Safer Seas Act - Coast Guard Policies to Address Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response on Vessels Listen to the Marine Log Listen Up Podcast   The maritime industry has acknowledged the problem, and measurements to prevent any harassment and bullying are being discussed by industry bodies. In this episode, we are going to discuss the maritime industry's response to sexual assault and sexual harassment onboard vessels by the Safer Seas Act, which the US Congress passed in December 2022. Sid Lewis, Partner Jones Walker LLP, and Sara Kuebel, Associate in the Jones Walker Maritime Practice Group, explained the new regulations, and I got to ask for more details.  Here is the US Coast Guards Marine Safety Information Bulletin link for easy reference. Here you find the Client Alert from Jones Walker LLP. Thank you for listening! Would love to get your feedback, is this the way forward? #everyconversationmatters 

What is going on with shipping? In episode 232, Sal Mercogliano, a former mariner, a teacher and a Youtuber, is the guest. We talk about the global hotspots and how what is going on there impacts shipping. Sal is passionate about putting today's shipping in a historical context. He started his Youtube channel, What is Going on with Shipping, when EVER GIVEN was stuck in the Suez Canal, and he found it so fun, he got so many people cheering him on, so he decided to take it to the next level.  With more than 180,000 subscribers to his channel, Sal is an influencer in the maritime space. We had an exciting conversation about the Red Sea, the Black Sea, the Suez Canal, and the Panama Canal. We talked about seafarers, mariners, leadership, diversity & inclusion, geopolitics and everything there between.  Hopefully, you will enjoy our conversation as much as we did. Please give us a shoutout on social media, and don't forget to subscribe to both our channels. #everyconversationmatters  Here is a link to the Audience Survey of the Shipping Podcast - you must reply!!  

Floating ports, is that part of a sustainable society? Sea Technology is currently working with the design of a new type of floating container and cruise vessel terminal. Therese Lundquist is the CEO of Sea Technology AB and is the guest in episode 231 of the Shipping Podcast.  Therese is passionate about disruptive, innovative ideas to contribute to the Blue Ocean. She has a marketing and sales background and has now taken over the leadership of this family-owned company, looking into technical solutions for the future.  What is your view on the things Therese is talking about? Is this part of the solution? And, most important, please reply to the Shipping Podcast audience survey!  Thank you for listening and participating in the survey!  #everyconversationmatters     

https://shippingpodcast.com/230-lena-gothberg-host-and-producer-shipping-podcast/Who is in the audience? Hello, Shipping Podcast lovers! I am asking for your opinion. Please reply to the Shipping Podcast Audience Survey. We are closing 2023 and looking forward to the year ahead. In this episode, I sum up a bit of the year and ask my audience to let me know who they are and what they think about the show.  Thank you for listening. #everyconversationmatters 

The race of a lifetime Four adventurous women are preparing for the World's Toughest Row 2024. They will row from Monterey, California, to Hawaii. That takes at least thirty-five days. Listen to my conversation with Cassidy Hurd and Elaina Loveless, how it all came about, how they prepare, and their goal.  Mission: "To be a competitive, energetic, and uplifting team who forms lifelong friendships, embraces the journey and emerges as champions. We strive to ignite a passion in young women, fostering their leadership in STEM fields and conservation. We envision a future where women lead the charge in devising solutions to preserve our oceans. As strong, influential role models, we demonstrate the power of women in sports and the workforce alike. Together, we will fearlessly conquer challenges, and face the waves with Full Foarce!" Charities: Play Like a Girl (PLAG) & Papahanaumokuakea Marine Debris Project (PMDP) Instagram: @iplaylikeagirl Instagram: @pmdphawaii Support Team Full Foarce: GoFundMe: Team Full Foarce - World's Toughest Row 2024  Instagram: @fullfoarce TikTok: @fullfoarce2024 Venmo: @full-foarce Cash App: $fullfoarce2024 I felt very inspired by these young women and I hope you do too. Let's support them!  Thank you for listening! #everyconversationmatters  

Spearheading wind-assisted propulsion WindWings project is a commitment to leading the way towards a zero-carbon future while enhancing vessel efficiency. BAR Technologies believe there is more to be done to harness wind power and push shipping into a greener and more efficient era for the shipping industry. We cannot wait for future newbuildings to help us meet new regulations and CO2 reductions. There is a need also for refitting of the existing fleet. The WindWings installation is part of Berge Bulk’s ambition to become carbon neutral by 2025 and lead the world to a zero-carbon future through safe, efficient, and sustainable shipping.  In addition to become carbon neutral, WindWings is a way to show the general public that the maritime industry is changing and is contributing to the solution by taking on the challenges.  What is your view? Do you believe in sails on the current merchant fleet?  Thank you for listening #everyconversationmatters 

How vital is coating for the efficiency of a ship? With more than 14 years of experience in the coating industry, Alexander Enström leads Hempel’s Marine Segment as Executive Vice President. In episode 227 we continue the deep dive into hull specifics or as Alexander says "We are in business to protect the assets from corrosion".  Listen to Alexander, go back and listen to episode 222 with Philip Chaabane and episode 226 from the International Antifouling Conference 2023 and you are up to date!  Thank you for listening. #everyconversationmatters 

Hull performance  Shipowners and ship managers are seeking solutions to manage hull performance more effectively. Why is that? It's because they want to make their fleet more sustainable, and they also want to save money. Les effective hull performance > more fuel and more emissions.  Listen to Jennifer Arden, Marketing, Brand & Relations Manager at i-tech and organiser of the International Antifouling Conference in Gothenburg 2023. José Gonzalez, Energy Conservation Manager, Stolt Tankers  Martin Köpke, Sustainability Manager, Hapag-Lloyd Solène Guéré, Open Hull #everyconversationmatters Thank you for listening.

What does the "Fit for 55 in 2030 package" mean for the maritime industry? In episode 225, I had the pleasure of speaking with Vera Tax who is a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and a member of the Committee on Transport and Tourism. There are so many new proposals now in the pipeline for the maritime industry, and since Vera has been involved in them all, I took the opportunity to ask about them all.  EU Emissions Trading System Fuel infrastructure Renewal Energy Directive European Port Strategy In addition, Vera is a Champion of Equality in the Transport industry, mainly focusing on women in maritime, so we also discussed that.  Hopefully, you have views on our conversation; please send your feedback to hello@shippingpodcast.com Thank you for listening! #everyconversationmatters 

Remote health care How can digital health solutions contribute to good health and wellness at sea? In this episode, I discuss that with the Managing Director of OneHealth by VIKAND, Ronald Spithout.  Ronald held several positions in the maritime industry. Before retiring last year, he was the President of Inmarsat's maritime satellite systems, so connectivity is close to his heart. Combining Ronald's passion for connectivity and the well-being of seafarers has led him to take on a new role as MD of OneHealth.  This episode covers many aspects of connectivity and digital health systems.  Thank you for listening. #everyconversationmatters 

 Industry-standard in the container business Slavia Kristina Jumelet is a Product Owner for Operational Efficiency Standards at the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), which is a neutral, non-profit group founded by major ocean carriers to digitise and standardise container shipping. DCSA member carriers include MSC, Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, Evergreen, Yang Ming, HMM and ZIM.  Slavia Kristina has a very broad background in shipping, even though she started studying mathematics. She worked in dry bulk in Istanbul and ports in Antwerp before her current position, contributing to the transformation of the shipping industry. We cover a lot in this episode, and I hope you like it. #everyconversationmatters      

https://shippingpodcast.com/222-philip-chaabane-ceo-i-tech/Revisiting a Swedish maritime startup, now noted on NASDAQ Antifouling coatings are necessary to protect a ship’s hull from attaching marine organisms. Ship owners need marine coating solutions that deliver fouling prevention for vessels with differing activity levels, shipping routes and construction.  Selektope® is a unique biocide that, through biotechnology, creates the possibility of more sustainable and efficient marine paint systems. When attached to a ship’s hull, barnacles harm the hydrodynamic drag. The hard shells cause increased friction between the hull and water, directly related to increased fuel consumption and carbon emissions. Listen to Philip Chaabane, the CEO of i-tech, when he describes the journey for this maritime startup. There are so many lessons learned that he shares! #everyconversationmatters 

Smooth Sailing How does the acceptance of digital health solutions in the maritime industry impact the employee well-being of seafarers? That is something two PhD students decided to look into as they were writing their thesis.  Charlotta Herkommer and Sandra Siljevik Laine study Business Administration at the University of Jönköping, Sweden, in the  Digital Business Programme. Nevertheless, they decided to look into the maritime universe to see how digital health solutions could make a difference for seafarers.  Listen to our conversation about their findings after interviewing people working in the maritime industry, both onshore and at sea. You will smile when you hear how engaged these two young women have become in the maritime industry now. They can see themselves entering our world. I love it! Thank you for listening! #everyconversationmatters 

Proactive. Flexible. Resilient. The Baltic Ports Organization's mission is to contribute to economic, social and environmentally sustainable development of maritime transport and the port industry in the Baltic Sea region, thereby strengthening its global competitiveness. Once a year, the Baltic Ports gather for a Conference, and September 6-8, 2023, the Conference will be hosted by the Port of Ystad. In this episode, we meet Mr Bogdan Oldakowski, Secretary General of the Baltic Ports Organization, BPO, and Mr Björn Boström, Managing Director of Port of Ystad and Host of this year's Conference. I asked them about the organisation and what we can expect from this year's Conference.  Next port of call- Ystad!  Thank you for listening. #everyconversationmatters 

Panel discussion in the European Parliament June, 27th 2023, part 2  Episode 219 is the second part of the panel discussion in Brussels organised by Ms Vera Tax, MEP, to raise awareness amongst the maritime community and policymakers about the importance of women and how to improve working conditions in the sector.  The participants have generously given me permission to share with you what we discussed.  You will hear five panellists (besides me) speaking; Ms Line Heimstad, Deputy Head of Agreement, Norwegian Seafarers' Union. Ms Vanessa De Michele, 1st Officer, Costa Cruises Mr David Kerr, Member of the European Commission, working in the Cabinet of the Commissioner for Equality, Helena Dalli. Mr Sotiris Raptis, Secretary General, ECSA, European Community Shipowners' Association. Moderator: Ms Marjolein van Noort, who is the Dutch Shipowners Association's representative in Brussels Thank you for listening. #everyconversationmatters #shipping #maritime

Panel discussion in the European Parliament June, 27th 2023  Ms Vera Tax, MEP European Parliament, organised this panel event to raise awareness amongst the maritime community and policymakers about the importance of women and how to improve working conditions in the sector.  This is a recording of our discussion on June 27 in Brussels. The participants have generously given me permission to share with you what we discussed.  You will hear five panellists (besides me) speaking; Ms Line Heimstad, Deputy Head of Agreement, Norwegian Seafarers' Union. Line is eager to share the Gender Equality Strategy for the Maritime Sector in Norway.  Ms Vanessa De Michele, 1st Officer, Costa Cruises  Mr David Kerr is a Member of the European Commission, working in the Cabinet of the Commissioner for Equality, Helena Dalli.  Mr Sotiris Raptis is the European Community Shipowners' Association's Secretary General, ECSA.  Ms Evina Fotiadou, Policy Advisor at European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA) Moderator: Ms Marjolein van Noort, who is the Dutch Shipowners Association's representative in Brussels This is the first half of our discussions, part 2 will be released on the next Shipping Podcast Friday! Thank you for listening. #everyconversationmatters #shipping #maritime

Why is it important with a diverse and inclusive maritime industry?  I was invited to the European Parliament to participate on a panel discussion on Empowering Women in the Maritime industry and the role of the EU, organised by Miss Vera Tax (MEP).  Since you were not there, and I took the time to prepare my interjections, I thought that it would be a good idea to share my thoughts on this topic with you. At a later stage, I might be able to share with you what was said since I have asked for the audio files to be released to me. We cannot withold all the wisdom shared in that room from you.  What is your view on diversity and inclusion? And how can we attract more women and retain them?  Here is the link to the female photographer Nina Varumo and her portfolio.  Thank you for listening. 

All parts in the logistical chain needs to link together  Listen to Emily Babot, Environmental Project Manager, Aeler Technologies, a young engineer and a former sailor. We talk about how rewarding it is to work in the maritime industry since we face many challenges. Emily's passion for the sea made her go for a career in shipping, first as a cadet and then on the engineering side when she decided to go ashore. Today, she works on the smart container and wants to spread the word about the importance of shipping.  Thank you for listening. Every conversation matters. 

