Pierre Aury

Starting out as a cadet with Louis Dreyfus in 1977, Pierre’s shipping career has taken him across the world including stints in Sydney, Istanbul, London and Paris, working for Clarksons, Enron and Platou along the way. Among a host of roles as a shipping consultant for the past eight years, Pierre heads up Competitive ShipBrokers, an association with 14 famous brokers as members.

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Pierre AuryApril 2, 2024
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Decarbonising the world: a dead horse flogging itself?

Pierre Aury questions whether we have our priorities right when it comes to making the world a greener place. The…
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Pierre AuryFebruary 29, 2024
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Does GDP matter for shipping?

Pierre Aury has some advice for executives looking too closely at the health of national economies. My January column discussed…
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Pierre AuryFebruary 6, 2024
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Will the Year of the Dragon spring some surprises?

Pierre Aury on the four big topics shipping needs to be aware of in the coming months. So where is…
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Pierre AuryJanuary 4, 2024
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Powering the fleet with alcohol

Pierre Aury points out all the shortcomings of methanol as shipping’s proposed fuel of the future. Between COP1 and COP28,…
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Pierre AuryOctober 30, 2023

Beware of implicit assumptions

Many theories we rely on in shipping carry contradictions, as Pierre Aury explains. What do ordering an ice class vessel…
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Pierre AurySeptember 26, 2023

AI: a hot air balloon?

For his monthly column, Pierre Aury gives readers his thoughts on artificial intelligence. After a lazy August column we feel…
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Pierre AuryAugust 30, 2023
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Of science friction and chocolate fireguards

For his latest monthly column, Pierre Aury picks out two numbers – 43 and 75 – as a source of…
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Pierre AuryAugust 2, 2023
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Why investing in dry bulk companies is a bad idea

Pierre Aury revisits a popular topic for his latest monthly column. Back in February we painted a dire picture of…
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Pierre AuryJuly 4, 2023

Of LevelSeas and Enron Online

In his monthly column, Pierre Aury discusses the missed opportunities on shipping’s digitalisation path. Common wisdom has it that shipping…
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Dry Cargo

Pierre AuryMay 30, 2023

Is the dry bulk market set for a super-cycle?

In his regular monthly column, Pierre Aury discusses how a super-cycle could emerge. During the Maritime CEO Forum held recently…
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Pierre AuryMay 3, 2023

Of camels and horses

In his monthly column, Pierre Aury assesses where the global economy – and shipping – is on the path to…
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Pierre AuryMarch 28, 2023

ChatGPT’s limits when it comes to shipping

In his regular monthly column, Pierre Aury gives readers the pluses and minuses of artificial intelligence for our industry. Hi…
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Pierre AuryFebruary 23, 2023
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Why dry bulk shipping does not belong to the public markets

Splash columnist Pierre Aury runs the rather depressing numbers behind top listed dry bulk concerns. There are plenty of reasons…
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Pierre AuryJanuary 31, 2023
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Why sanctions make shipowners insomniacs

In the first of a regular monthly column for Splash, Pierre Aury explains why sanctions do not work, and how…
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