Shipowners are misinterpreting digitalisation as an additional cost, argues one of Europe’s greatest maritime digital advocates in an exclusive interview with Maritime CEO today. Roger Holm, currently president of Wärtsilä’s marine solutions, will lead Wärtsilä Marine Business, when the Finnish...
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Following on from Monday’s interview with the head of the Mission to Seafarers, Maritime CEO continues in a similar vein, getting the viewpoint from the recently installed head of the ITF Seafarers’ Trust. Katie Higginbottom, who took over as the head of the UK charity in July, has been with the...
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While the general picture about seafarer happiness might be better than two years ago at the nadir of the markets, there will always be bad shipowners out there, according to the secretary general of charity Mission to Seafarers. Andrew Wright, who has headed up the mission since 2013, tells...
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Shipping has not faced such upheaval since the start of containerisation, argues Peter Stokes, the chairman of the Global Maritime Forum in an exclusive interview with Maritime CEO today. Stokes, who also heads up shipping at investment bank Lazard, is in Hong Kong for the two-day forum, the redux...
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Dr Adam Kent, managing director of UK consultants Maritime Strategies International (MSI), kicked off this year’s Maritime CEO Forum in Hong Kong with a quickfire Q&A session in which he picked out larger, stainless steel chemical tankers as among the ships likely to appreciate most in the next two...
Volatility and uncertainty are not necessarily what insurance executives want, yet for Paul Jennings, CEO of the North P&I Club, this is the new normal for businesses the world over, something that has required much adaptability in recent years. “Businesses across the globe are having to adapt to...
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Since taking the helm at ChartCo in 2010 Martin Taylor has been responsible for three key acquisitions; more are on the cards as this British e-navigation company aims to offer the widest possible range of services. Regs4ships, Docmap and Marine Position are the three first acquisitions by Taylor....
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