The future is digital  Listen to Pacmar, an experienced Singapore-based ship agent who recently embarked on their digital transformation journey with MagicPort's Ship Agency solution. Capt Sitki Kok, the founder,  joins us, and Mr Osman Budak, the Operations Manager for their agency business. Together with Magic Port, we will create dedicated content focused on the digital transformation journeys of these crucial maritime industry players in a series of podcasts. This episode focuses on the Ships Agent. Thank you for listening. I am eager to hear your feedback. Send it to hello@shippingpodcast.com 

There is so much spotlight today on diversity, inclusion and equity What do you stand for? What are your values? What is your purpose? What is your goal? Those are the things the next generation is looking for. They will not choose to work for you if you don't have the answer. Listen to Eman Abdalla, Global Operations Director for Cargill Ocean Transportation, describing what an attractive employer looks like.  Also, this episode is packed with good advice from a modern leader walking the talk and is the change needed in our industry.  Happy belated International Day for Women in Maritime! Thank you for listening. Spread the word! #everyconversationmatters 

In my honest opinion Every conversation matters. That is something that I have realised over the years of producing the Shipping Podcast. We need to talk about the change we want, and we need to speak about what we want to achieve. And we need to listen to people with other viewpoints to understand the pain points and how we can make them less painful.  Where do I find the Stars of the Sea to be guests on the Shipping Podcast? I often get that question, and here I spill the beans. Do you have anything to say after listening to this solo episode? Please drop me a line at hello@shippingpodcast.com Thank you for listening.  

It's all about changing our behaviour and opening-up The maritime industry is facing so many challenges. The only way forward is to change our behaviour and collaborate with others. Listen to Sameer Kalra, President of the Marine Division and Executive Vice President at the Alfa Laval Group. Going from old traditions to a new way of thinking is how you change.  It's interesting to listen to Sameer's insights and that he is willing to share them with the world. After all, he is a leader on a global scale, and Alfa Laval is a 140-year-old industrial provider.  I am so fortunate to have these conversations with so many thought leaders.  It gives me hope.  Please continue the conversation at your kitchen table, and invite some friends since  #everyconversationmatters  Thank you for listening.

What do the young people in our industry think about the future?   Be comfortable to be uncomfortable; it's crucial when working at sea.  The next generation of leaders is singing the same old song; We need to promote working in shipping since hardly anyone knows what it's like. It's the same old Cinderella story. It's time for us to do something about that! Otherwise, the explanations to friends and family will continue for generations. But, unfortunately, we do not have the time for that; we have more enormous challenges!  What can you do to spread the word? Do you want to collaborate? Drop me a line at hello@shippingpodcast.com and let me know. #everyconversationmatters 

What do the young people in our industry think about the future?  Who better to ask than the next generation of shipping? Listen to Jeanna, Alva and Max. They are at the beginning of their careers and are very passionate about the maritime industry. We can learn so much by just listening to what they think.  This exciting conversation continued for a while, so the end product is two episodes, 210 & 211. What do you think? Is there a place for ordinary seamen (OS) in five years? Drop me a line at hello@shippingpodcast.com and let me know your thoughts.  Tune in to the second part of this conversation and make the content a conversation in your workplace. #everyconversationmatters  Thank you for listening!  

Electric hydro foiling vessels trending again Seeing is believing. That is a saying that fits very well with Candela. You need to see this video to understand what we are talking about. Boats flying! It's super cool, and it's a changemaker.  Erik Eklund is the Chief Commercial Officer of Candela. When he talks about his career, it's like it was all building up to his current position. You can hear in his voice how passionate he is. And I cannot wait to go to Stockholm in the autumn to commute on the new boat. System thinking, digitalisation, sensors, problem-solving thinking, visionary and brave. Listen to Erik and give us a shoutout on social media! What do you think? Can the rest of the shipping industry learn from this? I am eagerly waiting for your comments. Thank you for listening #everyconversationmatters 

Parenthood at sea   According to the IMO, 2% of seafarers are women at sea. I wonder what the percentage of Mummies at sea is!? Like 0.01%!!?! Less!!?! A post on LinkedIn sparked my curiosity. Heather Enness, Master Mariner and mother of three, posted the above. Young people I meet in the maritime industry get questions about if they don't want to have a family since they are going to work at sea. I knew I just had to speak with Heather and find out if that is a hurdle nowadays, to be a parent and work at sea. What can we do to make the change?  Listen to Heather and hear her passion for her job, her love for her children and how she is a role model for young people today. Heather wishes that more companies in our industry dared to discuss parenthood at sea. Every conversation matters. Are you able to bring these questions up in your everyday life?  Please drop me a line at hello@shippingpodcast.com and spill your beans. Who knows, I might get more ideas from your feedback. Thanks for listening.

Waves of change In episode 207, you meet Matthew Schwab, Captain, CEO, and Subject Matter Expert. Matthew is a former Master Mariner who has gone ashore and is now using all his skills from his time at sea to business development and coaching. Matthew believes in the true strength of blockchain and is sorry to see the TradeLens project being scrapped. We discuss web2 and web3, and Matthew explains the non-fungible token NFT. There are a lot of things to pick up on in this conversation.  Matthew is pushing innovation and is convinced that digitalisation will make the maritime industry sustainable, so we need to be more open and find collaboration. What do you think? Please let me know. Send an email to hello@shippingpodcast.com  Thank you for listening

The maritime industry from the view of a young Chinese woman   I received an email from a loyal listener in Shanghai who is entering her career in the maritime industry and wanted to tell me how much the Shipping Podcast has meant to her. Of course, I wanted to speak to her and hear what she had to say about our industry not being so visible and unable to reach the #nextgeneration with our message to come and work.  In episode 206, you meet Anna Wu, Project Logistics Specialist in China. We speak about the Shipping Podcast, of course, but also how Anna feels that she can contribute to raising the profile of the maritime industry.  And then I speak a lot about life as a podcaster. What do you think? Drop me a line at hello@shippingpodcast.com and let me know. Thanks for listening.

From the Netherlands to South America and back again  In this episode, I am in conversation with Dita Bruijn, the Director North Sea of P&O Ferries. Dita is a true global maritime professional with an exciting career in the liner business who has now taken on the challenge of working with ferries. She is very interested in the digital transformation the maritime industry is experiencing.    Dita Bruijn is passionate about shipping. You can hear that from her way of describing the industry to young people who she is engaging with, showing them the exciting stuff you, as a young person, can work with.    Please let me know what you think about episode 205, and give Dita a shoutout for being such a great role model for the industry!   Thanks for listening.  

Our cultural values align with the Volvo Group and include customer focus, passion, teamwork, and professionalism. There are so many good things to pick up on in this episode. Sustainability, leadership, courage, new tech, next generation. And all is connected. Everyone must take a leap of faith and dare to learn new things. That is how we will reach the maritime industry 2.0 - just like every line of business that wants to stay in business needs to do.  Listen to Heléne Mellquist, President of Volvo Penta, the former CEO of Rederi AB Transatlantic, a prominent Swedish shipowner at the time, but back in the Volvo Group for a while now. She talks about her passion for business, sees collaboration as the way forward, and is passionate about inclusiveness.  It’s all music to my ears and gives me hope for the future. What about you? What do you think? Please drop me a line at hello@shippingpodcast.com and let me know. Thank you for listening.  

IoT is not scary; it's enabling us to focus on exciting things In episode 203, we meet a Change Agent who promotes and supports a new way of doing things. Marianna Levtov is currently working at Nexxiot, where she focuses on IoT, innovations, and digitised solutions in transport and logistics. We discuss why shipping and maritime, which have been so instrumental in globalisation for a long time, are now viewing ourselves as not so advanced regarding new tech and digitalisation. We also talk about recruitment, different views and ways of leading the industry forward.  I hope you enjoy our conversation. Please give us a shout-out on social media. Thanks for listening.

Powered by wind  Meet Niclas Dahl, Managing Director of Oceanbird, the startup company aiming to re-introduce wind as power for vessels transporting goods. It sounds like going backwards, but it's taking advantage of all new tech available, contributing to a sustainable maritime industry.  Listen to our conversation, which sails through the challenges of starting a new setup in an old-fashioned industry, diversity, leadership and unexpected collaborations. You don't want to miss out on this one. So download, listen and tell your friends! Bonus: have a look at the video.  Thank you for listening #everyconversationmatters 

Life at sea. In episode 201, Captain James Foong, Master Mariner from Malaysia, speaks about the life of a seafarer. We talk about the challenges, the marine family you belong to when onboard, the different cultures you meet and why being a Captain is being a Leader.  James is passionate about raising the profile of the maritime industry, and he does a good job. He is interested in the new media landscape and even landed a new white-collar job via LinkedIn, where he now has more than 28,000 followers. James is one of a kind. Please listen to our conversation and then give us a shoutout on social media. Thank you for listening!  

Unbelievable! I am celebrating the 200th episode of the Shipping Podcast!! If anyone had told me when I started in 2015 that I would go on, releasing one new episode every other Friday, I would not have believed it. And yet, here we are! I have met so many people, generous with their time and knowledge! And when I think back, I have learned so much!  Thanks to my listeners, I still feel like there are things to know and people to listen to, so you can be sure that more episodes from me will be released.  

Procurement or purchase? Maria Theodosiou, Managing Director, GenPro, is the interviewee in episode 199. She explains what a maritime procurement company brings to the maritime industry. We speak about so many exciting topics, and Maria underlines the different moral compasses of the next generation. To lead them into the business, we must consider being open-minded, inclusive, brave, and approachable and creating a safe environment where it's possible to speak and ask about anything.  Maria leads by example and is passionate about bringing visibility and a spotlight to women in the maritime industry. Does that sound familiar?  Enjoy episode 199, and please let me know your views on what we are discussing. Thanks for listening. 

MASS, Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships. A Working Group at the International Maritime Organisation focused on international regulations of autonomous ships. The Chairman of this Working Group is Henrik Tunfors, Senior Advisor at the Swedish Transport Agency, and he is the interviewee in episode 198 of the Shipping Podcast!  What do you think? Will we see a code for safety and regulations of MASS in 2025? What are the obstacles?  So many questions in this episode, but also so many good answers.

It's difficult to see the consequences of the current crises Finally, an in-person interview again! But, of course, there is a difference between having a screen in between my guest and me. I went to the University of Gothenburg and met Johan Woxenius, a professor of Maritime Transport Management and Logistics and asked him about maritime transport in the logistical chains.  Johan thinks we have a few turbulent years ahead of us. So many crises at the same time that we are in the middle of Industry 4.0. The maritime industry is undergoing so many changes. Thank you for listening! You can always reach out to me via social media or by dropping a line to hello@shippingpodcast.com 

We need the forerunners In episode 196, you meet Agustina Calatayud, Lead Transportation Specialist in the Inter-American Development Bank Transportation Division (IDB). IDB is working to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Through financial and technical support for countries working to reduce poverty and inequality, we help improve health and education and advance infrastructure.  Listen to Agustinatalking about how she is promoting the maritime leg of the supply chain and how important shipping is in the Caribbean. The IDB works with governments, companies, academia, foundations, and others to forge and maintain partnerships to fill this gap and advance the UN Sustainability Development Goals.   Thanks for listening!   

It's a people's business   I got the idea in my head to speak to someone else doing podcasting in the #maritime industry.  Marcus Hand is the Editor of Seatrade Maritime News and the host of the Maritime Podcast. In addition, I have met Marcus before, so I knew he had something to bring to the table.  I hope you enjoy our conversation about the maritime industry. We touch upon many current topics.  Give us a shoutout, listen to the Maritime Podcast and let us know what you think!  Every conversation matters!   

The Blue Economy   Part 2 of my conversation with Kate D Adamson focuses on what ESG means for the shipping and maritime industry.  We need to start talking about the Blue Economy and what opportunities lay there instead of the segments of everything like we do today. Once we change our mindset, that's when we can become a sustainable industry.  Kate underlines that we need to pivot. We do that by  Purpose/Values  Interdependence Openness Trust There are so many titbits in this episode. It's worth listening to it more than once. But, first, you have to download and listen to the 194th episode. Please let me know what you think!   

It's been seven years!  Something to celebrate! 193 episodes have been released about the maritime industry! So many interesting conversations and EVERY CONVERSATION MATTERS!  This is a walk down memory lane. How did it all start? Why did I start a podcast? Who were the first guests and why did I choose them?  Thank you for listening! You are my most loyal listeners, you who want to know everything there is to know. I love you!   

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. 

A Zero-harm maritime industry  RightShip believes in the power of collaboration and has a vision of a zero-harm maritime industry. That means working with all elements of ESG, Environmental, Social, and Governance. RightShip is a digital platform using data to achieve a more sustainable maritime industry. Listen to Steen Lund, Chief Executive Officer, RightShip, in episode 192 and please come back with your feedback. Thank you for listening.   

What about the S and the G in ESG?  In episode 191, you meet Catherine Smith, General Counsel & Company Secretary at Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings Limited in Hongkong. We have a candid conversation about Environmental Social and Governance, which refers to the three key factors when measuring a business or company's sustainability and ethical impact. Catherine is calling for more ESG startups since there are so many things we need to do to fulfil the challenges we are facing.  I asked Catherine why the interest in ESG reports has grown so much; she thinks it's because so many more stakeholders are reading them now. There is no way to hide. You do not want to miss out on listening to all the wisdom Catherine shares! Download and listen and discuss these issues with a friend or a peer. They are also welcome to listen to the Shipping Podcast, of course.   

