There is no proper time period or season for enhancing skills and career development other than, on-the-job learning and Continuous Competency Development (“CCD"). This is one of the essential ingredients for professionals from Shipping, Maritime and Oil & Gas Industries, to advance in their career paths. The Government of Hong Kong SAR is [...]
Banks and Financial Institutions have long ago established processes and protocols for financing tangible assets, which can be held as collateral, like land, buildings, commercial properties, plant, and machinery etcetera. Intangible Assets (“IA”) and Intellectual Property Assets (“IPA”) have no physical form to give the same level of comfort to financiers as tangible assets. In [...]
Business Valuation Reports based on historical Financial Reports and Projects for the future, supported by marketing strategies and economic data alone, often does not give confidence in the Value of an entity. One of the root causes is lack of disclosure about intangible assets comprising of Intellectual Property (IP) and Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs), besides [...]
Attracting investors and financiers is relatively easier for ventures with tangible assets like plant, machinery, equipment, and land. The tangible assets can be valued at market rates and are capable of being traded in the event a business venture fails. This provides a sense of security to investors and lenders, albeit subjective. In contrast it [...]
Is the Gap Closing between the Value of an LNG Cargo and an Equivalent Volume of Crude Oil? Energy is an essential part of human life, irrespective of the source, whether Solar, Wind, Waves, Water (Hydro), Coal, Biomass, Petroleum, Natural Gas, Geothermal or Nuclear Fission. It is ubiquitous in present time to have the usable [...]
Export Goods and Services after Protection of IP Rights In the modern interconnected world, it is a fact beyond shadow of any doubt that, Goods and Services, collectively referred to as “Products,” are being produced and delivered, online and in physical form, within national boundaries and across borders continuously, on a 24x7 basis irrespective of [...]
“Each IP Asset can have multiple types of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) which can generate economic benefits, either from earning royalties or from licensing and franchising fees.” […]
“Climate-friendly and innovative maritime shipping is crucial for reaching the goals of the European Green Deal. The international maritime industry also wants to significantly tighten its climate targets and aims to be climate neutral as early as 2050. […]
The Arbitration Rules like Rules of Court (“ROC”) are often designed to set the directions for the parties to manage their disputes effectively and painlessly. The parties gain confidence in a dispute resolution process through procedural transparency, and predictability of steps to be taken by each party, including the tribunal. In a dynamic world with [...]
The mere phrase, Valuation of a Fair-Value, sets a discourse on describing the relevant and appropriate attributes of a valuation process for a business or types of assets, whether tangible or intangible. In order to identify attributes, the purpose or objective of valuation will further refine the contrasts or comparative analysis between valuation and Fair [...]
