VOICES FROM THE MARITIME INDUSTRY SINCE 2015
In episode 188, you will listen to Alice Amundsen, Vice President/Senior Adviser Gard AS. She has been the Head of People’s Claims, which means that she has been able to make a difference in other people’s lives.Continue Reading …
Shipping – more than only the maritime leg of the supply chain that is obvious to Peter Sand, Chief Analyst Xeneta and maybe now we can hope that the world can see the importance of shipping and the people working in it.Continue Reading …
We are approaching June 25th, 2021, and celebrating the Day of the Seafarer, which is a way to recognise the invaluable contribution seafarers make to international trade and the world economy, often at high personal cost to themselves and their families.
In episode 165, you meet Frank Coles, currently on gardening leave from Wallem, and get to listen to his view about a fair future for seafarers, the IMO theme for the 2021 Day of the Seafarer.Continue Reading …
In episode 157, you meet Alexandra Anagnostis-Irons, Founder and Owner of Total Marine Solutions, Inc. We talk about the cruise industry where Alex has spent most of her work life and which is suffering so much now during the pandemic.Continue Reading …
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.
We are in a pandemic and need to be persistent and patient, but we also have to start adjusting to the new reality that will emerge when the time of isolation is over, and that is what I wanted to talk to you about today.Continue Reading …
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 …
