VOICES FROM THE MARITIME INDUSTRY SINCE 2015

159 Anthony Day, Blockchain Partner, Global Business Services, IBM Ireland Ltd

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What will a Digital Health Pass mean for Seafarers?

During the pandemic, we have seen a crew change crises. Seafarers have not been able to travel between the ships that constitute their workplace and their country of residence due to travel restrictions.

High-level meetings have been taking place, aiming to get seafarers designated as “key-workers”, which would lead to exemption from specific COVID-related travel restrictions and make it possible for the 200,000 stranded seafarers to become repatriated. Continue Reading …

158 Captain Thomas Lindegaard Madsen, VENTA MAERSK, Maersk Line

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Welcome to the 158th episode of the Shipping Podcast, where you meet Captain Thomas Lindegaard Madsen of VENTA MAERSK, Maersk Line, one of the more visible role models in the maritime industry.

Thomas has been sailing for almost thirty years and has experience with many different vessels. Currently, his vessel is trading in the Baltic Sea area and this year he is enjoying ice navigation.

Captain Thomas recognises that the biggest change he has seen during his career is the arrival of the internet into our industry.

We get so many insights from Captain Thomas in this episode. He is talking about opportunities with the new technology development, and it is apparent that he loves his job.

Thomas is sharing his concerns about being public on social media. It gives a perspective on how we can showcase the maritime industry to the world by using social media.

I hope you enjoyed this episode as much as I did. Both Thomas and I love feedback; please give us a shout out if you think this was worth the time listening to. I am @lenagothberg in most channels.

Thank you for listening.

155 Guy Platten, Secretary General, International Chamber of Shipping, ICS

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Without ships, you cannot move goods – how has the pandemic helped more people realise that?

Meet Guy Platten, Secretary-General, International Chamber of Shipping, ICS, representing 80 pct of the world’s merchant fleet. He speaks about the realisations he has had during the last year.

  • What will the new normal look like?
  • What are the most pressing things to solve once we get the vaccine in place?

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153 Johanna Kull, Loss Prevention Executive, Alandia

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Happy New Year, we kick off the new year by listening to Johanna Kull, who is a Loss Prevention Executive at Alandia Insurance Company. She has an interesting background, she has studied Social Science and have an M.Sc. in Psychology, and by that, she is probably rather unique.

You can find more information about the Alandia Loss Prevention department on their new website if you are interested in finding out more.Continue Reading …

152 Stuart Ostrow – President ShipMoney

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Stuart Ostrow is the President of ShipMoney and he is the guest in episode 152 of the Shipping Podcast. Stuart is an entrepreneur who entered the maritime domain 15 years ago. He tells the story of ShipMoney and how he realised the importance of a virtual debit card for seafarers and what a difference it makes to offer online payments both for employers but also for the seagoing personnel. Continue Reading …

151 Jan Hoffmann, Chief, Trade Logistics Branch, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD

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Welcome to the 151st episode of the Shipping Podcast! Listen to Jan Hoffmann, Chief, Trade Logistics Branch, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD.

“Technical development will never be as slow as today”, says Jan and continues to speak about digitalisation and decarbonisation as the two main global trends that we need to follow right now. It leads to a structural change which will bring automation and transparency to the shipping industry and that will make us more resilient for the future.Continue Reading …

150 Peggy Hoegh Grays, Senior project manager, Author

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Welcome to the 150th episode of the Shipping Podcast, where you meet Peggy Hoegh Grays, Senior project manager, Author who has written a book describing all the different occupations available in the maritime industry. If you want to add the job description of the job you currently have, please email Peggy at peggyhoegh@gmail.com so she can add you to her book “The maritime industry, an ocean of opportunity”.  Continue Reading …

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