https://mauricepointner.at/dokuwiki/ 2026-05-06T04:02:12+00:00 https://mauricepointner.at/dokuwiki/ https://mauricepointner.at/dokuwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=favicon.ico text/html 2024-11-25T21:41:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mauricepointner.at/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=0_public:abc:astroturfing&rev=1732570872&do=diff Astroturfing Was die australische Ausgabe des Guardian vor zwei Wochen aufdeckte und was seitdem weltweit für Empörung sorgt, ist vielmehr einer der übelsten PR-Tricks seit Erfindung des Internets: Astroturfing. Was wie eine Weltraumsportart klingt, ist die gezielte Täuschung der Online-Community mit bezahlten Botschaften, die durch falsche Aktivisten oder Spezialistinnen auf Websites oder Social Media verbreitet werden. Der Name geht zurück auf die erste Enttarnung einer solchen Desinformatio… text/html 2024-12-25T16:26:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mauricepointner.at/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=0_public:abc:barter&rev=1735143965&do=diff sanctions Barter Trading Before private firms can engage in barter trading, Russia will have to devise a complex regulatory framework likely covering the collection of taxes on imports, valuation of stamp duties and dispute processes, Kuntamukkala notes. Meanwhile, there could be issues over the valuation of goods or the allocation of risk, should there be any instances of non-delivery or non-payment. text/html 2024-12-17T23:15:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mauricepointner.at/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=0_public:abc:blending&rev=1734477310&do=diff Blending So wird beispielsweise Getreide nach Russland transportiert und in den Schwarzmeerhäfen mit russischem Getreide vermischt. text/html 2024-12-01T20:00:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mauricepointner.at/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=0_public:abc:blue_water&rev=1733083220&do=diff Blue Water Tony Paulson, West of England P&I’s head of Asia, says the clubs used to insure about 95% of the world’s blue water tanker fleet. text/html 2024-12-02T19:48:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mauricepointner.at/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=0_public:abc:boe&rev=1733168930&do=diff BOE Demnach förderten die erfassten Unternehmen - die 95 Prozent der weltweiten Öl- und Gasproduktion ausmachen - im vergangenen Jahr 55,5 Milliarden Barrel Öl-Äquivalent. Dies lag den Angaben zufolge über den bisherigen Höchstwerten, die vor der Corona-Pandemie erreicht wurden. 2019 entsprach dieser Wert 55,01 Milliarden Barrel Öl-Äquivalent. Mit der Einheit werden Energieträger vergleichbar gemacht: Es geht um die Energiemenge, die beim Verbrennen von einem Barrel Erdöl freigesetzt wird.… text/html 2024-12-28T20:45:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mauricepointner.at/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=0_public:abc:building&rev=1735418732&do=diff Building Building a biofuel industry during peacetime is easier and cheaper than during a war. The materials or workforce may not be available during a broader crisis or conflict. text/html 2024-09-29T22:01:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mauricepointner.at/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=0_public:abc:congestion&rev=1727647297&do=diff Congestion Another hint: keep an eye on air freight prices. If people start panicking about congestion due to US labor strikes, they will start to book alternatives like air freight before prices go through the roof. text/html 2024-12-31T16:35:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mauricepointner.at/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=0_public:abc:equipment&rev=1735662910&do=diff Equipment Marine Inspectors from Sector Maryland-National Capital Region (NCR) identified several red flags during their inspection. The fraudulent ladder’s identification plate contained multiple discrepancies, including an incorrect ISO standard reference (ISO 779-1 instead of ISO 799-1) and missing designation type. While the serial numbers matched the accompanying certificate, both the number of steps and ladder length failed to correspond with the certified specifications. text/html 2024-12-02T21:50:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mauricepointner.at/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=0_public:abc:flag_state&rev=1733176224&do=diff Flag State Merchant ships sail under the flags of various countries that aren’t necessarily closely linked to the ship’s ownership, with so-called flag states typically playing a key role in ensuring industry safety standards. Panama is the second-biggest flag state in the world, just behind the Liberian registry. text/html 2024-12-28T20:23:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mauricepointner.at/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=0_public:abc:food_security&rev=1735417431&do=diff Food Security You state in the book that the objective of a domestic wheat industry isn't simply to make money. It also exists for the national survival during times of crisis. Isn't there a contradiction, as farmers' interests may not always align with the national interest? text/html 2024-12-21T20:47:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mauricepointner.at/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=0_public:abc:fungible&rev=1734814023&do=diff Fungible Some products are fungible, meaning they can bee asily ex changed or replaced. Oil, gas and other commodities mostly fit that definition. text/html 2024-11-23T20:38:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mauricepointner.at/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=0_public:abc:lng_trains&rev=1732394304&do=diff LNG Trains Activity appears to have slumped at Russia’s only construction yard for liquefied natural gas modules, another sign of how Western sanctions are thwarting the country’s ambition to become a top player in this key energy market. Novatek PJSC’s Belokamenka facility on the Barents Sea, dubbed “the plant to make LNG plants,” looks to have been largely mothballed. In late October and the first days of November, night-time light intensity at the plant was the lowest since 2019, according … text/html 2024-11-25T22:07:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mauricepointner.at/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=0_public:abc:managing_director&rev=1732572446&do=diff