth hormone cDNA and compered the inheritance of the GH transgenesis‚ and growth rate. Most of the DNA constructs are lost during
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Arab and the Greek sailors during the medieval era. The myth started in Europe and then was passed down to Africa and America. The sailors claimed to see mermaids while traveling across different parts of the ocean. They say that Christopher Columbus claimed to see three mermaids in the oceans near Haiti in January of 1493. He said that they were not as pretty as everybody said they were. A mermaids description entails a human upper body and a lower body resembling a fish. Some feel that they
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Ocean Carriers Case Ocean Carriers uses a 9% discount rate. 1. Do you expect daily spot rate to increase or decrease next year? Daily spot rates are expected to decrease next year because 63 new vessels are scheduled for delivery over the next year and imports of ore and coal would most likely remain stagnant over the next two years. Imports of iron ore and coal and the number of vessels available are two big factors of spot rates. 2. What factors drive average daily hire rates?
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REPORT ON CAPESIZE PURCHASE FOR OCEAN CARRIERS Introduction The purpose of this report is to evaluate whether Ocean Carriers Inc. should immediately commission a new capesize carrier that would cost $39 million‚ and would be completed two years hence‚ in order to finalize a lease of the ship for a three-year period with a potential charterer in very good faith. The contrasting tax regulations between the two countries where the company locates its office‚ and the different cost-benefit circumstances
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Case Study 1 – Ocean Carriers 1. The Capital Budgeting Decision Should Ms. Linn purchase the Capesize vessel? Assume that Ocean Carriers is a U.S. firm and is subject to 35% taxation. (Please see excel sheets) From our analysis it appears that Ms. Linn should not buy the Capesize vessel. The Net Present Value on the Ocean Carrier is not a positive number‚ a clear indicator that buying the vessels is not a good idea. The tax rate of 35% makes a lot of difference in determining this NPV
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(a) Statement of Problem. Ocean Carriers is evaluating a proposed three year lease of a ship. Currently‚ no ships in Ocean Carrier’s fleet meet the requirements of the customer. Since the new ship requires an investment of $39 million‚ Mary Linn‚ the Vice President of Finance for Ocean Carriers‚ needs to evaluate the proposal’s NPV and determine whether or not to accept the proposal by considering expected cash flows‚ tax implications‚ and future market conditions. (b) Statement
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FROM “ONION” TO “OCEAN” 71 71 Tony Fang is assistant professor of international business at Stockholm University‚ SE-106 91 Stockholm‚ Sweden (tel.: +46 8 163063; fax: +46 8 674 74 40; e-mail: tony.fang@fek.su.se). The author thanks Urapa Joy Watanachote (Thailand)‚ Joost Stel (Netherlands)‚ George Kakhadze (Georgia)‚ Satu Penttinen (Finland)‚ and Gabriel de Mello Pratellesi (Brazil) for personal communications about their respective countries discussed in this paper. The author also thanks
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Ocean Carriers Case Expectations for Daily Spot Hire Rates Next Year Iron ore and coal imports will most probably decrease the upcoming year With the increasing supply of vessels should result in a market surplus By creating this surplus‚ prices will be driven down‚ since we will have limited demand and suppliers competing Average daily rates‚ based on historical numbers‚ have a direct relationship with the number of shipments. What Factors Drive Average Daily Hire Rates? u
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Ocean Carriers Objectives • Forecast pro-forma cash flows for a project • Estimate project values using Net Present Value (NPV) • Conduct sensitivity analysis for the forecast inputs Setting • January 2001 • Customer offering attractive terms on 3-year lease for a capesize carrier • Would require purchase of new carrier since existing fleet does not fulfill customer needs • Should it be purchased? Industry Dynamics • Revenue Drivers • Outlook in the: –
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