The change is happening now Synnøve Seglem is the Deputy Managing Director at Knutsen OAS Shipping AS and the newly elected Chair of the Norwegian Shipowners' Association.  We have a candid conversation about all the challenges the shipping industry faces. Synnøve has two Masters degrees, both in engineering and maritime finance, not in naval architecture as her father wanted.  We speak about #diversity #recruitment #branding #covid19 and the ongoing war in Ukraine, among other things.  Tune in and listen. Your job is to spread the word about what you hear. EVERY CONVERSATION MATTERS   

Where is the new normal? During the pandemic, we discussed what the new normal would look like. What happened? What changed? When it comes to maritime conferences, not much.  Do we want to change them, or are we just so happy that everything is back to "same old, same old"?  Episode 189 is a solo episode where Lena shares how disappointed she is to see that nothing changed. But she is excited over a Mesh party she attended in another industry - road transport.  Get inspired, join the movement of weirdos and see another way of doing things, the new reality.

To be able to make a difference in someone's life.  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.  We talk about the difficulties during the pandemic in giving medical assistance to crew onboard ships. Alice is appalled by the countries that refused t repatriate the bodies of the deceased seafarers. Seafarers must be designated keyworkers!  More governments need to recognise seafarers as key workers and entitle them to the rights required. Your feedback will be very much appreciated. Thanks for listening.

An uncertain world and the impact on logistical chains Freddy Jönsson Hanberg is the Head of Strategic Advice at MW Group and what he doesn't know about the geopolitical hotspots is not worth knowing.   Listen to how someone outside the maritime industry views us.  What is your view? Please drop me a line at hello@shippingpodcast.com

Supporting the maritime future Lotte G. Lundberg, Director of the Danish Maritime Fund, has a long career in the maritime industry. She has been with the AP Moller group for 39 years and has experienced much development. Lotte is now at Denmark's hub for research and innovation through the Danish Maritime Fund.  It's so interesting to hear how the Danish Maritime community has set up this system to support the future of Danish Shipping. Lotte is also sharing knowledge from her other assignments. So we had a lot to talk about. Thank you for listening, don't hesitate to give us a shout-out if you learned something from our chat.

Get stuff done! Meet Joshua Berger, Founder & President/CEO Washington Maritime Blue, in episode 185 of the Shipping Podcast. We speak about #innovation #tech #sustainability #diversity, and Joshua shares the idea behind Washington Blue Maritime.  Since we are both passionate about the idea of clusters, we also discuss what we can learn from other industries. Lena, who lives in Gothenburg, talks about the #automotive industry and their innovation hub called MobilityXLab. Have a look if you haven't heard of it before. Our conversation touches on most hot topics in the #maritime industry. What do you think? Please give us a shout-out and let us know your thoughts. Thank you for listening!

Digitalisation for real Pernilla Trygg, who comes from a family of mariners, went to sea in 1996 and then studied to become a Chief Engineer. She has been working at the sea for several years and is now a surveyor for a classification society.  Pernilla is the proud Owner of the M/S STOCKHOLM, trading to Svalbard. It's Pernillas hobby, she says, but from what she tells about the ship, it's more of a lifestyle.  Our conversation is broad. We discuss the ongoing digitalisation - how is it going? What are the benefits, and is it thought through before implementation?  And what happened in the maritime industry after #metoo? Have we managed to reinvent ourselves to be attractive to the next generation? What about leadership? There is a reference in our chat to episode 109 with Cecilia Österman, here is the link if you want to listen. Listen to Pernilla and give us a shoutout of your opinion, or drop me a line at hello@shippingpodcast.com  Thank you for listening      

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 goods always include two parties that need to agree. Let's pray that this latest crisis also will en in peace.

Visionary leaders to raise the profile of the maritime industry that is what we need! Jan Dieleman, President of Cargill Ocean Transportation, is an excellent example of the leaders we need. Listen to our conversation about sustainability, diversity and inclusion, recruitment, the next generation and where we can see progress in these areas.  What do you think? Please give us a shoutout on social media or drop me a line at hello@shippingpodcast.com  Thank you for listening.  

Global trade is impossible without transportation, and every country relies on maritime trade to sell what it has and buy what it needs. Since there is more transportation on the water than onshore, maritime transport is dependent on trade. That's why this episode is all about trade. Cecilia Malmstrom, Former EU Commissioner for Trade and now a non-resident senior fellow at PIIE (Peterson Institute for International Economics), is the interviewee in episode 181.  We discuss shipping from a global trade perspective. Cecilia has been representing the EU in various trade negotiations. She knows everything there is to know about trade agreements, politics and how to take many different viewpoints into account when negotiating.   World Trade Organisation, WTO  International Monetary Fund, IMF International Maritime Organisation, IMO  The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, TTIP) Cecilia Malmstrom hosts a monthly webinar on trade, Trade Winds. You are welcome to sign up here. 

This episode introduces a maritime industry sector where the fuel to ships is handled. We meet Eugenia Benavides, Directora Marinos, Organización Terpel S.A.   She gives us insights into a part of the industry that is also changing to keep up with changing times. Of course, I cannot help myself, and I have to ask about what it's like to work in a male-dominated industry and her view for the future.  If you have ideas for guests who have something to tell about the bunkering industry, please drop me a line at hello@shippingpodcast.com  Thank you for listening

I have had a wonderful conversation about how well the maritime industry matches the tech industry when attracting the next generation and the talents that we need. I spoke with Caitlin Hardy, Vice President, Programs, Kongsberg Maritime Inc., and am happy to share this in the 179th episode of the Shipping Podcast. We also speak about the culture of the maritime industry and how brave Caitlin is to have changed jobs a couple of times to be able to get a perspective on our beloved industry.  Caitlin is also coming up with suggestions for the challenges we all face. For example, there are ways to eat the elephant, bit by bit. What is your view? Please let us know, both Caitlin and I love a good discussion.

Meet Sofia Lundmark, Master Mariner, who loves her work and is very honest about that. She loves the lifestyle of a seafarer, and she knows she will always be working in shipping. We discuss digitalisation, electronic paperwork, HSQE Health, safety, quality and environment, and why. We touch upon the fact that few people see the reason behind all rules and regulations and that it takes a very long time to put them into force.  We continue with diversity, harassment, bullying and safety again.  I think you want to listen to Sofia, and after having done so, will you argue with me when I say that the maritime industry needs more people like her? What is your view? Give us a shoutout if you want to discuss further. Thank you for listening. 

With over 15 years of experience in Maritime Emergency Response and Business Development, Lindsay Malen–Habib, Manager Client Services, Resolve Marine Group, knows all there is to know about salvage.  Lindsay is the first guest on the Shipping Podcast with a second appearance. If you want to listen to her first interview, search for episode #54 or her name Lindsay Malen.  Lindsay was elected as the first woman on the leadership committee of the American Salvage Association. She was appointed its first female President, where she was responsible for the growth of the organization, working with members, and up keeping relationships with USCG, SUPSALV, NOAA, BSSEE, and Congress amongst other tasks.  We have a long conversation about salvage, diversity, the profile of our industry, WISTA (of course) and the next generation.  Enjoy!   

Welcome to the 176th episode of the Shipping Podcast. It was some time ago since I released a solo episode. I want to convey the message of collaboration. We must work together to change the profile of the maritime industry.  I have been releasing this podcast for more than six years now, and I can see that things are changing. It just takes so long!  Joining forces and spreading the word of Digitalisation, Decarbonisation, and Diversity in the maritime industry makes a difference! We will not be viewed as old-fashioned and set. On the contrary, we will become attractive, responsible and forward-thinking. Join me on my quest for new leaders in the maritime space!   Twitter:  @Shippingpodcast   Facebook: Shippingpodcast  Instagram: @shippingpodcast  Website: Shippingpodcast.com  Email: hello@shippingpodcast.com   

At the age of six, I wanted to be a pirate. How little did I know that I would meet real pirates in my professional life? Meet Ursula Dockerty, Emergency Response Team Leader at Shell International Trading & Shipping Company Ltd, a Master Mariner passionate about the maritime industry. She is amazed by seafarers creativity and resilience. Without them, the rest of the society would have come to a standstill during the pandemic. Of course, we discuss the importance of role models. For example, Ursula just knew she wanted a career at sea and was very persistent about making that happen. But what about young people today? Do they see any of the career paths available to them? Do they watch movies or videos showing cool, inspiring people from the maritime industry?  We have a job to do. We need to show more of the maritime world to the general public and children in particular. Some of them might want to become emergency response leaders. Listen to the episode and give us a shoutout if you liked what you heard.  

In this episode, you will be meeting a true leader, an experienced Harbour Master, Master Mariner, Experienced Marine Advisor, General Manager and Non-Executive Director; her name is Captain Jeanine Drummond. We speak about the importance of modern leadership, which is somewhat different from traditional leadership, which has been prevailing in our industry for such a long time.  We also speak about the importance of not just trying to blend in but also speaking up to seize the opportunity to make a difference by becoming visible. Seeing is believing, says Jeanine. We are all role models in one way or another, and that is precisely what the maritime industry needs. Listen to Jenine and give us a shout-out!  Twitter:  @Shippingpodcast   Facebook: Shippingpodcast  Instagram: @shippingpodcast  Website: Shippingpodcast.com  Email: hello@shippingpodcast.com  

Making maritime your port of call by describing an industry that is global, green and going digital. THE PLACE TO BE.  Ley Hoon Quah, Chief Executive, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, MPA, sounds very enthusiastic when describing the maritime industry. She has seen the potential for our industry to become one of the most wanted workplaces by the next generation. Therefore, we need to join forces and promote it.  We discuss many of the initiatives in Maritime Singapore and how all stakeholders are working together to resolve the challenges ahead of us. digitalOCEANS™ is one of them that Ley Hoon Quah talks about in this episode.  I hope you feel inspired after having listened to episode 173. Please send me your feedback! I am all ears. Twitter:  @Shippingpodcast   Facebook: Shippingpodcast  Instagram: @shippingpodcast  Website: Shippingpodcast.com  Email: hello@shippingpodcast.com  

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 hello@shippingpodcast, and then spread the word about this episode! Thank you for listening! 

People don't like change. Famous words of the interviewee in this episode, Hans Hederström, Consultant, Marine Consultancy Group.  Listen to Captain Hederström and the impact he has had on the development of maritime safety and especially Bridge resource management. We get to hear the story of how the Center for Simulator Maritime Training, CSMART, in Almere, the Netherlands, came about and how that was a dream come through for Hans. Have you experienced training in a simulator? How did you find it? Would you please let me know what you think of my interview with Hans Hederström? Drop me a line at hello@shippingpodcast.com  Thank you for listening.

In episode 170, an interview I did IRL, you meet Frank Relou, Business Development and Commercial Manager, Sea Machines Robotics EMEA, who came to Gothenburg on his business trip. I had the opportunity to sit down with him and discuss autonomous shipping, AI and Internet of Things, among other things. When can we expect autonomous ships? Can the sailing fleet be retrofitted to become autonomous? How do we attract young people to our industry? Why does it take so long to set a new course for this conservative industry?  A lot of questions that we discuss in this episode. What is your view? Please drop me a line at hello@shippingpodcast.com and let me know. Thank you for listening.  

Welcome to the 169th episode of the Shipping Podcast. I am celebrating six years as a podcaster and am thinking back about how I recruited interviewees initially and how it went from there.  I speak about the importance of good sound quality, stubbornness, and support to make this journey a success. Do you want to contribute to my future success? Would you mind sending me a photo of when you are listening to the Shipping Podcast to hello@shippingpodcast.com  Shoutouts to @lenagothberg in all social channels. Or drop me an email. Thank you for listening! Lena x

Meet Agneta Dahl, a Certified Master Exercise Practitioner (MEP) and an expert in incident management and risk assessment who actually get paid to create mayhem.  Agneta is passionate about the ocean and everything therein. She started her career in medical school, went into research and, like most of the people in the maritime industry, stumbled into this fascinating world. Agneta joined the US Coast Guard and worked with marine environmental protection and oil spill response. Nowadays, after she left the USCG, she does more of the same in her current position.  We talked a lot about the impact of digitalisation, how the pandemic has changed the way we work, how interesting it is to work remote and what the future might hold. What is your view? Did Agneta's story spark something in you? Let us know what you think; we are both waiting to hear from you. Thank you for listening. Feedback to hello@shippingpodcast.com 

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 anymore, they talk about Flexport, and they talk about the maritime industry." John is a big fan of Greta Thunberg; she says things people don't want to hear. But, that is what we also need to do; talk about the good and the bad in our industry. If we don't acknowledge the problems we have as an industry, then we cannot solve them - and become better. We discuss so many things in this episode, I learned a lot, and I think John gave some real food for thoughts.  What is your view? Give us a shout-out, we are on social media, and we each have a webpage where you can comment. This is a discussion worth having. Thank you for listening.  Stay safe. 