Managing Director Although I had an MD title at Freepoint, it was more like being a senior trader or a desk manager in a more established trade house. A traditional managing director is more like managing a team of traders—just like a coach in a sports team. We were a new department in Freepoint, purely prop trading for me and managing some junior traders. text/html 2024-12-07T00:49:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mauricepointner.at/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=0_public:abc:mercosur&rev=1733532596&do=diff Mercosur Since 1999, the EU and Mercosur (comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and since 2024, Bolivia) have been negotiating a trade agreement. While an agreement in principle was reached in 2019, EU members refused to ratify the deal. text/html 2024-09-29T17:28:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mauricepointner.at/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=0_public:abc:merry-go-round&rev=1727630922&do=diff Merry-go-round trades The discovery, combined with incentives that encouraged “merry-go-round” trades — simply moving metal between sheds — served to kickstart a queue for metal that quickly multiplied across the industry as other traders and warehouses followed. text/html 2024-12-29T21:14:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mauricepointner.at/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=0_public:abc:moldova&rev=1735506861&do=diff Moldova Die kleine Ex-Sowjetrepublik zwischen der Ukraine und Rumänien war lange von russischem Gas abhängig, hatte aber einen Verzicht erklärt, um sich durch die oft günstigen Moskauer Preise nicht politisch erpressbar zu machen. Lange erhielt Moldau durch sein prorussisches Separatistengebiet Transnistrien Energie. Dessen Führung in Tiraspol hat ebenfalls wegen des drohenden Ausfalls der Lieferungen den Ausnahmezustand verhängt. text/html 2024-11-26T10:08:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mauricepointner.at/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=0_public:abc:oil_spill&rev=1732615729&do=diff Oil Spill According to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, a non-profit think tank focused on energy and air pollution, the cost of a cleanup in Southeast Asia could reach more than $16,000 per metric ton — and a very large crude carrier, or VLCC, one of the most commonly used tankers, can carry some 300,000 tons. text/html 2024-12-28T19:43:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mauricepointner.at/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=0_public:abc:protectionism&rev=1735414984&do=diff Protectionism Export bans were not a positive, but the number one priority of any government is to feed its population. Countries may cooperate during peacetime but compete for scarce resources during famine or plague. We saw how countries outbid each other for masks and vaccines during COVID-19. text/html 2024-12-19T13:08:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mauricepointner.at/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=0_public:abc:q1&rev=1734613683&do=diff q1 snd calendar Q1 “There are so many things going on over the next two months but primarily the decision to delay bringing these barrels to the second quarter is tied to the issue that the first quarter is not a good quarter to bring in volumes as it is known to be a text/html 2024-12-11T22:09:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mauricepointner.at/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=0_public:abc:revenues&rev=1733954951&do=diff opec Revenues The way to try to maintain oil revenues is by pumping more. So, compliance among some members may slip if prices trend lower. text/html 2024-12-28T18:47:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mauricepointner.at/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=0_public:abc:scrapping&rev=1735411664&do=diff legal sanctions Scrapping Effect of Sanctions In these conditions, scrapping older tankers can make sense, shipbrokers say — but must also be done fast. Once a ship appears on the Office of Foreign Assets Control, or OFAC, blacklist, its scrap value tends to plummet. Mainstream dealers and yards shy away from taking such vessels as they could run the risk of facing secondary sanctions, according to BRS. text/html 2024-12-09T22:42:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mauricepointner.at/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=0_public:abc:shale_oil&rev=1733784124&do=diff us Shale Oil By contrast, US shale oil yields comparatively more petrochemicals. However, “It is impossible to replace these volumes in the short term by increasing domestic production, especially as the light, low-sulphur US shale oil is not an adequate substitute for the heavy, sulphur-rich types of oil from Canada and Mexico anyway, Fritsch said.” text/html 2024-10-23T16:50:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mauricepointner.at/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=0_public:abc:specifications&rev=1729702258&do=diff Specifications Die Zertifizierung von Rohstoffen könnte eine Achillesferse der Plattform werden. Carolina López, Leiterin der Nachhaltigkeitsabteilung des spanischen Automobilverbands etwa schränkt ein: “Automobilzulieferer beziehen in der Regel verarbeitete Rohstoffe in sehr spezifischen Qualitäten text/html 2024-11-15T22:30:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mauricepointner.at/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=0_public:abc:speicherumlage&rev=1731709834&do=diff Speicherumlage Deutschland erhebt eine Umlage, die dazu dient, die Kosten für die Gasspeicherung zu decken. Dies geschieht im Zuge von Maßnahmen zur Energiesicherheit, um die Versorgung in Krisenzeiten zu gewährleisten. Diese Abgabe betrifft jedoch auch Gas, das nur durch Deutschland nach Österreich weitergeleitet wird, obwohl Österreich selbst nicht direkt von den deutschen Speicherdiensten profitiert. text/html 2024-12-30T00:07:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://mauricepointner.at/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=0_public:abc:sumal&rev=1735517265&do=diff SUMAL Romania, which contains some of Europe’s most important old-growth forests, passed a law in 2021 stipulating that every single truckload of wood or timber products must be photographed and recorded in the new electric tracking system — known as SUMAL — to ensure that no trees could be logged without permission and oversight.