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139 Giovanni Colotto, Managing Director, De Poli Tankers BV

In episode 139 you meet Giovanni Colotto, Managing Director, De Poli Tankers BV, a 32-year-old Italian who lives in the Netherlands nowadays. Giovanni wrote me an email asking to become a guest since he wanted to contribute with his knowledge and is ambitious to be part of the change the maritime industry needs.

We discussed a lot about change, NextGen, diversity, visibility, sustainability and leadership, the things I find most interesting to discuss. What are your views on these topics? Do...

https://shippingpodcast.com/139-giovanni-colotto-managing-director-de-poli-tankers-bv/

138 Lena Gothberg, Host and Producer of the Shipping Podcast

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.

I have been through changes earlier in my life, it’s tough and challenging but can be very rewarding once you get through it.

The corona pandemic has meant that the Shipping Podcast also has gone through some changes (just like the rest of the world); new equipment, new ways of...

https://shippingpodcast.com/138-lena-gothberg-host-and-producer-of-the-shipping-podcast/

Coast Guard Sector Charleston change of command

The crew of Coast Guard Sector Charleston conducted a change of command ceremony Tuesday at Sector Charleston. During the ceremony, Capt. John Reed transferred command of Coast Guard Sector Charleston to Capt. John Cole.

Reed served as the commander of Sector Charleston since August 2017 and oversaw maritime safety, security, and stewardship operations along the coasts of South Carolina and Georgia that included 933 search and rescue cases resulting in 359 lives saved and 1,347 lives assisted....

https://www.workboat.com/news/government/coast-guard-sector-charleston-change-of-command/

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

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...

https://shippingpodcast.com/136-katy-ware-director-of-maritime-and-safety-standards-maritime-coastguard-agency-permanent-representative-of-the-uk-to-the-imo/

Fran Collins, CEO, Red Funnel

Happy New Year 2020!

We are kicking off the new decade with Fran Collins, Chief Executive Officer, Red Funnel. Fran has a dual license and has trained to become both a Master Mariner and a Chief Engineer, however, the life on the Bridge seems to interest her more.

What Fran is sharing with us is music to my ears. We speak about what impact connectivity has had on life onboard, how people now know what they are missing at home and how that can be a double sword. Fran brings up the culture change...

https://shippingpodcast.com/fran-collins-ceo-red-funnel/

Mads Svendsen, Project Manager for the Functional Review at the International Maritime Organization

In episode 124 you meet the Project Manager for the Functional Review at the International Maritime Organization, Mads Svendsen, and can hear him describe how he has worked with 20 different UN organisations before arriving at the IMO almost a year ago.

The first 6 months Mads spent to try and understand the culture and find out where the organisation want to go before launching a series of workshops and then move on to the strategy. It’s an exciting project and the end goal is a goal-based...

https://shippingpodcast.com/mads-svendsen-project-manager-for-the-functional-review-at-the-international-maritime-organization/

Linda Ryan, Director Administrative Division, International Maritime Organisation, IMO

In episode 121 you meet Linda Ryan, Director Administrative Division, International Maritime Organisation, IMO, who is the first of four episodes recorded with people “inside the IMO”, explaining the important work that is being done in this UN Body.

Linda speaks about the “Functional review” that is going on within IMO, that is a “change” project aiming to make the organisation more effective and relevant to the maritime industry. “Young IMO” is something that I never knew existed but makes me...

https://shippingpodcast.com/linda-ryan-director-administrative-division-international-maritime-organisation-imo/

Coast Guard updates tattoo policy

The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday it is changing its tattoo policy for new recruits and current service members, effective immediately.

The policy change will ensure the Coast Guard’s workforce presents a sharp and professional military appearance to the public while permitting body art that is consistent with the Coast Guard’s Core Values. Aligning the policy closer to current tattoo trends also allows the Coast Guard to increase the pool of otherwise-qualified potential applicants for...

https://www.workboat.com/news/government/coast-guard-updates-tattoo-policy/

Patrik Dahlgren, Senior Vice President, Global Marine Operations, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

In episode 120 we meet with Patrik Dahlgren, Senior Vice President, Global Marine Operations, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. a former Master Mariner who left Sweden for more than 20 years and who now has a dream job for many, he is responsible for operations in the global cruise company Royal Caribbean Cruises and six of its subsidiaries.

We talk a lot about the SDG 5 in this episode and the gender diversity programme that Patrik helped introduce into RCC and why he thinks it’s so important. He...

https://shippingpodcast.com/patrik-dahlgren-senior-vice-president-global-marine-operations-royal-caribbean-cruises-ltd/

Funding formula would help barge industry infrastructure

Formula that helped fund completion of Olmsted Lock and Dam should stay in place, inland officials tell Congress. Corps of Engineers photo

Barge operators and users of the inland waterways are urging Congress to adopt a new cost-sharing formula that would make more money available for lock and dam construction.

The Inland Waterways Trust Fund, which pays for new lock and dam construction, is currently financed through a 50-50 match between diesel tax revenues paid by the inland barge industry, and funds from the U.S. treasury. Money is then dispersed to priority construction projects along the inland river system which are managed...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/new-funding-formula-would-help-inland-waterways-modernization-industry-says/

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