We continue the discussion about; what is a fair future for seafarers? Dr Jason Zuidema, Executive Director, North American Maritime Ministry Association, NAMMA, share his view on what we need to do to make seafarers keyworkers. He says it's about respect and using the instruments already in place. Abandonment in 2021 is a disgrace. Also, seafarers must be able to trust that they get paid. Jason thinks seafaring it's an honourable profession. Seafarers are very proud to be seafarers; it's the uncertainty that is wearing down. It's not the hard work or the hardship that comes with leaving loved ones; it's the uncertainty of now knowing when you come back the next time or if you get paid. In the end, Jason does a call for support of seafarers; everyone can do something to show kindness to international seafarers. Make sure you listen to the end. What is your view on what Jason says, I'd love to hear from you. Thanks for listening. 

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. Frank is speaking his mind about many things that need to change for the seafarers to have a fair future. - a clear career path - getting paid - getting fed - getting to go home - allowed breaks to get some rest also when in port Frank is an outspoken advocate for the seafarers. Of course, not all of you will agree with him, but at least he is contributing to the conversation that we must have. What is your view on what Frank has to say? Please let me know. Twitter:  @Shippingpodcast   Facebook: Shippingpodcast  Instagram: @shippingpodcast  Website: Shippingpodcast.com  Email: hello@shippingpodcast.com    

Welcome to the 164th episode of the Shipping Podcast, featuring climate lawyer Valentina Keys, Senior Associate, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP.  According to Valentina are we living in unprecedented times, there are so many things changing now. The carbon footprint has to be measured and reported publicly. Business models have to be redesigned. So much has to change. Valentina is talking about COP 26, COP 15, EU Green Deal, MEPC 76, Poseidon Principles, the ICS R&D Fund and Sea Cargo Charter. Here are all the links in case you want to study on your own.  If you liked what you heard, give us a shoutout. Valentina @valentina_keys and me @lenagothberg  Twitter:  @Shippingpodcast   Facebook: Shippingpodcast  Instagram: @shippingpodcast  Website: Shippingpodcast.com  Email: hello@shippingpodcast.com   

Listen to the two most famous Master Mariners globally, Captain Kate McCue and Captain Thomas Lindegaard Madsen, in their first encounter ever. The conversation touches upon so many exciting things as cats, shoes, leadership, containers, high-heals, role models, visibility, respect, accountability, dreams, career choices and the fact that #SeafarersAreKeyWorkers and why that should be part of the job description when you sign up to become a seafarer.  I am so grateful to the Captains for making this possible. I am also thankful for my audience, who sent in so many good questions for the Captains. You helped me focus on the interview when I was so starstruck.  IF you haven't yet started to follow these Captains on Instagram, here are the links: Captain Kate McCue Captain Thomas Lindegaard Madsen  Now, go and share this episode with your friends. Together, we can help kick off the Captains Collaboration to get seafarers to recognise being essential workers.  Thank you for listening! Twitter:  @Shippingpodcast   Facebook: Shippingpodcast  Instagram: @shippingpodcast  Website: Shippingpodcast.com  Email: hello@shippingpodcast.com    

Hello Shipping Podcast Lovers, Have I got news to share? In the next episode, you will be meeting Captain Kate McCue and Captain Thomas Lindegaard Madsen, who I introduced to each other, chatting along about life as Captains.  These two SuperHeroes are taking the role of representing our industry most seriously, and they are really doing a good job. Follow Captain Kate McCue and Captain Thomas Lindegaard Madsen on Instagram at once!  Now is the time to put together a strategy for capturing the interest that the maritime industry has attracted lately! We need to collaborate on a communication plan to support the brand of shipping. Who is in?  The next episode you don't want to miss. It will be released on May 21, 2021.  Twitter:  @Shippingpodcast   Facebook: Shippingpodcast  Instagram: @shippingpodcast  Website: Shippingpodcast.com  Email: hello@shippingpodcast.com   

Welcome to the 161st episode of the Shipping Podcast, in which you will be listening to Marina Hadjipateras, Founder & General Partner, TMV, an early-stage venture capital fund. Marina is second-generation Shipowners who now is investing in sustainability, shipping, logistics, work and care. She is looking for start-ups interested in the maritime industry but may not understand the business. Examples of companies that Marina has engaged in are Nautilus Labs and Transmute.  We discuss what impact the pandemic has had on the maritime industry. Marina thinks that since more people have access to see and understand how the maritime industry works, that has lead to a greater interest in our line of business. The mindset of "don't fix what isn't broken" is gone. Now it's more open ears and hearts interested in listening to new ideas prevalent in the maritime industry.  Thank you for listening. I am @lenagothberg on most online channels. Please give me a shout-out and let me know what you think about Marina's view of things. 

Are there risks involved when systems are becoming complex? Have you taken a new approach to evaluate the new risks appearing when moving into the digital world?  Meet Fenna van de Merwe has led the writing of the White Paper from DNV called Closing the gap in an era of transformation. It intends to guide maritime stakeholders to control and mitigate these risks and put them in a better position to make informed decisions about achieving and maintaining smarter and carbon-neutral shipping. Fenna is driving the message of ripping down the silos. Collaboration is the new thing, the more unexpected, the better. We will all benefit from sharing knowledge and working together; that is the maritime industry's new era. Listen to this episode, download the White Paper, and contribute to the discussion about the maritime industry's future! Please include me; I am @lenagothberg in most channels online.  Thank you for listening.

During the pandemic, we have seen a crew change crises. Seafarers have not been able to travel between the ships that constitute their workplace and their country of residence due to travel restrictions.  High-level meetings have been taking place, aiming to get seafarers designated as "key-workers", which would lead to exemption from specific COVID-related travel restrictions and make it possible for the 200,000 stranded seafarers to become repatriated.  Here is a link to IMOs Q and As about the crew change crises. Currently, the next step towards normality is vaccination. The key-workers status would move seafarers up the line in the queue. The next step after that is how to prove vaccination and clearance for Covid-19 through a negative test. One suggestion is a Digital Health Pass, and that is what this episode is addressing. Meet Anthony Day, working at IBM in Dublin, who focuses on digital health pass and how complicated it can be to get national health authorities to agree on a global standard. Anthony describes how a digital health pass would make the certification easy to show on a mobile device when travelling or entering a sports arena. He explains blockchain technology and gives us insights into the various considerations that have to be considered.  Anthony has his podcast called Blockchain won't save the world if you are interested in the tech behind the digital health pass, blockchain.  Thank you for listening!  Twitter:  @Shippingpodcast   Facebook: Shippingpodcast  Instagram: @shippingpodcast  Website: Shippingpodcast.com  Email: hello@shippingpodcast.com    

Welcome to the 158th episode of the Shipping Podcast, where you meet Captain Thomas Lindegaard Madsen of VENTA MAERSK, Maersk Line, one of the more visible role models in the maritime industry.  Thomas has been sailing for almost thirty years and has experience with many different vessels. Currently, his vessel is trading in the Baltic Sea area and this year he is enjoying ice navigation. Captain Thomas recognises that the biggest change he has seen during his career is the arrival of the internet into our industry.  We get so many insights from Captain Thomas in this episode. He is talking about opportunities with the new technology development, and it is apparent that he loves his job. Thomas is sharing his concerns about being public on social media. It gives a perspective on how we can showcase the maritime industry to the world by using social media. I hope you enjoyed this episode as much as I did. Both Thomas and I love feedback; please give us a shout out if you think this was worth the time listening to. I am @lenagothberg in most channels. Thank you for listening.

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.  Alex is a hardworking businesswoman with an extensive network in the maritime industry. She is on many maritime associations, where she enjoys meeting new people and exchanging ideas to develop the maritime sector.  We speak about attracting the next generation's interest in our industry, and Alex is convinced that we need to start early. If not even to younger people, reaching out to the high schools is the only way forward. Total Marine Solutions Inc. celebrated its 20th-anniversary last year. A lot of hard work has made them successful, and their commitment to customer service helped them achieve that. I wish Alex and her team all the best!  Here is a link to This Week in Maritime Call to Action: The Shipping Podcast needs to be shared with a broader audience! You can help by sharing the show with your friends. You can also write a review or leave a rating for the Shipping Podcast on Spotify or Podchaser. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Shipping Podcast on your podcast platform of choice - that way; you can easily get new episodes as soon as they are released. 

Welcome to a short and sweet solo episode with Lena Gothberg, the Host and Producer of the Shipping Podcast. It's the 156th episode of the Shipping Podcast, and I guide you through the audio jungle of how to listen to a podcast. She recommends the Overcast app but has suggestions to both iOs and Android users.  Please sign up for the Shipping Podcast newsletter and help grow the audience. Also, spread the word about the Shipping Podcast to everyone that you meet. I aim for the top-lists, so more people get to hear about the most exciting and fascinating industry!  I am @lenagothberg in most online channels; let's start a conversation! 

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. What will the new normal look like? What are the most pressing things to solve once we get the vaccine in place?  Guy tells me that it is a strategic ambition of ICS to build the maritime industry profile, which of course makes me very happy!  We also hear about the crew change crises and why it was hard to bring governments to understand the important role that shipping and seafarers play to keep society going in the pandemic.  If you have anything to add to this, please give me a shout-out, I am @lenagothberg in social media, the email address is hello@shippingpodcast.com  Thank you for listening.

Welcome to the 154th episode of the Shipping Podcast with Reshma Nilofer, the first female maritime Pilot in India and one of few in the world. Reshma takes us on a journey on how to reach your dream goals. She is a powerful woman and a role model to many.  Reshma Nilofer was the first female maritime river pilot, and the current Indian President awarded her with the "Woman Power Award" in 2018. The Woman Power Award is an annual award given by the Ministry of Women and Child Development of India's Government to individual women or institutions that work towards the cause of women empowerment. Don't forget to sign up for the Shipping Podcast News, a bi-weekly newsletter launched on Jan 8, 2021. Scroll down on www.shippingpodcast.com where you find the sign-up.  Did you enjoy this episode? Let me know your thoughts. I am @lenagothberg on social media. Thank you for listening.

Happy New Year, we kick off the new year by listening to Johanna Kull, a Loss Prevention Executive at Alandia Insurance Company. She has an impressive background, she has studied Social Science and have an MSc in Psychology, and by that, she is probably somewhat unique.  You can find more information about the Alandia Loss Prevention department on their new website if you are interested in finding out more.  We talk about what it contains to work with Loss Prevention, and Johanna gives her perspective as a young professional entering a new world. Johanna refers to a previous episode with Cecilia Osterman, which you can listen to here. We are also discussing the difference between autonomous ships and unmanned ships. I refer to a scale for autonomy for vehicles. Here is the link to Wikipedia, where you can read more about the different stages of autonomy.  Thank you for listening to the Shipping Podcast. I wish you all the best for the new year!

Stuart Ostrow is the President of ShipMoney, and he is the guest in episode 152 of the Shipping Podcast. Stuart is an entrepreneur who entered the maritime domain 15 years ago. He tells the story of ShipMoney and how he realised the importance of a virtual debit card for seafarers and what a difference it makes to offer online payments both for employers and the seagoing personnel.  Stuart highlights the importance of the seafarers and their current situation, not to forget the ones still at home unable to work since they cannot travel to the ship.  The ICS Campaign Seafarers Delivering Christmas, #SeafarersDeliveringChristmas has a website where you can see how to support the seafarers, here is the link  https://www.ics-shipping.org/news-item/help-us-support-seafarersdeliveringchristmas/   If you are a seafarer and is willing to speak about the Crew Change situation, please drop me a line at hello@shippingpodcast.com I will be working on this during the holiday season, so please reach out. You will need good connectivity to connect via Zoom, either through the mobile app or on your computer, a headset and a quiet space. I promise you that you can be anonymous if you want.   Thank you for listening! Merry Christmas!  Lena 

Welcome to the 151st episode of the Shipping Podcast! Listen to Jan Hoffmann, Chief, Trade Logistics Branch, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD.  "Technical development will never be as slow as today", says Jan and continues to speak about digitalisation and decarbonisation as the two main global trends that we need to follow right now. It leads to a structural change which will bring automation and transparency to the shipping industry and that will make us more resilient for the future. He is also speaking about things that have changed due to Covid-19 and that more people have been given fruit for thoughts by the pandemic. Our behaviour has changed.  He continues to point out the fact that it's not export of products that have been affected, it's the service industry that has been hit by the lockdown. Export of services, what can that look like?  Remember to read Jan's blog about his haircut in countries around the world. You find it at www.janhoffmann.live where you also find a lot of other tidbits. Thank you for listening. I love feedback, please drop me a line at hello@shippingpodcast.com and let me know what you think! 

Welcome to the 150th episode of the Shipping Podcast, where you meet Peggy Hoegh Grays, Senior project manager, Author who has written a book describing all the different occupations available in the maritime industry. If you want to add the job description of the job you currently have, please email Peggy at peggyhoegh@gmail.com so she can add you to her book "The maritime industry, an ocean of opportunity".   Peggy is a Senior project manager and she loves her job. She loves it as much that she actually made a training programme for it and then wrote a book. What is your contribution to making the rest of the world fall in love with the maritime industry?  Do you have suggestions for the interviewee to the Shipping Podcast 2021? What topics do you want me to focus on? Please drop me a line at hello@shippingpodcast.com  so I can take that into my planning for 2021. Thank you for listening.   

