Damage to iconic Japanese companies:

Toyota: Evacuation of employees at car plants that make braking and suspension systems.The factory in Miyagi, was destroyed. Nissan: 1500 Infiniti automobiles were destroyed at the ports. Sapporo: The beer brewer’s Sendai plant was destroyed. Sony: Plants that manufacture magnetic tapes, blu-ray disks, batteries, and rd offices were severely damaged.

Oil Product Shipping Costs to Japan…

In 2011 the cost of shipping a gallon of gasoline, jetfuel, lng, or any other petro product from the middle east to Japan was virtually unchanged for despite protests througout the Middle East. Today, the cost of shipping these products is set to advance 67%! A 5 year high! As Japan has begun replacing itsContinue reading “Oil Product Shipping Costs to Japan…”