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Caroline Yang

Oct 15, 2026

2:53
What were the key turning points along that journey and what did each stage teach you about
3:02
It is more than 30 years, so there are many turning points.
3:07
But I would actually share that some of the key turning points would, of course, be the global financial crisis in 2008.
3:18
I think that was very challenging.
3:22
The shipping market was over leveraged, myself included.
3:26
We had too many ships that were built in the heydays of 2006 and 2007, and they were very expensive.
3:35
And the banks at the time were very free with giving money.

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14:59
So from your experience, what makes that ecosystem work? And what lessons might other maritime centers learn from Singapore?

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