Danish Shipping has managed to figure out how to attract more than 1 mio viewers on Youtube - and they are hitting the charts with their song about the maritime industry, a song that is now played in all house parties in the maritime industry. Go and check out World Career and see for yourself!  In addition, Danish Shipping has set up a toolbox for how to become a diverse and inclusive industry with 10 recommendation on how to attract women to the shipping industry. Go to https://www.danishshipping.dk/women/ and get inspired!  Listen to Anne Windfeldt Trolle, Executive Director, Employment Conditions, Recruitment & Training, Danish Shipping and rip off all the ideas she is sharing about #nextgen #diversity #GirlPower #WorldCareer #inclusion and fun! What is your view? Which of all these tools will you use first? Drop me a line at hello@shippingpodcast.com Let's get going!   

In episode 148 you will be listening to my conversation with Cary Davis, Senior Government Relations Director & General Counsel, American Association of Port Authorities and how he works with the U.S. Congress to make sure that everyone understands the importance of seaports and infrastructure when it comes to the global supply chains.  There is an election coming up, new congressmen will arrive, the Covid-19 has an impact on how to work with the mission to highlight the importance of the seaports.  Of course, we discuss how to raise the profile of shipping and story-telling, that is close to both our hearts. What do you want to ask Cary? You reach him at @cary__davis on Twitter. And don't forget to follow @PortsUnited as well, it's where the AAPA is updating about its work. Thank you for listening!  Contact:  Twitter:  @Shippingpodcast   Facebook: Shippingpodcast  Instagram: @shippingpodcast  Website: Shippingpodcast.com  Email: hello@shippingpodcast.com   

Episode 147 is a solo episode with me. I had something that I needed to get off my chest. I was interviewed by a start-up the other day and that sparked some thoughts in my head that I felt I wanted to share with you.  How do we change the mindset to the new way of thinking, that is what I speak about in this episode. If you have any thoughts about this that you want to share with me or a photo of yourself listening to the Shipping Podcast, please email me at hello@shippingpodcast.com  Thank you for listening.

In episode 146 we meet Mark Bell, General Manager, The Society for Gas as Marine Fuel, and we speak about the fuels roadmap to 2030/2050 and what needs to be done now in order for us to achieve the goals set. We cover a lot in this episode, bunker infrastructure, safety, alternative fuels, sulphur, carbon, regulations, engines - but also how to make the shipping industry more visible to the general public.  Mark is an engineer and he has been working for classification societies after he sailed onboard tankers, so he is very experienced and is very generous in sharing his knowledge.  What is your view? How do we achieve the sustainability goals for the maritime industry? Please drop me a line at hello@shippingpodcast.com  Thank you for listening.    

In episode 145 you will listen to Harald Solberg, CEO of the Norwegian Shipowner's Association. He speaks about how the shipping industry needs to be bold and set up challenging targets and thereby be part of the solution for a climate-neutral future. Harald is with me on the demand for us to speak about the maritime industry outside our own ranks, we need to become more visible in mainstream media.  The International Chamber of Shipping has suggested a fund for technical developments toward a zero-emission shipping industry, along the same lines as the NOX fund, which Harald is very supportive of.  Collaboration is the way forward and there are a lot of opportunities in that, especially with other industries.  What do you think? I love hearing from you! Drop me a line at hello@shippingpodcast.com or comment in social channels, I am @lenagothberg in all of them. Thank you for listening! /Lena 

In episode 144, I speak with Jillian Carson Jackson, the brand new President of the Nautical Institute. She speaks about her career and what she wants to focus on during her time in office, it's Diversity and inclusion, branch engagement and managing the impact of technology. We agree that there is a reset of almost everything after the Covid-19 pandemic and that the maritime industry should take advantage of that. There are so many important issues that might have got a push now and it's up to us to decide what the future should look like.  Do you agree with Jillian? What is your view? Please give a shout-out or comment on social media or the website www.shippingpodcast.com  Thank you for listening!  /Lena 

In episode 143 we meet Henrik Hvid Jensen, Senior Digital Business Advisor, Henrik Hvid Advisory, the expert in digitised trade, who is one of the brains behind TradeLens, an interconnected ecosystem of supply chain partners — cargo owners, ocean and inland carriers, freight forwarders and logistics providers, ports and every entity involved in global trade with digital tools. Henrik is passionate about getting the entire logistical chain digital since he can see so many benefits from that, he speaks about hidden costs in current systems which could be used in better ways. Listen to Henrik and learn about the crossroad we are at, which way should we go? Will we be fast in adapting or will someone from the outside decide for us?  Too many questions, very little time. Thank you for listening, please give some feedback on what we discussed. You can always reach me via hello@shippingpodcast.com  Lena 

Tada! It's been going on for 5 years! The Shipping Podcast was a forerunner when started July 31st, 2015 and since then 150 guests have been talking about what's at the top of their minds and things they are passionate about.  Lena has gone back to listen to what some of the guests replied when asked: "How can the shipping industry become more visible?"  Listen to Jonathan Wichmann, Kate D Adamson, Anna Larsson, Anne H. Steffensen, Patrik Dahlgren and Giovanni Colotto and what they replied to the question.  Thank you for listening, without the listeners this podcast is nothing, I am forever grateful. /Lena   

In episode 141, Airaj Isaacs, a second-generation maritime professional speaks about the current situation during the pandemic but also about the culture in the maritime industry, how we need to stop working in silos and open up to more people. We need to discuss how to attract young people into the shipping industry but also how to retain talent.  This episode was recorded over Zoom as the pandemic is not allowing any travelling.  What is your view on what Airaj is talking about? Do you agree? Please send me an email at hello@shippingpodcast.com and share your views. I love feedback! Thank you for listening!  /Lena                                                      

Episode 140 is released on Thursday, June 25th since that is the International Day of the Seafarer, the day when we celebrate the seafarers who serve us during the pandemic by keeping trade lanes open.  Listen to Lesley M. Warrick, Executive Director at the Seafarer's House at Port Everglades and how they serve the seafarers visiting them, and what support they have been able to give during the covid-19 pandemic.  Seafarer's House at Port Everglades is multi-faith cooperation among Christians, Muslims and Jews as well as labour, business and civic leaders. It is open throughout the year as a safe, friendly place where mariners can connect with their families, relax, or get emergency assistance if needed.  Both me & Lesley is looking forward to your feedback, please share this interview with your friends, we need to put pressure on the politicians to get things moving #SeafarersAreKeyWorkers   

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 you agree with Giovanni? Giovanni mentioned the De Poli Tankers page on LinkedIn, here is the link to that if you want some inspiration. 

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 recruiting guests but most of all how to conduct interviews. I share the thoughts behind the decisions taken to continue to deliver new episodes to the loyal listeners of the Shipping Podcast. In this episode, I also share the feedback received lately, you will hear that I get emails from all corners of the world and what kinds of requests they send. I hope you enjoy this solo episode, which is supposed to be a shout-out from me to you to hang in there and use the time given wisely. Stay safe.  You are always welcome to reach out to me, I am @lenagothberg in most social channels, but you can also send an email to hello@shippingpodcast.com and let me know what's on your mind. Thank you for listening!  Lena      

Listen to Sakura Kuma who has a holistic view of the port. She has worked as a terminal operator, business developer, landlord, port investments and she thinks that being able to walk in someone else's shoes makes you more understanding of different perspectives. Sakura works with marketing & sales right now but her mind is geared towards CSR and how to become a responsible port contributing to the future development of the maritime industry.  Sakura gives tips on a book to read now called Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis, which we discuss in the episode.  Do you think that Sakura is a superstar? I think so but I am waiting for your feedback on this episode, what do you think?  I am @lenagothberg in almost all channels, let's continue the conversation. Thank you for listening.

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. Listen to Katy and hear the comfort of which she says that the world needs shipping, we will come out of these crises an even stronger industry. Listen to Katy and give me a shoutout, I love feedback! I am @lenagothberg in most online media and I am waiting to hear from you. 

Please accept my apologies for this late release of the 135th episode of the Shipping Podcast. There are so many things to take care of during this pandemic and I was caught a little bit off guard with how to proceed with the interviews. Last week I was fortunate to get hold of Sarah Brennan, Lieutenant Commander of the US Coast Guard, who was kind enough to jump on a Zoom call with me and talk about what it's like to be a maritime investigator and how many cool jobs she has had within the Coast Guard. We also speak about diversity, of course.  Listen to Sarah and then give us a shout-out. I am @lenagothberg in most social channels and Sarah is @SarahEBrennan09  Thank you for listening!  Lena  

Episode 134 - in spite of the Coronavirus.  This episode is recorded online, so the sound quality is not as exceptionally good as usual. On the other hand, you get to listen to a young Master Mariner who is now stuck on his vessels since the pandemic is causing trouble with crew change. No one can leave the ship and no one can come on board, the entire ship is a quarantine. How does it feel? What do you do? What are you longing for the most and how do you keep up?  Thank you for listening, please keep the seafarers in mind, they are usually out of sight, but they are the ones keeping the maritime part of the global supply chain running. I love feedback! Please send it to me at hello@shippingpodcast.com or comment on the website www.shippingpodcast.com or tag me in social media, I am @lenagothberg almost everywhere.  

In this episode, you meet Roger Göthberg, Managing Director, MAN Energy Solutions Sverige AB, who is taking us through his career as a supplier to the maritime industry where most of his decisions are about how we can move towards a carbon-free shipping industry.  Roger believe in teamwork, he showed me a small sign on his desk (you can see it on the Instagram account of the Shipping Podcast, where it says Passion + Energy + Competence & Curiosity = Teamwork = Victory. I think it's great! At the end of the episode, I refer to the email I received to hello@shippingpodcast.com from Dylan who is a student at the Oxford University and became inspired by my interview with Mikael Lind about Port CDM, so he and his friends decided to enter a technical competition - and they won!!  Read the article and pay it forward, these guys got interested in the shipping industry because I decided to start the Shipping Podcast!! Thank you for listening. Now go tell someone about the podcast! 

Meet Jorgen Karlsson, Head of ABB Marine Sweden, with a background from building cars, flying helicopters, working with trains and then robotics, we have an interesting conversation about the exciting time the maritime industry is experiencing right now with the alternative fuels, digitalisation and autonomous vessels. We talk about the technical side of the change we are in now and why it's so important to support it and tell the world about it.  Battery fuelled ferries, remote supported machine rooms, standardised equipment on the bridge - where are we on the route towards the industry revolution 4.0?  What do you think of our conversation? Give me a shout-out in social media, I am @lenagothberg almost everywhere, or drop me a line hello@shippingpodcast.com and tell me. Thank you for listening. Lena 

It's changing the format - it's a solo episode by Lena Gothberg about being a podcast producer in the maritime industry.  I speak about why I started the Shipping Podcast almost 5 years ago and what I have learned during the journey. It's so important that we as an industry take it seriously how we can compete about the best talent out there and the only way forward is a joint project aiming at raising the profile of the maritime industry. We need to hang out where the #nextgen are and we cannot do it ad hoc or isolated, we need to do it together. I share some feedback that I have received, both on how we get people outside our bubble to listen to us but also why it is so important how we express ourselves, I included. What do you think about me delivering a solo episode? Do you want more of that? Who do you want to listen to in the future?  Please let me know, my email address is hello@shippingpodcast.com  Thank you for listening! Lena 

Meet Christopher Pålsson, Head of Lloyd’s List Intelligence Consulting speaking about the geography behind trade, geographical hotspots, the International Maritime Statistics Forum and what life is as a Maritime Analyst.  We chat about world trade, raising the profile, containerisation and the economy of scale before we touch upon the topic of Brexit.  What do you think? Did you learn anything? Do you have a different opinion on what Chris is saying? send us some feedback, we might have another cup of coffee if you do. Thank you for listening and spreading the word about the Shipping Podcast - I am forever grateful. Lena 

Meet Mayte Medina, Chair of the IMO HTW Sub-committee, (Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping) representing the US Coast Guard at IMO.  Mayte was born and raised in Panama and dreamt of becoming a Panama Canal Pilot as a little girl. She ended up working for the Panama Administration for 7 years after she graduated from Kings Point and sailed for a couple of years. Mayte has been working in the development and implementation of domestic and international maritime safety, security and environmental protection standards since 1990.  

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 that the maritime industry needs to become more attractive to the young generation and how important it is to have role models.  I am interested in hearing your view, what do you think about this episode, the 128th? I am all ears at @lenagothberg in most channels. And hey, help spread the word! That's a nice gesture for someone you care about. Thank you for listening! 

Thank you for listening to the Shipping Podcast during 2019!  Thank you to the 26 guests that appeared in the Shipping Podcast during 2019! Excellent, maritime professionals who shared their knowledge and gave us the opportunity to learn from them, I know I did. I have dived into the statistics around the Shipping Podcast and I am sharing them with you, you get to know which episodes are the most downloaded and how many downloads this podcast have had during the 4,5 years it has been running.  But I also have a question for you, please send me your view, I need to hear from you. I am at hello@shippingpodcast.com  Happy New Year! 2020 looks promising, let's hope it stays like that.   

