Historic First: North Atlantic EMPTY of Cargo Ships in-transit - ALL anchored along c

[Ponce]

Be ready, not sorry...... As it was in Cuba it will be here, 50 times worse.....of course people will start selling their stuff because they will need the cash......but...... for how long will these last?, they can sell only so much before there is nothing else......buy all the junk today that tomorrow will be like gold........ V
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Commerce between Europe and North America has literally come to a halt. For the first time in known history, not one cargo ship is in-transit in the North Atlantic between Europe and North America. All of them (hundreds) are either anchored offshore or in-port. NOTHING is moving.

This has never happened before. It is a horrific economic sign; proof that commerce is literally stopped.

The reason commerce has stopped is simple: People are not buying things. When people do not buy things, retailers do not sell things, so they do not order more goods for stock.

When retailers do not order goods, manufacturers don't make anything because there are no orders to fill. When manufacturers do not make goods, they don't order raw materials for manufacturing.

When there are no orders for raw materials, commodities sellers do not sell raw materials. When no raw materials are sold, there is no shipping by large cargo ships, (or railroads or tractor trailers) to move anything.

Put simply, the global economy is LITERALLY stopping. Right now. Today.

How things go from this point forward is simple: Without sales, retailers are not even "turning dollars" so they will have to layoff employees and close stores. Without orders, manufacturers will have to layoff employees and shut down. When manufacturing shuts down, suppliers of commodities will have to layoff employees and cease operations. As all of this economic activity comes to a halt, then the disaster REALLY takes off:

When businesses are not even "turning dollars" they cannot pay back their loans. Retailers, manufacturers and commodities suppliers will begin defaulting on bank loans within 30 days. When enough of them default, it begins taking-out banks. As banks begin to fail, others will run to their banks to withdraw money for fear THEIR bank will fail too; and therein starts "bank runs."

In the meantime, stock values plummet and people's life savings in retirement accounts, 401-k's, IRA's and the like, get wiped out of existence.

We are literally standing at the edge of an abyss. It appears we are about to go over that cliff . . .

To view the actual (real-time) movement of ships worldwide, and view the EMPTY North Atlantic, Click Here

[Carl]

Link to story: https://www.superstation95.com/index.php/world/750

Link to Map: http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-44/centery:-6/zoom:2

Interesting map.

[Cebu_4_2]

Okay… Something’s Going on with the BDI… and some sites are saying “The Atlantic has no Cargo Ships!!”… so, come on, now… “What’s Going On??”

Sunday, January 10, 2016 3:56

(Before It's News) (http://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2016/01/okay-somethings-going-on-with-the-bdi-and-some-sites-are-saying-the-atlantic-has-no-cargo-ships-so-come-on-now-whats-going-on8221-3274326.html)
https://kauilapele.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/bdi_160109_past_15_months.gif?w=240&h=209 (http://beforeitsnews.com/r2/?url=http://kauilapele.wordpress.com//feed/https://kauilapele.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/bdi_160109_past_15_months.gif) Month-to-month BDI. Click to enlarge

First of all, I suggest that each one who reads this, please put on your “Higher Discernment” glasses, and look beyond statements in the articles pointed out here which imply the “world is ending so go into your bunkers and don’t come out”. We know the old paradigm oil-based fiat-currency economies have got to collapse… eventually. Perhaps that time has come… now please read on.

Okay, so a couple days ago, I found this post at Galactic Connection (http://beforeitsnews.com/r2/?url=http://galacticconnection.com/major-ships-evacuate-atlantic-ocean-for-first-time-in-history-sign-of-a-coming-western-economicbanking-collapse/#sthash.YbwcMzjg.dpbs), entitled, “Major Ships Evacuate Atlantic Ocean For First Time In History – Sign of a Coming Western Economic/Banking Collapse? (http://beforeitsnews.com/r2/?url=http://galacticconnection.com/major-ships-evacuate-atlantic-ocean-for-first-time-in-history-sign-of-a-coming-western-economicbanking-collapse/#sthash.YbwcMzjg.dpbs)“. This was attributed to Your News Wire (http://beforeitsnews.com/r2/?url=http://yournewswire.com/major-ships-evacuate-atlantic-ocean-for-first-time-in-history/), which eventually led to the original (apparently), at WhatDoesItMean.com (http://beforeitsnews.com/r2/?url=http://www.whatdoesitmean.com/index1976.htm):

Major Ships Have Deserted Atlantic Ocean For First Time In History (http://beforeitsnews.com/r2/?url=http://www.whatdoesitmean.com/index1976.htm)
By: Sorcha Faal, and as reported to her Western Subscribers
“A very alarming Ministry of Defense (MoD) report circulating in the Kremlin today states that Federation Naval Forces reported yesterday that the entire Atlantic Ocean has been totally deserted of major freighter ships—an occurrence this report states has never been seen in all of modern recorded history. “

Now I originally attributed all of this to “fear porn”, since “Sorcha Faal” is a well known disinformation source.
BUT…

I just found this one today (via a FB feed), from 1-8-16, which is entitled, “Historic First: North Atlantic EMPTY of Cargo Ships in-transit – ALL anchored along coasts; none moving (http://beforeitsnews.com/r2/?url=http://kauilapele.wordpress.com//feed/https://www.superstation95.com/index.php/world/750)“. And it says the same thing.
“Commerce between Europe and North America has literally come to a halt. For the first time in known history, not one cargo ship is in-transit in the North Atlantic between Europe and North America. All of them (hundreds) are either anchored offshore or in-port. NOTHING is moving.

