The Shipping Man Quotes

“Money”
― Matt McCleery, The Shipping Man

“success in life was basically random; it was a function only of being out in the world with a willingness to try new things.”
― Matt McCleery, The Shipping Man

“The movement of cargo has a certain intrinsic value, but the cost of moving cargo is determined almost exclusively by the perception of the direction of the freight rates.”
― Matt McCleery, The Shipping Man

“The simple fact is this; he who is the most bullish on the market, or has the lowest cost of capital, or has some other personal motivation for doing a deal, or ideally all three, wins the ship. Everyone else does nothing but talk about the very good and rational reasons they have for not doing deals. The simple fact is that you must take a view on the market. If you are not ready to do that, you will have trouble.”
― Matt McCleery, The Shipping Man

“Why do you have more than 70 ships, Coco?”
― Matt McCleery, The Shipping Man

“Listen here, if I wanted to manage risk, do you really think I would be a supertanker owner?”
― Matt McCleery, The Shipping Man