In episode 127 you meet Mikael Laurin, Managing Director, Lean Marine, a company dedicated to automated-fuel saving and data analysis solutions. Mikael comes from a shipping company where he served as the CEO after a career as a consultant for various companies, start-ups and large entities.  Mikael shares his view on the current market, where he thinks our industry is heading, but he also speaks about when his heritage called him to be part of the family-owned shipping company. He welcomes the regulations IMO 2020 but thinks we will be under-whelmed compared to the expectations.  What is your view of what Mikael speaks about? I am all ears, give me a shout-out in social media or comment on the website www.wshippingpodcast.com  Thank you for listening and a Happy New Year!   

Nicola Good, a maritime communicator, used to work as a maritime journalist for some 20 years but have now swopped to be the Head of Brand and External Relations at Lloyd's Register Marine & Offshore department. What is the difference?  How do we become more visible to the general public, how many times have you heard me put that question to my guest? A hundred? Well, Nicola is actually able to give some good advice and she is also coming up with some explanations on why we are stuck where we are.  Diversity, how do we get from the current discussion, which seems to be somewhat unbalanced and only interesting to women (?) to a visionary, interesting roadmap to the future? We talk about that too in this, the 126th episode of the Shipping Podcast. I want to hear from you!  Drop me a line at hello@shippingpodcast.com and tell me what to put on that roadmap. I am waiting for your advice. Thank you for listening, this episode is so good, you are allowed to gossip about it to your friends, so they also can enjoy the conversation between two maritime communicators! 

In episode 125 you meet Elda Kazara Belja, Lecturer and Admissions Officer at the IMO International Maritime Law Institute, IMLI   IMLI's overall mission is to help build the legal capacity among IMO member states, particularly developing states, to fulfil their obligations under the IMO treaties.  This interview was made June 25th, at the IMO in London and the next day IMLI was celebrating its 30th anniversary which Elda talks about in the episode.  It's impressive that more than 1000 students from 146 states and territories have pursued studies at IMLI in Malta but if Elda is the first person they meet upon arrival, I am sure they all want to stay and experience her positivism and passion.  What do you think? Drop me an email at hello@shippingpodcast.com with your thoughts. Thank you for listening.    

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 organisation.  I found it very interesting to chat with Mads, I hope you feel the same. If you have any questions or comments, please use @lenagothberg in all digital media. I am curious about your view. Last, but not the least, here is the link to episode 98 with Peter Thomsen, United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Ocean who I met in Copenhagen last year. Thank you for listening, here is a link to the article I mention in the episode. 

In this the 3/4 episodes with people employed by the International Maritime Organisation, IMO, you meet Karine Langlois,  Communications Officer for @IMOHQ the UN agency for Maritime Affairs, who speaks about target groups, message to the public about the maritime industry and raising the profile of our industry. Karine is from Canada but is working for IMO in London, she is the producer and the video photographer for the videos coming out from the IMO. Please have a look at Turning the tide - there are 3 videos out now.  Thank you for listening, please give me your feedback - I am @lenagothberg in all media. 

When visiting the IMO during the Day of the Seafarer in June, I had the opportunity to sit down with a few people at the IMO to discuss the organisation and where it is headed. In episode 122 you will hear  Frederick J. Kenney, Director, Legal and External Affairs talking about the International Maritime Organization.  If you are interested in the Adopt a Ship programme or the IMO Goodwill Maritime Ambassador scheme or the Greenwich Maritime Museum here are the links.  I sum up my impressions from the London International Shipping Week 2019 at the end of this episode. Where you there? What do you think? Please let me know, I am @lenagothberg in most channels or drop me a line at hello@shippingpodcast.com  Thank you for listening. Lena 

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 very happy to hear about. We discuss who is deciding the theme for the year within IMO, and I get the opportunity to express my gratitude for the theme this year "Empowering Women in the Maritime Community" but also my concern for what will happen once the year is over? What do you think? Is the IMO doing what you thought they were doing or are there some more questions that you wonder about? I love feedback, please give me some, I am @lenagothberg in most channels. Thank you for listening!    

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 also explains what change he can see after the introduction and how they went from 5 % women at the Bridge of Celebrity Cruises to 20 %, in only a year. Patrik Dahlgren goes on to speak about the Global Industry Alliance at IMO, the International Maritime Organisation, where he is representing Royal Caribbean Cruises.  I truly enjoyed recording this episode, what do you think of what Patrik says? I am @lenagothberg in most channels and I love feedback. Thank you for listening, now you have to go and tell someone else about this!   

Meet Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal, CEO of Golden Ocean Management AS in Oslo. Birgitte is one of the #WomeninShipping that is more often interviewed by the trade press than others, that comes with the task of being the CEO of a listed company. In spite of that, Birgitte doesn't see herself as a role model even though she understands that others do that. We talk about her background and what she thinks about the future and she gives good advice to young people who just started in the maritime industry. I think it was a treat to be able to sit down with Birgitte and chat about the topics at the top of my mind, what do you think?  We are referring to the episode with Pia Meling in our chat, that is number 107 and you find it here.  Birgitte is the 57th female guest in the Shipping Podcast, how did you like the 119th episode? Give me a shout-out, I am @lenagothberg in most channels, or comment on the website www.shippingpodcast.com  Thank you for listening! Lena 

What is a scrubber? How does it work? Heidi Johannessen Paulsrud from Wärtsilä explains the basics around environmental footprint from the ship, for me. The technology has been there for quite some time but since there has not been any incentive to use it it's only now that the item has surfaced to the top of the agenda in the maritime industry. Heidi is a chemist, so she explains what happens if we are not reducing the SoX and NoX in the exhaust gas from ships. She also speaks about fuel, current and future, and what the shipowners of the world need to think about to reach zero-emission.  Heidi is happy to see more females in the maritime industry and she herself is a good representative for the modern maritime industry. Heidi Johannessen Paulsrud is the 56th female guest, which makes gender diversity in the Shipping Podcast 47.4%. The goal is 50%/50% so not quite reached yet, but I am working on it. What is the diversity goal in the maritime trade press where you place your adds? Does it measure up to your own goals for gender diversity? Thank you for listening! What is your view on the 118th episode? Give me a shout-out on social media or comment on the website. @lenagothberg   

In episode 117 we meet Michael Kjellberg, Owner of Swedish Orient Line, SOL and he shares glimpses from a long and successful career and all about Gothenburg Chartering, Imperial Shipping, Swedish Orient Line and now Wallenius SOL, the "new kid on the block", the newly formed Swedish ship owning company, servicing the forest industry.   Michael started his shipping career by going to sea on CARMEN, a car carrier, some 50 years ago, but found out that he was more interested in shipbroking and chartering, so he went ashore again. Now, the circle is closing as he is the sole owner of the Swedish Orient Line, which is now forming this joint venture with Wallenius Lines.  When asked about his success, he shares that secret is to only hire who are smarter than yourself and build a loyal team to share both challenges and successes.  Thank you for listening, please share your views on the episode, I am @lenagothberg in all social channels, or drop me a line at hello@shippingpodcast.com       

In episode 116, we meet Deborah Layde, Grants Director at Seafarers UK, is a leading provider of grants to maritime charities and charitable maritime projects, working to help serving and ex-serving seafarers and their families who are experiencing hardship. Deborah is quite new at her job, previously in her career, she worked for Sir Terence Conran and also with developing the Butler's Wharf into what it is today. I get a chance to ask Deborah what she thinks about entering the maritime industry as we can be rather closed to newcomers, but she has not experienced that, quite the opposite in fact. Deborah is talking about so many interesting projects that the Seafarers UK is involved with, especially those trying to interest young people in entering the maritime community. What is your experience, have you seen any exceptionally good ideas that you can share with us, on how to do that?  I love feedback, you know that by now. Give me a shoutout at @lenagothberg or comment at www.shippingpodcast.com  Thank you for listening.        

In episode 115 you meet Helen Buni, who works at the Technical Cooperation Division at IMO and is the focal point for the programme Women in Maritime, the IMO programme on diversity.  Why did the International Maritime Organisation decide on "Empowering Women in the Maritime Industry" for 2019? And what will happen next year when the theme is something else? Will IMO still be working with the gender issue?  Listen to Helen Buni speaking about how she sees the future and what initiatives that IMO is supporting and which stakeholders that need to collaborate to move things forward.  Here is the link to the new film released by IMO on Women in Maritime, Turning the Tide.   What do you think? I love feedback, give me a shout-out, in social media @lenagothberg or drop me a line at hello@shippingpodcast.com Thank you for listening. 

Meet Captain Kate McCue, currently Captain of the CELEBRITY EQUINOX and a role model for many young people in the world.  Captain Kate was the first American woman in command of a "mega" cruise ship, which happened in 2015 but listen to her story about how she applied to work in the bar onboard when she first tried out to be a seafarer as she didn't get hired otherwise. 19 years later she is the Captain of the ship and today she is in command of 1,200+ people onboard her cruise ship.  Of course, we speak about Bug, the pet Captain Kate brings to work and also on her trips around the world. bugnaked has almost 24,000 followers on Instagram and it's a must to follow her as well. It was such a pleasure to meet Captain Kate and hear her view of a career at sea, I hope you enjoyed it, thank you for listening. Both Captain Kate and I love feedback, so please give us a shout-out in social media unless you have a question or two.  Patreon account for the Shipping Podcast  @lenagothberg     

Meet the brightest shining star in the maritime industry right now, Ally Cedeno, Founder of Women Offshore. She is the passionate young woman who went to sea and unfortunately ended up on a ship where she didn't feel comfortable but had to endure for another 6 months.  Ally felt alone in the world and especially on the water, which she loves so much, and had experiences to be the best workplace ever, so she decided to start Women Offshore - a safe place online where you can share your experiences and get support. Ally is a young entrepreneur and Women Offshore has grown and is continuing to grow into a network for young women. You need to visit the website www.womenoffshore.org and check it out! There is a Conference coming up in July, Ally talks about it in this episode, and there is a podcast (!) - I finally got a good competitor, whom I would like to collaborate with!  Listen to the episode, let other people know about it and give us a shout-out! Thank you for listening. @lenagothberg 

Meet Cecilia Müller Torbrand, Program Director, LLM, MACN Secretariat in Copenhagen. She started the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network, MACN in 2011 and have now managed to attract more than 30 pct of the world tonnage.  According to the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network's anonymous reporting mechanism, which was set up in 2011, there have been over 28,000 incidents already reported, confirming that this is a widespread issue. Read more about that in the Maritime Executive  Cecilia claims the initiative has been very well greeted by the seafarers as they feel supported when declining bribes and corruption. It helps them feel encouraged and safe, says Cecilia, every company has a hero like that, find that person and support them and you will be better off in the future. Cecilia is referring to Transparency International which is based in Berlin, whose mission is to stop corruption and promote transparency, accountability and integrity at all levels and across all sectors of society. Thank you for listening. What do you do for the greater good of the maritime industry? Drop me a line and tell me at hello@shippingpodcast.com and inspire me! @lenagothberg  

In episode 111 we meet Per Westling, Managing Director, Stena Roro, who is passionate about naval architecture but he has gained a lot of knowledge during his time at Stena.  Stena Roro is building GLOBAL MERCY for Mercy Ships and that will be the world's largest hospital ship, which will be serving in African waters. Per explains how they decided to build the ship in China and how many more passenger ships that they are building at the same shipyard now.  When asked what he sees as the largest developments during his time in the maritime industry, Per mentions SAFETY improvements and the developments for the ENVIRONMENT that has happened, which he thinks is necessary.  I am talking about statistics in this episode. The Shipping Podcast is downloaded app. 6,000 times/month in 165+ countries.  The most downloaded episodes have been downloaded ~1,200, which means that this podcast is among the 80 % most listened to. Mindblowing. Thank you for listening! Did you like this episode and wants to help out with spreading the word about the Shipping Podcast? You can do that by giving a shoutout in social media and by speaking to your friends about the content. I am @lenagothberg in all channels, let's continue to build on the brand of the maritime industry! 

In the 110th episode of the Shipping Podcast, we meet Tomas Fransson, the National Director of Mercy Ships Sweden, who was appointed recently after a long career in the automotive industry.  It's interesting to hear Tomas' experience of the maritime world as he is a newcomer and has recently "got the bug", we also get to hear a lot about the world's largest non-governmental hospital ship currently being built in China.  Would you be willing to volunteer onboard the ship, to work as a crew on the ship? Do not hesitate to get in contact with Mercy Ships if you are interested.  In the next episode, we meet Per Westling, CEO Stena Roro, and he explains a little bit more about the GLOBAL MERCY, don't miss out on that!  If you like what you hear, you can always leave a review on Apple Podcasts or just give a shoutout in social media @ShippingPodcast  Thank you for listening.

