VOICES FROM THE MARITIME INDUSTRY SINCE 2015
Are we walking the talk of clean shipping? In this episode, you will listen to Danielle Southcott, Founder & CEO of the Veer Group, a multi-award-winning clean shipping startup. With the help of startup angel investors, the Veer Group is ready to build the world’s first container vessel with no combustion at all. It’s all…
In this episode, you will listen to Danielle Southcott, Founder & CEO of the Veer Group, a multi-award-winning clean shipping startup.
With the help of startup angel investors, the Veer Group is ready to build the world’s first container vessel with no combustion at all. It’s all Wind, hydrogen fuel cells, and an electric engine.
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It’s been ten years!
Ten years of learning, finding new friends, and building something new and exciting! In this episode, Lena walks down memory lane and gives a little bit of behind-the-scenes content.
It was hard to decide what to share, what my listeners are interested in hearing, and what I haven’t shared previously. I dive into what I have learned, and what I might have contributed to the maritime industry by starting the first podcast focusing on shipping ten years ago. Continue Reading …
“Rejection is just another wave to ride.” These words by Elizabeth Marami echo far beyond the deck of a ship—they speak to every woman daring to defy the odds.
Listen to Liz Marami; she is a trailblazer in every sense of the word. She was the first female pilot in the Port of Mombasa, the first woman onboard many ships, and the first person of colour on the bridge of a cruise ship. She doesn’t stop there; she has more ambition, wanting to make a change, and by simply being herself, she is changing how the world views women in the maritime industry.
This is an episode you’ll want to listen to. Liz’s story will inspire you and motivate you to support her as she moves forward.
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Why did Captain Kate McCue—trailblazing mariner and the face of modern cruising—leave her high-profile role at Celebrity Cruises? And what’s bringing her to the shipyards of Italy, where she’s helping shape one of the most ambitious luxury yachting projects in the world?Continue Reading …
In this episode, we explore the powerful connection between food and crew welfare onboard ships. Gone are the days when meals were the central social event of the day—today, many seafarers spend more time alone in their cabins. But despite this shift, the importance of a good meal has not diminished.Continue Reading …
Lena is at the IMO to celebrate the International Day for Women in Maritime and attend the IMO Gender Equality Award Ceremony.
The International Day for Women in Maritime has been celebrated globally on May 18th every year since 2019. This year, the International Maritime Organisation is conducting a Symposium on the theme An Ocean of Opportunities for Women. Continue Reading …
Maria Yiassa is the Co-Founder of SeaOrama, a strategic game in which you can experience the challenges of running a successful shipping company. This is a way to raise the profile of the maritime industry! Get the gamers and their parents interested; there is a way to influence young people to choose a career within the maritime sector. Brilliant!Continue Reading …
Leadership and situational awareness are not part of maritime education. If we want to achieve our goals to become sustainable, then we need the right people.Continue Reading …