“This has never happened before… The reason commerce has stopped is simple: People are not buying things. When people do not buy things, retailers do not sell things, so they do not order more goods for stock.
“Put simply, the global economy is LITERALLY stopping. Right now. Today.”


Each of those articles has this link (a map) to real-time movement of ships (http://beforeitsnews.com/r2/?url=http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-72/centery:39/zoom:3) around the world. Personally, since that map has big blank spots throughout the Atlantic (and other oceans), I do not see how that can tell you that there are NO cargo ships on the Atlantic. Or the other oceans, for that matter. Anyway…

I finally did go and check the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) (http://beforeitsnews.com/r2/?url=http://investmenttools.com/futures/bdi_baltic_dry_index.htm) which, as I understand it, is kind of a measure of demand for goods (raw materials) related to ships available to carry them. Basically, high demand, and less than sufficient number of ships to carry, leads to higher BDI. Low demand and/or too many ships to carry them, leads to lower BDI (read more about BDI here (http://beforeitsnews.com/r2/?url=http://kauilapele.wordpress.com//feed/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Dry_Index)).

Bottom line:
“Good” world economy –> High BDI
“Bad” world economy –> Low BDI
Now look at these BDI charts (http://beforeitsnews.com/r2/?url=http://investmenttools.com/futures/bdi_baltic_dry_index.htm) (click either to enlarge in a new window).
https://kauilapele.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/bdi_160109_past_15_months.gif?w=240&h=209 (http://beforeitsnews.com/r2/?url=http://kauilapele.wordpress.com//feed/https://kauilapele.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/bdi_160109_past_15_months.gif) Month-to-month BDI (click to enlarge)

https://kauilapele.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/bdi_160109_past_16_years.gif?w=240&h=209 (http://beforeitsnews.com/r2/?url=http://kauilapele.wordpress.com//feed/https://kauilapele.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/bdi_160109_past_16_years.gif) Year-to-year BDI (click to enlarge)

Holy crap! This shows the lowest BDI for the last 20 years!! At 429! (as of 1-9-16)
So something does seem to be going on. Are we about ready to go into a type of “Event” scenario, where data dumps and disclosures and arrests and 3-ring circuses of all kinds are going to happen?

Well, we shall see. All I have to say is that I am keeping my intentions for the planet pointed upward, and knowing that we are indeed headed for a new Higher Age for all humanity… however it may happen!

[ShortJohnSilver]

Find it hard to believe ... people are not buying BMWs or Mercedes anymore?

How is that the local Costco has French and British made cheeses, and Italian food, for sale, which people are buying?

Isn't Kerrygold Butter (which is excellent BTW) still being sold in the USA?

I am very, very skeptical of such a claim.

[agnut]

Thanks Ponce for posting this article.

Most important to me was the logical chain of events that will fall like dominos, one after another. The system is so interconnected and indebted that there is no way to stop it once it begins.

“Be ready, not sorry...... As it was in Cuba it will be here, 50 times worse.....of course people will start selling their stuff because they will need the cash......but...... for how long will these last?, they can sell only so much before there is nothing else......buy all the junk today that tomorrow will be like gold........”

This is why I have been buying items for several years; I believe that bartering and horsetrading will be necessary in some scenarios. Not all, some. Maybe it is wishful thinking that I will have accumulated many thousands of items that will be appreciated greatly in one of these possible futures that I foresee.

We place our bets and watch and wait for the roulette wheel to stop.

Best wishes,
Agnut

"The world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel." Horace Walpole

“So you think that money is the root of all evil? [...] Have you ever asked what is the root of money? Money is a tool of exchange, which can't exist unless there are goods produced and men able to produce them. Money is the material shape of the principle that men who wish to deal with one another must deal by trade and give value for value. Money is not the tool of the moochers, who claim your product by tears, or of the looters, who take it from you by force. Money is made possible only by the men who produce. Is this what you consider evil?”― Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

"Gold is the money of kings, silver is the money of gentlemen, barter is the money of peasants but debt is the money of slaves." Norm Franz, Money and Wealth in the New Millenium

“Politicians are the lowest form of life on earth. Liberal Democrats are the lowest form of politician.” – General George S. Patton

"When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves in the course of time a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it." --Frederick Bastiat, The Law

[Jerrylynnb]

Ponce says:

"To view the actual (real-time) movement of ships worldwide, and view the EMPTY North Atlantic, Click Here "

Ponce, I didn't see any link - is it MY PC or did the link not make through? See if you can give us the link - this is worrisome.

[Cebu_4_2]

Ponce says:

"To view the actual (real-time) movement of ships worldwide, and view the EMPTY North Atlantic, Click Here "

Ponce, I didn't see any link - is it MY PC or did the link not make through? See if you can give us the link - this is worrisome.

Here: http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-44/centery:-6/zoom:2

Doesn't seem credible.

[Horn]

Find it hard to believe ... people are not buying BMWs or Mercedes anymore?

Must all be going by rail through Putin's silkroad-n-land bridge to China?

There must be huge price inflation for shipping with nothing on the water.

[mick silver]

been posting about thus for over a week now . shit drop like a rock

[gunDriller]

I'm sure it's because there's a big winter storm /sarc

There are 2 big shipping indices. BDI for raw materials. Another indicator (forget the name) for finished goods.

[collector]

Id imagine if a storm hit those sitting ships, it would take care of a lot of excess inventory. I wonder what HAARP has been doing lately...?

[Ponce]

No ships = no goods.......no goods = no trucks.......no trucks = no stores.....no stores = we are now in trouble.......

V

[mick silver]

Baltic Dry Index + Watchlist
BDIY:IND






429.00
16.00
3.60%


As of 08:05:16 ET on 01/08/2016.

[mick silver]

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[mick silver]

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