Ocean Carriers Case Analysis

The guarantee of work, an excellent benefit that offers to employees and the quality of training program at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship are the reasons why I want to be a Merchant Mariner. A Merchant Mariner career provide an established job and the outstanding of income to the seamen moreover, it also offers a great benefit to cover their family. With the prospect of jobs demand a merchant mariner has opportunities for growth in the marine jobs and it has high level demand to serve the maritime shipping industry, particularly in the private sector like a cruise ship and cargo industry that operate around the world. These private sector depend on the Merchant Mariners to perform preventative maintenance on equipment and delivery cargo on time. Base on the world consumer and the US economy depend on cargo ship and Cruise ships to support gross domestic product.

The marketing strategy that Ricci has selected has many pros and cons. The cons are that it is highly targeted, easy to track, and highly informative. By being highly targeted, Ricci will be able to directly send advertisements to the specific target market based on the results from the feasibility study done by the consultant. Also, this will help Ricci find households that have already purchased related products in the past with the use of mailing lists. Since implementing a mail order marketing strategy is easy to track, Ricci will be able to easily calculate the return on investment. This strategy also provides the consumers with a great deal of information since mail ordering is highly informative. This type of strategy will allow for Ricci to send out an advertisement that consists of a picture of the product, detailed information about it, and a sales letter. They can also use the sales letter to offer special discounts and promotions as well.

Potential growth in the pleasure boat segment. Trailer sales is expected to pick up as the new type customers avoid the complicated club / marina membership. Significant

No. Because the project has an NPV of 0. It will not dilute the value of shareholder equity.

The maritime industry is vast, and requires a great deal of workers. Currently “the typical maritime worker is about 55.” This means that the maritime workforce is retiring. Companies are starting to scrambling

I have preformed an evaluation of the company and have found that with the fuel prices increasing almost weekly, we need to reduce the amount consumed by our fleet operations. I have established that the current fleet operational standards, equipment, and the routing techniques are in need of renovation. With these

Finally, an aging driver workforce is expected to result in driver shortages as drivers will be leaving the market at a faster rate than can be replaced by interested qualified new drivers. For these reasons, the overall transportation industry and global supply chain will be challenged as trucking is the common thread needed to complete rail, ocean and air moves. In addition to lower service levels for shippers, higher driver pay due to driver a shortage and rising transportation costs, a potential impact on the industry is a shift in focus toward driver productivity maximizing initiatives like reducing terminal/shipper dwell, improving chassis quality, or increasing number of drop pools (at the expense of container utilization). While a driver shortage should bode well for the fundamentals of intermodal (ie. fewer total truck miles) versus full OTR truck offerings, a significant driver shortage would nonetheless be a major challenge for the intermodal

Aircraft carriers are essentially the backbone of the United States Navy as they are a hybrid warship with the unique ability to provide the greatest projection of power through the aircraft launched off of their 4.5 acre flight decks. Beyond their vital aircraft launching capabilities, they support the largest number of crew members over any other class of ship making them a powerhouse for almost any mission type designated to them. With the aircraft carrier holding the title of being the flagship and most valued asset of the United States Navy also comes the accompanying hefty price tag of production and running costs. All that the aircraft carriers offer may also be their demise as they slowly become too expensive to maintain and consequently

Other than his mom dying when he was 17, Shipman had a pretty normal life.The question of why he killed so many of his patients still remains a mystery today. However, there are some conclusions people have made. Some believe it was because he witnessed his mother’s suffering and believed that sudden death at the end of a trusted and friendly physician’s syringe was a preferable option, others say that he hated women (most of his patients were women) for some unusual reason, or that he was obsessed with power-power that was perhaps exemplified by his choosing the time and manner of his own death and ultimately frustrating those who wanted to know “why”?

On March 3, 2016, an airplane multiengine sea DHC-6 Twin Otter with registration C-GKBR (IOP#1) operated as flight BBS131 (IOP#2) by Seaborne Airlines, Inc. under 14 CFR Part 121(IOP#2a), on its final approach course for a water landing at the St. Thomas, Charlotte Amalie Harbor. On their final approach course the flight crew noticed a single engine sea plane Cessna 185 with a call sign of 11E that decided to take-off at the same time and on the same landing path as Seaborne BB0131. Seaborne flight crew members performed a go-around, informing the tower of their actions. A similar situation occurred minutes later with another Seaborne DHC-6 Twin Otter seaplane with registration C-GOKB (IOP#3)) and operated as Seaborne flight BBS137 (IOP#4). The same Cessna 185 11E decided to make a landing in the same area selected by C-GOKB Twin Otter as their final approach course for landing at the St. Thomas Charlotte Amalie Harbor. A go-around was

This approach will leverage multiple types of contracts, “right-sized” to best complete each type of ship availability, reflecting the specifics of the volume of work for each ship class and the industrial base in each port.

This will contribute to an increase in vessels at the port. The key incremental Quantifiable Benefits are outlined below.

Silver Ships is not as well prepared for the future as it could be in terms of succession planning, diversification and capital structuring. The attached report recommends that Mike McCarty take immediate action to establish a strong plan for the future of the company. The company is currently funded entirely by equity, and the appropriate use of debt to grow the company would provide for opportunities to expand and diversify. McCarty must rely on his vision and innovative skills to expand and promote future Silver Ship models. As Silver Ships grows, McCarty must recognize that he can’t be there forever and for his dream to continue, he must shift his strategic focus towards a succession plan for his company.

EPS, DPS and ROE increase when the company uses debt as the number of shares decrease and earnings available to shareholders and bondholders increases due to tax shield. Assuming constant P/E ratio, stock price also increase compared with no debt. Assuming constant dividend yield, stock price also increase when the company use debt. EPS and DPS are maximized when the company maintains debt-to-capital at 40%.

Project finance transactions are typically either (i) limited recourse, where lenders do not assume the entire financial risk of the project and instead rely on mechanisms such as completion guarantees or parent guarantees, or (ii) non-recourse, where the revenues generated from the project and the project’s assets repay the indebtedness owed to the lenders. In addition to providing funds to complete new projects, the scope of project finance also allows project companies to expand existing projects or refinance existing indebtedness on existing projects at more favorable terms.