Conflicting opinions

摘要

Any direct impact on shipping from the second Gulf war will be delayed until after the conflict. War is synonymous with uncertainty and the war in Iraq is no different. But, if direct effects are hard to determine, there have been some indications of how shipping might gain and lose from the struggle. The shipping sector first in line to benefit from the consequences of war is likely to be handysize. Thailand's Precious Shipping has pointed out that a "short and sharp" war would benefit the dry cargo trade and, in particular, "our size of ships".