193 Kate D Adamson, Blue Futurist, Futurenautics

The new morale age

Welcoming Kate D Adamson back to the Shipping Podcast, she dives deep into the current paradigm shift. She speaks about changing expectations among stakeholders and difficult choices that have to be made.

This is the first part of my conversation with Kate; the second part will be released on August 12, 2022.

Give us a shoutout on social media if you agree or disagree with our discussion. Thanks for listening.

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183 Peter Sand, Chief Analyst Xeneta

Shipping – more than only the maritime leg of the supply chain

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.

Peter asks us to put everything in perspective; the Evergiven, the Pandemic, and the Ukrainian crises. Of course, he is right. He also thinks that shipping is a peacemaker, as odd as it sounds. Trade and transport of...

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Q&A: XPO’s chief diversity officer offers inclusion strategy tips

In 2020, global supply chain solutions provider XPO Logistics (NYSE:XPO) created a new position, chief diversity officer, to push its diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives to the forefront of its business objectives.

With 23 years of experience working within global public companies and two years under her belt as XPO’s senior director of human resources, LaQuenta Jacobs was awarded the new title.

“LaQuenta is a unique talent. She cares deeply about the human aspects of diversity and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/qa-xpos-chief-diversity-officer-offers-inclusion-strategy-tips

172 Patrick Verhoeven, Managing Director at International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH)

What is the future role of a port?

According to Patrick Verhoeven and the IAPH, Smart, Autonomous, and Integrated is the signum of a future port.
Listen to Patrick talking about what areas the trade association for ports around the world has identified as focus areas moving forward.

  • Bunkering – alternative fuels, which and how much?
  • Onshore power – cold ironing ports
  • Incentives – how politicians can support
  • Efficiency – optimal port call

I am eagerly waiting for your feedback! Drop me a line at h...

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167 Captain John Konrad, founder and CEO of gCaptain

167 Shipping Podcast – Are all the stars aligned now – is there a new time for the maritime industry?

Captain John Konrad is THE influencer in the maritime industry. He started the gCaptain, which is currently the largest media outlet in the maritime domain.

John is equally interested in changing the narrative for the maritime industry as I am. We agree that we need to work together to create sustainable marketing for and about the maritime industry.

No one speaks about Über in the Silicon Valley...

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Supply chain study: Shipping Australia supports the “strategic fleet”

Pictured: many ships of many different sizes, types, flags, owners, crews and many more. The international mixed fleet is a massively diverse fleet with massive in-built redundancy. It is the THE strategic fleet – far more so than any national single-point-of-failure fleet. Photo: Theregularjo via Unsplash.

Shipping Australia thoroughly endorsed the concept of a “strategic fleet” in our submission to the Productivity Commission’s Supply Chain Study.

Shipping Australia believes that the existing...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/supply-chain-study-shipping-australia-supports-the-strategic-fleet/

SES Networks transforms Cruise Market again as leading Cruise companies choose O3b mPOWER for enhanced connected guest experiences

SES Networks transforms Cruise Market again as leading Cruise companies choose O3b mPOWER for enhanced connected guest experiences

Four of top five major cruise companies have contracted for service on the groundbreaking O3b mPOWER system and the SES geostationary fleet, resulting in a backlog in excess of EUR 220 million

Luxembourg, 23 February 2021 –  Four of the top five major cruise companies have entered into long-term strategic framework agreements, with the majority extending through 2026...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/02/23/ses-networks-transforms-cruise-market-again-as-leading-cruise-companies-choose-o3b-mpower-for-enhanced-connected-guest-experiences/