Welcome to the 109th episode of the Shipping Podcast and the 50th female interviewee! Cecilia Österman is the Chief Engineer that went ashore and decided to become a researcher. Cecilia doesn't fall in the usual perception of a researcher, she makes her findings easy to digest and is willing to stand up and speak about what she finds. Cecilia has now received funds from AFA försäkring (insurance company) to research the #metoo movement in the shipping community. She will look into how other industries have come up with ways to resolve the things that came into the light last fall.  Here I share the video that was put together by the female sailors in Sweden, but you need to know that it's not a bedtime story, be prepared to hear the worse. Should you wish to speak to anyone after having watching it, I recommend the ISWAN Helpline  Thank you for listening. I love feedback so please give me a shoutout in social media or drop me a line at hello@shippingpodcast.com 

Meet Shachar Tal, the Co-Founder of Loginno , which is short for Logistic Innovation and their product Contopia, a term used to describe a world where every shipping container is real-time IoT connected, tracking of goods at sea. This interview was made online, Shachar in Israel and Lena in Sweden. Does it make any difference that the person interviewed is not in the same room? What do you think? Please send me some feedback at hello@shippingpodcast.com  We discuss "who owns the data" in this episode, and who is driving the market? The way that Loginno is tracking the container is via a vent, which is a part of mechanic that is already on the container, you just switch to the one which is connected and there you go, you have the "spying box" as Shachar describes it. Thank you for listening, if you consider becoming a Patreon, please visit https://www.patreon.com/ShippingPodcast that's where we gather, the ones that want to make recognition for the shipping industry.

This is a subject creating interest and a lot of emotions, it's all about autonomous shipping! Meet Pia Meling, a very knowledgeable maritime professional speaking about what challenges there are with autonomous ships but also the strategy behind developing a new segment of shipping.   The idea is to move goods from roads to the sea and the various scales of autonomous, from assistance to fully autonomous. Of course, we cover a lot more in this, the 107th episode of the Shipping Podcast, how everything is changing in the maritime industry and what we can learn from others. I will be waiting for your feedback to our conversation, either in social media, on the website www.shippingpodcast.com or to hello@shippingpodcast.com  Thank you for listening!  Lena

It's energising to meet young people and listen to what they have to say! What does the Millenials value in the workplace? Who do they want to work for and with?  Meet Emilie Christiansen, former President of YoungShip, she actually stepped down as late as March 2, 2019, and handed over the rein to Ingvild Nordhaug. You see the new Board of YoungShip International here: http://www.youngship.com/contact/ We cover so many interesting topics in this episode and here are some links that I promise in our chat. Bloch chain for rookies:  Deanna MacDonald episode 62 of the Shipping Podcast  Norbert Kouwenhoven episode 75 of the Shipping Podcast  Norbert Kouwenhoven episode 6 Intelsat Executive Briefing Podcast    Silvija Seres, mentioned by Emilie who also have a podcast 10 women to watch for the future in the maritime industry 2017 The Bechdel test Thank you for listening! What do you think?  I love feedback and you find me @lenagothberg all over social media. I am waiting to hear from you!   

Listen to Amer Mohammed, former Head of Digital Transformation at Stena Line and now the CDO of Cap Gemini in Scandinavia and how he sees the shipping industry.  With a background from the gaming industry and a fearless attitude on how to get things done, Amer is not the usual employee in a shipping company and that might be the secret sauce for his success at Stena.   We hear about World of Warcraft, start-ups, IT-departments, mission statements, transformation, digitalisation, open source, hacking, automation, bots and AI. This is an episode you don't want to miss!  What is your immediate reaction to what Amer says? Please let me know, I am curious to hear from you! @lenagothberg  @AmerBizTech Thank you for listening 

Joanne Kelleher studied at the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and in her Master's degree study she asked 37 Maritime Professionals what they want from their industry leaders and got some interesting results. Joanne shared her insights in an article on LinkedIn, which I found very interesting, so I decided to try and meet Joanne for an interview and she agreed and that is what we speak about in this episode, the 104th.  Do we have the leaders we deserve in the maritime industry? Traditionally, there has been an authoritarian leadership with clear commands, there is only one Captain on the ship! Is that changing? What kind of leaders does the #nextgen of shipping people want from a leader? How can the industry meet the requirements of the young generation? Is there a new leadership on the horizon?  Joanne and I really get into the nitty-gritty of leadership, diversity, WISTA, female leaders, participatory leadership and being a leader in different cultures. I would really like to start a discussion on this topic. What is your view?  In addition, what do you think of the new logotype and the new artwork? After 100 episodes it was time for an update. New & fresh, I would say.  Thank you for listening. Should you wish to support my job, please visit www.patreon.com/ShippingPodcast

In episode 103, I finally got the chance to sit down and speak with Helle Hammer, Managing Director, CEFOR. Our paths have never crossed before, we just know each other through mutual friends in the marine insurance industry.  I am happy that we got some time to speak about what it's like to be a female role model, what a lobbyist do and why it's so interesting with all the changes taking place right now.  Listen to Helle and give your comments on what she is saying, do you agree? Are we in a paradigm when shipowners have started to open up and realise the value of being transparent and participate in the conversation around what the maritime industry contributes to global trade and the development of our future society? I know what I think, please let me know your thoughts. I am @lenagothberg in all media channels and it's only through sharing our knowledge that we can become stronger - and more attractive ;) Thank you for listening! Spread the word about the @ShippingPodcast - it's allowed!   

What is the approach to cybersecurity in the maritime sector? Is there enough awareness to make the right decisions?  Meet Cynthia A. Hudson, CEO HudsonAnalytix, who I sat down with whilst at Podcast Movement in Philadelphia, USA last Summer. She underlines the importance of looking upon risk management more holistic and to gain knowledge about the various threats from cyberspace that the shipping company or ship management company faces.  Internet of things, it's the internet of the sea now. Machine to machine communication, satellite connection, data science - this is all relatively new vocabulary to the maritime community, but still, we all need to understand what risks the balance sheet might open up to.  Cybersecurity is another of the buzzwords right now. It was a pleasure to sit down with Cynthia and listen to her expertise in the area. What is your reaction to what she is telling? Please let me know, I am @lenagothberg in all social channels, or if you prefer to comment on the website, just go to www.shippingpodcast.com and give us your opinion. Thank you for listening, you go and tell everyone that you meet about this ;) 

Pier47 is an office building located on the Langelinie Pier in Copenhagen, where Rainmaking Transport is creating a space for maritime start-ups. It's beautifully located at the quayside, but the most beautiful things are inside, it's the corporates' digital setups that have been given the freedom to work outside the traditional organisation chart - and the maritime start-ups where the sky is the limit of what they are going to achieve. Meet Nicklas Viby Fursund, Partner & MD at Rainmaking Transport and listen to why he left the maritime industry and came back a decade later. He and his team are creating a platform for the maritime corporates and the start-ups where they can meet, and where venture capital can also find a haven for where they want to invest. Listen to Nicklas and give your feedback! I love feedback, especially on the 101st episode ;)  I am @lenagothberg in all channels.  Thank you for listening, don't forget to spread the word about the Shipping Podcast.          

The 100th! It's a milestone! I take the opportunity to share what I have learnt by starting a podcast in the maritime industry. How it all started with a crazy idea and borrowed equipment onboard the worlds' largest container ship MAERSK MCKINNEY MOLLER and her Captain. I got the advice to start by sharing 4 episodes, just in case the prospective listeners wouldn't get hooked if I only shared one episode and that wasn't to their taste.  1. Captain Niels V Pedersen 2. Carl Johan Hagman 3. Jonathan Wichmann 4. Thina Saltvedt  Those super interesting people were kind enough to give me the best takeoff ever, how could I go wrong when I had their support?  I speak about "behind the scenes" and what I have learned about how the companies in the maritime industry view marketing & advertisements, i.e. not at all. It's time to rethink the branding of the entire maritime industry, we need to make changes to reach young people and attract them to the industry. I realise how us discussing autonomous shipping have effects on if young people want to study to become Master Mariners or not.  In addition, I answer the most common questions I get as the little Disrupter I have grown to be. Do you earn any money on this?  How do you find your guests?  I would be happy to answer more questions, I just didn't want to bore you with too much information. Send in your questions, if you are tech savvy (!) you can use your mobile phone and record a voice message and send to me. That would be so much fun!  If you are shyer, use my email hello@shippingpodcast.com  Whatever you do, give me some feedback!  /Lena  https://www.patreon.com/ShippingPodcast

Meet a true Scandinavian, a female leader from Sweden, living in Denmark and working for a Norwegian company, meet Sofia Fürstenberg Stott, Owner of Fürstenberg Maritime Advisory and Business Development Manager at Nor-Shipping.  With a background as a Chemical Engineer, she has already spent time in many of the well-known organisations in the maritime industry, such as DNV(GL), Maersk and now Nor-Shipping. She is a force to be reckoned with and she has a very special talent for making visions into something tangible. Sofia is the brain behind the concept of the Opening Oceans Conference.  I seized the opportunity to discuss some topics that have been weighing on my mind for a while, and maybe I was too hard on her, but I think we agreed on some things when it comes to the visibility of the shipping industry.  Thank you to Sofia and thank you for listening. This conversation needs feedback, what do you think? Please give us a shoutout in social media or comment on the website www.shippingpodcast.com  @lenagothberg 

Bjørn K. Haugland is a Naval Architect who got the sustainability perspective when he lived in China a few years ago. He started in the oil & gas industry and then worked with quality assurance of marine operations for a couple of years, but when he saw the environmental challenges his social interest became his focal point and today Bjørn is the Chief Sustainability Officer in the entire DNV GL Group. We discuss the changes to the industry today, how innovative the maritime industry is but how we as an integrated part of a longer supply chain needs to step up even more.  Bjørn K. Haugland thinks that the maritime industry needs more female leaders and more female engineers, which will drive innovation and communication and make sure that we attract the brightest minds to our industry.  Thank you for listening, this was the 8th and last interview from the Opening Oceans Conference held in Copenhagen, May 2-3, 2018. What do you think? Have you learned something new? How did you like the keynote speakers? I love feedback! I am @lenagothberg in all social media channels, please tell me!       

At the Opening Oceans Conference, organised by NOR Shipping, I met with Paul Holthus, CEO of the World Ocean Council, WOC, who was one of the keynote speakers. Paul founded WOC when he saw that shipping and the ocean environment are both inseparably linked, but with the former having a dramatic effect on the latter. Listen to Paul speaking about how the Young Ocean Professional network works, through referrals and introductions and how this network is growing. More than 35,000 volunteers are collaborating to reach the SDG:s and now WOC is also focussing on female leadership, working together with Women's International Shipping & Trading Association, WISTA, amongst others. What do you think when listening to Paul? I am interested in hearing your view, I am @lenagothberg in all social media channels, or you can go to www.shippingpodcast.com and make a comment. Thank you for listening.

Peter Thomson @ThomsonFiji the United Nations Special Envoy for the Oceans, was one of the keynote speakers at the Opening Oceans Conference in Copenhagen, May 2-3, 2018 and I managed to catch him for an interview.  He travels the world to promote and advocate for the SDG 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development  Peter says it has been an uphill battle until the Ocean Conference in New York 2017, where the governments of Fiji & Sweden left a great legacy. After that, he sees a HUGE change in how the SDG 14 has risen to the agenda all over the world. Prosperity will depend on trade, so Peter Thomson has a very positive view of the future for the shipping industry, but we have to be seen to support the IMO strategy.  I am so interested to hear your view on what Peter is talking about in this episode. You can reach me on @lenagothberg and Peter Thomson via @ThomsenFiji  Thank you for listening! 

Attending the Opening Oceans Conference, which creates a roadmap for maritime business leaders to explore the new ocean economy options, discover synergies with their existing businesses, meet investment and gateway partners and make profitable strategic decisions, in Copenhagen early May 2018, I met Daniela Fernandez, a passionate young woman who wants to engage young people in innovation, change and new ideas about how to use the Ocean space. Daniela is the Founder & CEO of the Sustainable Ocean Alliance.  After having been invited to several gatherings with Heads of States and people from the United Nations, she asked herself "Why am I the only young person in the room?" and started to think about how the two worlds can come together. Now the Sustainable Ocean Alliance consists of 75 chapters in 50 countries, where each chapter gathers 15-300 youth leaders. Listen to Daniela and give her a shoutout in social media, what she is doing is so meaningful and necessary, so you need to get involved yourself. And don't forget to look into the new buzzwords, incubator, accelerator, and corporate accelerator. You need to know these terms and what they stand for. I am @lenagothberg in all social channels and I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks for listening!

