Why more and more marine businesses are opting for one-stop-shop technology suppliers
In our current market, where focus on cost and Time to Market is higher than ever, we see a clear trend in which more and more marine businesses gravitate towards technology suppliers who can provide a multitude of products and services through one single point of contact.
These one-stop-shops offer comprehensive support covering many aspects of their...
The www.allaboutshipping.co.uk Top Women in Shipping for 2020
The www.allaboutshipping.co.uk Top Women in Shipping for 2020
By Anny Zade
We are pleased to announce that 189 women out of 1,580 participating from almost all sectors of the entire Shipping spectrum shared the Top 100 places. What a fierce but friendly competition that was from our sea-maidens emanating from all over Planet Ocean. Despite the despicable situation we live in as we are in a double recession, despite another...
Final Reminder – Extension : Top 100 Women in Shipping nominations for 2020 under the auspices of www.allaboutshipping.co.uk – Voting
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Hope you are all well and your businesses and organisations continue functioning as smoothly as possible under the Coronavirus anathema as we have branded this virus…
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ELCOME is 50!
This year Elcome International is celebrating its 50th anniversary, having been in business since 1970. So it seemed a good time to ask for the company’s reflections on how the ship service segment has evolved and where it’s going. To that end, we took the opportunity to talk with Jimmy Grewal, Executive Director, and son of one of the founders.
Based in Dubai, Elcome is a turnkey solutions provider of navigation, communication,...
Frances Baskerville, Secretary-General, CIRM
Changing our way of work at CIRM
by Frances Baskerville, Secretary-General, CIRM
The ritual of arriving at the office and heading for the kitchen to gather a mug of tea and settle with colleagues is not happening at CIRM. We’ve gone GREEN in the maximum! All of us are at home, no one is travelling; we have moved all our kit to our respective homes and we are going to stay like this.
This change to our working practice was actually made long before...
https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/10/01/changing-our-way-of-work-at-cirm/
Dr Chris Henny
Telemedicine availability – an essential component for every voyage
by Dr Chris Henny, Managing Director of Maxess SPRL
Chris is well known to CIRM companies having been a valuable contributing member for many years at our meetings, workshops, the IMO and ITU etc.
Vital signs and health monitoring, using a Telemedicine system on a regular basis, easily work over all satellite and cellular systems , can help alleviate these problems, and can be a huge benefit both to crew...
The (temporary?) loss of physical presence and the development new communication techniques.
We’ve all fared differently over the last few months, but personally speaking, I’ve found ‘lock-down’ very difficult in many ways. At first I rather enjoyed the very certain instruction to stay at home. I was able to focus and concentrate on work well and the peace, particularly the time to think, develop ideas and lack of interruption, suited me. As time went on however, at around the six week...
Takis Taoushanis
Importance of Shipping to Cyprus; what does the future hold?
by Takis Taoushanis*, Company Director SRH Marine SAIT
Under certain conditions and with the right support from the Government and other public bodies, Cyprus shipping can be the driving force for the revitalisation of the Cypriot economy. This has happened in the past and it is envisaged that shipping can again assist to pull the country out of recession. Shipping continues to contribute approximately 7% of GDP,...
Nick Lemon, Manager Systems Safety Standards
AMSA – Navigating in the future
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) provides the major aids to navigation (AtoN) around Australia’s 60,000 km coastline. We have about 480 AtoN at 390 sites, including 62 lighthouses that have heritage significance. There are, of course, many other AtoN in Australia which are provided by state and territory governments and port authorities.
A wide variety of AtoN provide spatial awareness and aid ships to...
Gerd Petra Haugom
Hydrogen attracts attention as a potential future carbon-free fuel
by DNV GL expert Gerd Petra Haugom Principal Consultant
Building a marine supply infrastructure as part of a future hydrogen society
DNV GL customers in many industries are starting their decarbonization journey. Hydrogen has become one of the potential fuels for future transport needs. It is also seen as a solution in other industries’ decarbonization road maps.
As a transport fuel, hydrogen has already become a...