Digital - Shipping Podcast

241 Kshitij Parashar, Program Lead of Cargo Visibility, Digital Container Shipping Association, DCSA

2024-06-16 by Lena Göthberg Leave a Comment

Continuous visibility into container whereabouts

This episode is sponsored by the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA). Learn more about their efforts in shaping the digital future of container shipping at https://www.dcsa.org/

In this episode, we dive into the digital transformation of the container shipping industry with insights from the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA).
Kshitij Parashar is the lead of the digital container shipping association’s program for cargo visibility. Track & Trace standards are vital to digitalise global trade, according to Kshitij.
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240 Chris Sunderman, Program Lead Banks, Digital Container Shipping Association, DCSA

2024-05-30 by Lena Göthberg 1 Comment

Accelerating trade digitalisation

This episode is sponsored by the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA). Learn more about their efforts in shaping the digital future of container shipping at https://www.dcsa.org/

In this episode, we dive into the digital transformation of the container shipping industry with insights from the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA). We discuss the significance of digital standardisation and how it shapes global trade’s future.

Chris Sunderman, Program Lead Banks at the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), and I discuss the significance of digital standardisation and the efforts to digitise trade for a sustainable and inclusive future.
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238 Mathijs Slangen, Vice President Sales & Marketing Europe, Flexport

2024-05-02 by Lena Göthberg Leave a Comment

With the mission to make global trade easy for everyone

In this episode, I reconnect with Mathijs Slangen, now the Vice President of Sales & Marketing Europe for Flexport, to delve into the transformative power of digitising the supply chain.Continue Reading …

224 Ronald Spithout, Managing Director of OneHealth by VIKAND

2023-10-05 by Lena Göthberg Leave a Comment

Remote health care

How can digital health solutions contribute to good health and wellness at sea? In this episode, I discuss that with the Managing Director of OneHealth by VIKAND, Ronald Spithout.Continue Reading …

223 Slavia Kristina Jumelet, Product Owner for Operational Efficiency Standards, Digital Container Shipping Association

2023-09-21 by Lena Göthberg Leave a Comment

Industry-standard in the container business

Slavia Kristina Jumelet is a Product Owner for Operational Efficiency Standards at the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), a neutral, non-profit group founded by major ocean carriers to digitise and standardise container shipping. DCSA member carriers include MSC, Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, Evergreen, Yang Ming, HMM and ZIM.Continue Reading …

221 Digital Health Solutions

2023-08-24 by Lena Göthberg Leave a Comment

Smooth Sailing

How does the acceptance of digital health solutions in the maritime industry impact the employee well-being of seafarers? Two Master students decided to look into that as they were writing their thesis.
Charlotta Herkommer and Sandra Siljevik Laine study Business Administration at the University of Jönköping, Sweden, in the Digital Business Programme. Nevertheless, they decided to look into the maritime universe to see how digital health solutions could make a difference for seafarers.Continue Reading …

215 Magic Port – Ship agents makes it all happen

2023-06-02 by Lena Göthberg Leave a Comment

The future is digital

Listen to Pacmar, an experienced Singapore-based ship agent who recently embarked on their digital transformation journey with MagicPort‘s Ship Agency solution. Capt Sitki Kok, the founder, joins us, and Mr Osman Budak, the Operations Manager for their agency business.Continue Reading …

214 Eman Abdalla, Global Operations Director for Cargill Ocean Transportation

2023-05-19 by Lena Göthberg 2 Comments

There is so much spotlight today on diversity, inclusion and equity

What do you stand for? What are your values? What is your purpose? What is your goal? Those are the things the next generation is looking for. They will not choose to work for you if you don’t have the answer. Listen to Eman Abdalla, Global Operations Director for Cargill Ocean Transportation, describing what an attractive employer looks like.Continue Reading …

209 Erik Eklund, Chief Commercial Officer, Candela

2023-03-09 by Lena Göthberg Leave a Comment

Electric hydro foiling vessels trending again

Seeing is believing. That is a saying that fits very well with Candela. You need to see this video to understand what we are talking about. Boats flying! It’s super cool, and it’s a changemaker. Continue Reading …

207 Matthew Schwab, Captain, CEO, and Subject Matter Expert

2023-02-09 by Lena Göthberg Leave a Comment

Waves of change

In episode 207, you meet Matthew Schwab, Captain, CEO, and Subject Matter Expert. Matthew is a former Master Mariner who has gone ashore and is now using all his skills from his time at sea to business development and coaching.Continue Reading …

204 Heléne Mellquist, President Volvo Penta

2022-12-29 by Lena Göthberg Leave a Comment

Our cultural values align with the Volvo Group and include customer focus, passion, teamwork, and professionalism.

