We talk about shipping a lot on the podcast, and in this episode Ben is talking to the boss of Allseas shipping.

Darren Wright built the firm from the ground up from being a teenager. Allseas is now a huge company and can handle anything from oil and gas to retail goods.

Ben talks to Darren about:

* Starting in shipping at 17 years old

* For a start he was moving more oil and gas than he was furniture

* They now have offices all over the country and further afield

* How the big operators do business

* What happened when the shipping market crashed

* The difference between a rate agreement and a contract

* How world events mean that changes in shipping take time

* What rates might do next year

* How Darren will grow Allseas

* Will the likes of Amazon actually get into the market?

LINKS

Trade Only Furniture Group

B Womack Furniture Ltd

Allseas Shipping Global Logistics

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