Spain and the African continent are across the sea.
When it comes to Spain, what is the first impression?
Ye Qing will first think of Spanish ham, but Ye Qing knows that the economy of Spain is not weak. The country is a moderately developed capital industrial country, and the economy is mainly supported by the auto shipbuilding industry, agricultural exports, and service industries.
Since the large-scale expansion of Monster Industries' base in Nigeria, Monster Industries has used Spain as a major importer of construction materials.
This country is the closest industrial country to Nigeria.
Just a few days ago, Ye Qing also signed several of the latest payment documents for construction materials.
Among them, the import share of concrete alone is 110,000 tons, which are shipped twice by giant ships.
These concretes are semi-finished products of factory mix of gravel, fly ash, water-reducing powder, fine aggregates, etc., shipped to Nigeria by bulk ships, and then mixed by the construction team with water.
Ye Qing called to inquire about the location of the giant ship that delivered the concrete, and then learned that the 70,000-ton bulk ship, the Esquire, had just finished loading from the port of Lisbon yesterday and sailed less than half a day.
The Esquire cargo ship belongs to a Spanish shipping group called Felix.
The cargo ship is half new. Since Monster Industries transferred the construction material order to Spain, the Esquire has helped Monster Industries transport materials four times.
Less than twenty minutes after Ye Qing called to inquire, the Felix Marine Group received a strange overseas call.
The phone was called to the president's office of Felix Marine Group. The middle-aged bearded man with a dark red face shouted in unskilled English while smoking a cigar.
"What?"
"Do you want to buy one of our cargo ships?"
"Not interested, our Felix Marine Group is a company with chivalry. How can we sell the knight's beloved 'horse'?"
On the other end of the phone, the deputy manager of the purchasing department of Monster Industries said in a gentle voice, "We will give a suitable price, even a little premium."
"Oh?"
There was some surprise on the other end of the phone. "Then we can discuss it."
"Is it the Sports that is about to be scrapped, or the Nock that is currently in the shipyard. Other than these two freighters, don't even think about buying any of the other freighters from our company. "
The deputy manager of the Purchasing Department smiled. "None of them. It's the Seji."
"Impossible." The bearded Spanish president refused very thoroughly. "The Seelie is our meritorious ship. This cargo ship has witnessed the rise of our group. Buddy, you know, when I was young, I was the captain of the Seelie. It was the ship that gave me the charm of the sea. "
"40 million USD."
"Not … selling." The bearded CEO gritted his teeth and emphasized, "No matter the price, I will not sell. Our group is developing in a good direction."
The new price of a 70,000-ton bulk freighter fluctuated between 38 million and 40 million USD. Hua Xia was slightly cheaper, while Japanese and Korean were slightly more expensive.
But both new and old ships were the same in the hands of the groups that needed them. After selling the old ship, they still had to spend time in the international market to find a cargo ship with similar functions. Not only would it be a waste of time, but it would also delay the shipment of goods.
"Fifty million!"
"Are … Buddy, are you crazy?" The bearded CEO's tone was full of doubts. "Fifty million is enough to buy the most advanced cargo ship. Why do you want to buy the Seelie?"
"The reason is very simple. We need a huge ship, and it happens to be very close to our overseas base."
"I … can sell you a new cargo ship with a capacity of 750,000 tons. It's better than the Seelie. You know, although the development of our group's shipping is very important, we value the friendship of our partners more. "
The deputy manager of the Purchasing Department's voice became firm. "We only want the Seelie."
"But … can wait for four months. After the Seelie has finished transporting this batch of goods, it will go south to Madagascar to deliver other customers' orders. It will be very busy in the next four months. We can't cause trouble to customers for a little profit. "
"60 million USD."
"You … are serious?" The bearded CEO was silent for a while, and his breathing gradually became heavy.
"So, you agree. The full payment of 60 million will be transferred to your group's account in one minute. "
"Today … is it April Fool's Day?" The bearded CEO's tone began to become cautious again, just like when he received his first order at the beginning of his career.
"We will pay first. The transfer of the ship can be signed after our company's personnel arrive. After you confirm receipt of 60 million USD, please inform the Seelie to change course. "
"We will send you the course."
"In addition, we will arrange for the crew to fly to the Seelie by helicopter to take over the management of the ship."
"This is not in line with the ship transfer process. We haven't even signed a document now." The bearded CEO said.
"That's why it's worth 60 million, isn't it?"
"Please treat my Seelie well. I will miss it."
The deputy manager of the Purchasing Department's voice became gentle again. "Okay, we will treat the Seelie well."
… …
That's right. Monster Industries used USD to buy a huge ship that helped them transport goods.
This huge bulk ship that could carry 70,000 tons of goods was only filled with one kind of cargo in the huge cabin.
— — Concrete semi-finished products.
Half an hour later, the Seelie ship slowly turned around and headed north of the Atlantic Ocean, in the direction of Polo.
The next day.
Members of Monster Industries took the Peregrine Falcon, which could fly at supersonic speed, and arrived at the office building of the Seelie Marine Group in Spain. They signed the Seelie ship registration change documents and went through the change procedures.
The bearded CEO was very cooperative and very happy.
That night, two helicopters flew to the deck of the Seelie. After a simple handover with the cold-faced Hua Xia crew, the sailors on the Seelie ship couldn't wait to leave by helicopter.
They were going to find the bearded CEO to receive their bonus.
The next day, the Seelie contacted the only industrial port in the State of Rigavia, 2,000 kilometers away, by radio, and applied to go to the port to replenish oil and fresh water.
In addition to the work of cargo transit, the port also played a role similar to a highway service area.
Replenishing a huge ship was a profitable job. The final destination of the Seelie ship was Finland. In addition, this huge ship had been active on the European route. How could the port of Rigavia refuse?
No one knew that in the dead of night on the vast sea.
An aircraft with radar and visual stealth functions landed vertically on the deck of the Seelie ship.
This aircraft carried a large number of quick-solidifying plugging agents that were only used in special marine operations.
This hydraulic powder could be mixed with concrete. When it met water, it would quickly expand and solidify, and reduce the corrosion effect of seawater on concrete.
The monsters, with the help of the processing metal arm of the Lord's Battleship, dry-mixed the entire ship of semi-finished concrete, and mixed it evenly with the plugging agent.
In addition to these, two monsters went down to the side of the hull through a rope, covered the original name of the Seelie ship with paint, and replaced it with a new name.
— — Motionless as the Mountain.
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