There are so many good things to pick up on in this episode. Sustainability, leadership, courage, new tech, next generation. And all is connected. Everyone must take a leap of faith and dare to learn new things. That is how we will reach the maritime industry 2.0 – just like every line of business that wants to stay in business needs to do.Continue Reading …

203 Marianna Levtov, Director Development East Asia, Middle East & CIS Countries/ Head of Regulatory Affairs, Nexxiot

2022-12-15 by Lena Göthberg Leave a Comment

IoT is not scary; it’s enabling us to focus on exciting things

In episode 203, we meet a Change Agent who promotes and supports a new way of doing things. Marianna Levtov is currently working at Nexxiot, focusing on IoT, innovations, and digitised solutions in transport and logistics.Continue Reading …

202 Niclas Dahl, Managing Director Oceanbird

2022-12-01 by Lena Göthberg Leave a Comment

Meet Niclas Dahl, Managing Director of Oceanbird, the startup company aiming to re-introduce wind as power for vessels transporting goods. It sounds like going backwards, but it’s taking advantage of all new tech available, contributing to a sustainable maritime industry. Continue Reading …

198 Henrik Tunfors, Senior Advisor at the Swedish Transport Agency and Chair of the IMO MASS Working Groups

2022-10-06 by Lena Göthberg Leave a Comment

MASS, Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships. A Working Group at the International Maritime Organisation focused on international regulations of autonomous ships. The Chairman of this Working Group is Henrik Tunfors, Senior Advisor at the Swedish Transport Agency, and he is the interviewee in episode 198 of the Shipping Podcast!Continue Reading …

193 Kate D Adamson, Blue Futurist, Futurenautics

2022-07-29 by Lena Göthberg Leave a Comment

The new morale age

Welcoming Kate D Adamson back to the Shipping Podcast, she dives deep into the current paradigm shift. She speaks about changing expectations among stakeholders and difficult choices that have to be made.Continue Reading …

192 Steen Lund, Chief Executive Officer, RightShip

2022-07-21 by Lena Göthberg Leave a Comment

A Zero-harm maritime industry

RightShip believes in the power of collaboration and has a vision of a zero-harm maritime industry. That means working with all elements of ESG, Environmental, Social, and Governance. RightShip is a digital platform using data to achieve a more sustainable maritime industry.Continue Reading …

185 Joshua M Berger, Founder & President/CEO, Washington Maritime Blue

2022-04-08 by Lena Göthberg Leave a Comment

Get stuff done!

Meet Joshua Berger, Founder & President/CEO of Washington Maritime Blue, in episode 185 of the Shipping Podcast. We speak about #innovation #tech #sustainability #diversity, and Joshua shares the idea behind Washington Blue Maritime.
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184 Pernilla Trygg, Chief Engineer and Shipowner

2022-03-25 by Lena Göthberg Leave a Comment

Digitalisation for real

Pernilla Trygg, who comes from a family of mariners, went to sea in 1996 and then studied to become a Chief Engineer. She has been working at the sea for several years and is now a surveyor for a classification society.

179 Caitlin Hardy, Vice President, Programs, Kongsberg Maritime Inc.

2022-01-14 by Lena Göthberg Leave a Comment

How does the maritime industry compare to the tech industry in the eyes of the nextgen?

I have had a wonderful conversation about how well the maritime industry matches the tech industry when attracting the next generation and the talents that we need. I spoke with Caitlin Hardy, Vice President, Programs, Kongsberg Maritime Inc., and am happy to share this in the 179th episode of the Shipping Podcast.Continue Reading …

178 Sofia Lundmark, Master Mariner, Knutsen OAS

2021-12-31 by Lena Göthberg Leave a Comment

I like the lifestyle and I have been doing it for twenty years

Meet Sofia Lundmark, Master Mariner, who loves her work and is very honest about that. She loves the lifestyle of a seafarer, and she knows she will always be working in shipping.
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