摘要: |
he headline does not refer to the Royal Observatory - part of the Royal Museums Greenwich - but to a remarkable fact that Lee Marvin had sung that line in a song destined to be number one from the surprising hit musical Paint Your Wagon. It resonates with many in the shipping industry because it goes on: "Home's a place for coming from, with dreams of going to, dreams which with luck will never come true." This could be the anthem of the shipping industry, which operates in between places. The culture of the industry is formed in the liminal spaces between national identities where value is embedded in optionality and price arbitrage determines your destination. The ocean is the medium for shipping, but its values are set by the market. |