Virtual unreality What's behind the dash for dots?

摘要

The world is going completely dotty. Anything that has a whiff of a dot-com about it seems to be pulling in money as though the investors' lives depend on it. And some big names are hanging their hats on these new ventures. Take Bill Livanos, formerly chief executive of Millenium Seacarriers, who has joined the recently formed Shipping and Transport Commerce Group to set up maritimedirect.com. With him has gone Philip Rogers of Simpson Spence and Young, and the team is expected to swell to about 45 - one of whom was a Fairplay staffer until last week.