VOICES FROM THE MARITIME INDUSTRY SINCE 2015

137 Sakura Kuma, Executive Director of YKIP, Yokohama-Kawasaki International Port Corporation

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Listen to Sakura Kuma who has a holistic view of the port. She has worked as a terminal operator, business developer, landlord, port investments and she thinks that being able to walk in someone else’s shoes makes you more understanding of different perspectives. Sakura works with marketing & sales right now but her mind is geared towards CSR and how to become a responsible port contributing to the future development of the maritime industry. Continue Reading …

136 Katy Ware, Director of Maritime and Safety standards, Maritime Coastguard Agency, Permanent Representative of the UK to the IMO

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In episode #136 you meet Katy Ware, Director of Maritime and Safety standards at the Maritime Coastguard Agency and a Permanent Representative of the UK to the IMO, a power woman who is working very hard to support the maritime industry in the pandemic crises. Katy is concerned about the seafarers around the world, the cruise industry and how the shipping industry will rise again after the pandemic but she is also optimistic in saying that the window of opportunity is open and now is the time to put all the previous initiatives that were discussed for such a long time into action.Continue Reading …

135 Sarah E. Brennan, Deputy Chief, Safety and Security Operations, United States Coast Guard

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Please accept my apologies for this late release of the 135th episode of the Shipping Podcast. There are so many things to take care of during this pandemic and I was caught a little bit off guard with how to proceed with the interviews.

Last week I was fortunate to get hold of Sarah Brennan, Lieutenant Commander of the US Coast Guard, who was kind enough to jump on a Zoom call with me and talk about what it’s like to be a maritime investigator and how many cool jobs she has had within the Coast Guard. We also speak about diversity, of course. Continue Reading …

134 Rasmus Blomqvist, Chief Officer, Mont Ventoux, Marseille, France – Rades, Tunisia

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Seafarers are the unsung heroes of global trade.

Episode 134 – in spite of the Coronavirus.

This episode is recorded online, so the sound quality is not as exceptionally good as usual. On the other hand, you get to listen to a young Master Mariner who is now stuck on his vessels since the pandemic is causing trouble with crew change. No one can leave the ship and no one can come on board, the entire ship is a quarantine. How does it feel? What do you do? What are you longing for the most and how do you keep up?

Thank you for listening, please keep the seafarers in mind, they are usually out of sight, but they are the ones keeping the maritime part of the global supply chain running.

I love feedback! Please send it to me at hello@shippingpodcast.com or comment below, or tag me in social media, I am @lenagothberg almost everywhere.

132 Jörgen Karlsson, Head of ABB Marine Sweden, Industrial Automation

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Meet Jörgen Karlsson, Head of ABB Marine Sweden, with a background from building cars, flying helicopters, working with trains and then robotics, we have an interesting conversation about the exciting time the maritime industry is experiencing right now with the alternative fuels, digitalisation and autonomous vessels.Continue Reading …

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