Invited by the Opening Oceans Conference, a new initiative by NOR-Shipping to help realize the potential of the ocean space, I met Nir Gartzman, from theDOCK innovation hub, who was invited to participate in the Nordic ThinkTank session. Nir has an interesting background, he is a Chief Engineer and an Israeli navy officer who has spent the last 10 years in the high-tech & the clean-tech sector in Israel when his passion for the maritime industry made him focus on the digital arena and co-found an innovation hub. TheDock gathers innovators, investors and corporate partners on the same platform, which has been set up after having met with 20+ other innovation hubs for other sectors in Israel, they can now say that this is the best practice for how to do it.  Nir states that the coming 5 years will be very interesting for ships, operations, and ports. He can see the maritime sector follow the same paths as automotive & fin-tech has done and it's time to catch the opportunity to leverage the worldwide global connections that the maritime industry is so good at and make it into an advantage for a more transparent, accessible service to the customers. Listen to Nir and let us know your thoughts! Comment on www.shippingpodcast.com or in social media @shippingpodcast 

Meet the environmental scientist who fell into IT, which made him fall into the maritime industry focusing on digitalisation & innovation, Matt Duke, Chief Business Process Officer, Grieg Star.   Matt started his maritime career with Odfjell, where he became Global Head of IT and built up a fascination for the shipping industry, which he wanted to become better via IT and to save money by a more structured way of working.  When it became time to move on there was a choice between shipping & digital - and he found somewhere he could combine those two passions, at Kongsberg Digital where he was one of the minds behind Kognifai.  Matt was one of the keynote speakers at the Opening Oceans Conference in Copenhagen, early May, where this interview was recorded. With birds singing in the background (!). Remember the mantra? Subscribe, download and listen - and then go and tell everyone that you meet that they need to listen to the Shipping Podcast!   

I met Chris Clott at the Opening Oceans Conference in Copenhagen early May and since he has a much experience from the maritime industry after having worked for liner companies, specialised in business strategy and also is one of the co-founders of the Maritime Global Innovation Centre, he gives a crash-course on where the maritime industry is right now when it comes to Industry Revolution 4.0.  With the goal to influence & drive change, Chris sees the necessity of collaboration and he would very much like to have that once he has figured out HOW it's going to be done and then identified WHO can make it occur? If you want to reach out to Chris, he is @CCMaritime on Twitter. Chris thinks that Scandinavia is ahead of the US when it comes to digital transformation but he can see the entire spectra in a true transformation when looking on a global scale. There are the Prospectors, where he counts Scandinavia, the Analysts, the Defenders and the total Reactors. They are all there and even though it's most fun to look at the two first groups, the total reactors, they will probably not be here in a short number of times, things are changing, like it or not. What is your view on what Chris is talking about? Where are you in this development? Can you list some of the true prospectors?  I would like to hear from you. I am @lenagothberg everywhere in social media, and there is a website for you to comment on if you are not into social media, it's www.shippingpodcast.com 

Lasse Kristoffersen started in Torvald Klaveness in 2007 heading up the business unit Klaveness Maritime Logistics. In September 2011 he was appointed new Chief Executive Officer for Torvald Klaveness and became the first company CEO from outside the Klaveness family. Lasse describes the journey from a genuine, traditional shipowner to a true digital organization ready to meet the demands of the future and how everyone in Torvald Klaveness will be invited to take part in that journey. I met Lasse at the Opening Oceans Conference in Copenhagen on May 2nd, 2018. This is a new initiative from Nor-Shipping to help maritime and ocean industry players realize the unique business potential of the ocean space. Download, listen and spread the word!  Thank you for listening! @lenagothberg @shippingpodcast 

Thomas Öström is the passionate person who wanted to find the solution to climate change. He is challenged by the use of fossil fuel and had an idea on how to use the energy in waste heat from industries and low-temperature geothermal heat to generate electricity. The company Climeon started in 2011 and has entered the maritime industry by turning heat into clean electricity, unaffected by weather conditions. Thomas says that the restrictions the maritime industry put on their product were really the best premises for developing their Heat power system. Listen to what Thomas has to say and let us know what you think about it, or just give a shout-out to yet a Swedish solution to a problem within the maritime sector. Thank you for listening!  @lenagothberg @shippingpodcast 

Dorothea G. Ioannou is the Chief Operating Officer of the Shipowners Claims Bureau Inc., New York, in addition to leading the team in Piraeus. In 2017, Dorothea received the Next Generation Shipping Award at the Lloyd’s List Global Awards in London, which we talk about in addition to the value of social media, to create a talent pool and to be kind to people.  We discuss leadership and the importance of staying on top of things, also the latest trends, if you are going to stay in business. Sometimes that can be a bit challenging, but Dorothea's advice to everyone is to just keep pushing. Hopefully, this episode can make you see the beauty of the maritime industry, if you haven't already seen the light, and take the opportunity to spread these wise words to some of your friends and/or business fiends. Thank you for listening. I am always available for comments, shout-outs, and conversations. I am @lenagothberg on all social channels.      

Meet Stelios Magkanaris, a Fellow of the Association of Average Adjusters, who is a Marine Claims Adjuster of the Piraeus Team of The Swedish Club, which is a marine insurance company. Stelios shares his experiences from having worked with marine casualties for a very long time, after having been brought up in a shipping family. It's easy to sense his passion for the maritime industry and the marine insurance profession, where he is a stalwart member of the team.  I hope that this episode will inspire you to look further into marine insurance, there are so many different aspects of the maritime industry where a ship is in distress and there are so many different occupations that people hold when focusing on marine insurance. Thank you for downloading, listening and talking to your friends about what Stelios and I discussed. @lenagothberg     

Meet Harald Huso, a developer of new media with a background of twenty years in Norwegian media, advertising, and new media. He even started a maritime tv channel some ten years ago, unfortunately, the financial crisis made it impossible to continue with that, but Harald has the experience and the knowledge about how to use digital media for branding and communication. We speak about maritime superheroes and why it's so important with role models. This episode is a "must listen". You know your end of the bargain: listen, download & subscribe - we need to hit the top lists with this podcast about the maritime industry, by the passionate people within it! Thank you for listening and spreading the word! @lenagothberg 

What are the implications and costs of regulations? How can public procurement be used to reduce the environmental footprint?  You need to listen to Synne Marie Mossevig, who works with these issues at DNVGL in Olso. We talk about the impact of regulations, what and who influences the regulators and dives into the "usual questions" about visibility, #nextgen & the future of the #shipping industry. You don't want to miss this! Download, subscribe & listen - that's the mantra. Please help me spread the word about the maritime industry and raise the profile of shipping!  I love shout-outs! I am @lenagothberg in all social media channels. Thank you! 

Ship finance, an exciting rare side of the maritime industry. How does it work, where is the capital? Can that capital be accessed by the new start-ups, or is that only for the traditional borrowers? Who is better to answer all my questions than Ingrid Due Gundersen, now CFO of Hoegh Autoliners, one of the 10 women to watch for the future in the maritime industry? We also chat about what it's like to be a woman in a male-dominated industry, where you attend dinners with forty people and you are the only female in the room. What does that feel like?  This is an episode you will learn a lot from. Ingrid is a very experienced and knowledgeable shipping businesswoman, who knows what she is talking about.  Download, subscribe, listen & give feedback - that's the mantra. Download, subscribe, listen & give feedback!  Thank you for listening! I am @lenagothberg in all social channels and there is a website if you rather would like to comment there, reviewing on iTunes is rather complicated - unless you only give your love in the form of stars (love that).  

Jim Paddon, Senior Executive, Marsh Global Energy & Power, explains the marine insurance market and how it has changed over the years. Large risks like oil drilling rigs, how are they insured? What are the challenges for a marine insurance broker? What is it like to be working in a global market? All of those questions are raised in my chat with Jim, and of course, the usual questions that all the guests answers. Don't miss out! And you listeners, give feedback! What do you think? I am @lenagothberg in all social media and I would appreciate a review on iTunes, that helps other people to find the Shipping Podcast.   

Nina M Hanevold-Sandvik, Senior Lawyer at Wikborg Rein in Oslo, is an expert on litigation. She is part of the emergency response team that goes out if there is a casualty with a vessel involved.  Nina has got tips for young people entering the industry and she is a vivid advocate for the Maritime Trainee Program set up by the Norwegian Shipowners Association, which you can hear more about in episode 81 with Tom Kleppesto.  Did I say that this is the 83rd episode? Listen to the maritime professionals sharing their passion for the shipping industry and give you insights you don't find anywhere else. Thanks for listening. I love feedback! @lenagothberg 

Thea Thorstensen used to be a Claims Executive at Skuld, but have now changed and become an Underwriter. She loves her work, you can hear that in her voice, and is definitely a woman that we will see developing the maritime industry into something more and something bigger - if that is even possible.  Thea is one of the ten women to watch for the future according to her peers in YoungShip and I agree with them. It's interesting to listen to Thea, since it was more than 25 years since I was in the same position as she is today. So many things have changed and so many things are unfortunately still the same. Thank you for listening to the Shipping Podcast, if you take the time to send me some feedback, you would make my day! Good or bad, I want to hear from you! I am @lenagothberg in social media, or if you would rather send an email, do so to hello@shippingpodcast.com  /Lena 

Tom Kleppesto, "Jack of all Trades" and a well-connected shipping man tell the story about how he has managed the Maritime Trainee program on behalf of the Norwegian Shipowners Association for a decade. We get to know how it was set up, run and what Tom thinks is the outcome of the program. We get some stories from how the students were chosen and how Tom see the changes both from the students' side, the companies side and also how leadership is different now compared to 10 years ago. Listen to Tom and give us a shout-out in social media. Tom is @TomKleppesto and I am @LenaGothberg on Twitter. Together we can attract more attention to our beloved #shipping industry. Thank you for listening.

Kristine Hasle Øverby is a Partner at Wiersholm Lawfirm in Oslo. She is specialized in shipping finance and deals with contractual law. Kristine is one of the 10 women to watch for the future according to YoungShip, and in this episode, we speak a lot about diversity, role models and what it's like to be a young female in a male-dominated industry, but we also get to hear about the offshore crises, the digitalisation of both the maritime industry and the legal industry and also a bit about smart contracts. You don't want to miss this episode if you are interested in the maritime industry and where it's heading. What do you think? Is Kristine on to something? I am waiting for your feedback on @lenagothberg or via email to hello@shippingpodcast.com  Thanks for listening! 

To be able to learn and gain knowledge, see the things that could change an entire industry and make it more transparent, that is what Patrik Berglund, CEO, and Co-Funder of Xeneta, is talking about in this the 79th episode of the Shipping Podcast. Hear him speak about the journey that took them from an idea to a success and what obstacles they had to face to reach the place where they are now, at the top of mind with both executives and venture capital.  Xeneta is an ocean freight rate benchmarking platform, crowdsources price comparison - in an industry that has been very close and secretive. This is a gamechanger and it's so encouraging to listen to Patrik describe how he sees the developments going forward. Thank you for listening, don't forget to recommend the episode to those that need to hear this. And please give a shout-out to Patrik at @Xeneta_AS and or me @lenagothberg   

Port Collaborative Decision Making concept (Port CDM), part of the Sea Traffic Management Validation Project - STM and the winner of the Digital Enabler Award 2017 -meet the Project leader, Mikael Lind, Associate Professor, Research Institutes of Sweden, RISE Viktoria, who now has been bitten by the "shipping-bug" and loves Ports.  How can the ports increase their efficiency by becoming digital? That is the question that Mikael Lind is answering in this the 78th episode of the Shipping Podcast.  The Port CDM group made a map of all stakeholders involved in a port call, they call it "the metromap", you can find it on the Facebook page of the Shipping Podcast.  When looking at the #metromap it becomes obvious that if all parties involved had the same information about what and when things will happen, a lot of time will be saved. And time is money. I love feedback! Social media, email, comments, anything you think is important to me. And that you share the Shipping Podcast with your friends and colleagues, we are on a mission here!  Thank you for listening!  @lenagothberg      

Meet Åsa Kärnebro, Harbour Master, Port of Gothenburg, in the 77th episode of the @ShippingPodcast. Åsa is a Master Mariner with long experience; all from sailing on tankers, teaching university students at the Maritime Academy to the HR responsibility for seagoing personnel.  Being a Harbour Master entails a lot of different responsibilities, more than you think. Åsa is sharing all the different stakeholders involved in a port call, but also the responsibility the port has towards the general public and what challenges that lay ahead of the port when it comes to digitalization. We also find out that there are 4 female Harbour Masters in Europe. That must be viewed as a very male-dominated line of business. Thank you for listening. Remember that I love feedback! I am @lenagothberg on all social channels. Await your shout-out!   

Meet Stine Mundal, Head of Section Environmental Certification, DNVGL a naval architect, based in Hamburg, Germany.  Stine is Norwegian, educated in Norway, a trainee in Norway, working in France and Singapore and now based in Hamburg. She shares her view as a young woman in the maritime industry and is one of the 10 Women to watch for the future in the maritime industry, awarded by YoungShip. You will have the possibility to meet the rest of the women at a later stage, but you can read more about it here  Stine is working with all types of emissions from ships and follows closely the work done by the International Maritime Organisation, IMO. We are also discussing the time of transformation and the digital age we are moving into. Thank you for listening, looking forward to your feedback. @ShippingPodcast are on all social media channels, and I am @lenagothberg all over the place!  Don't forget to spread the word about the Shipping Podcast, it's a way of raising the profile of the maritime industry.  

At the Sea Traffic Management Conference in Venice in September, I found myself having the opportunity to speak to an expert in the field of the blockchain, also the point of contact between IBM and Maersk when it comes to this technology, so I couldn't help myself but to record our conversation. And Norbert was up for it!  So, all the questions you might have, I had the opportunity to put! Why is this so revolutionary? Is it "only" interesting for the container industry? When can we expect to see this IRL?  We touch upon subjects like diversity, recruitment, criminality and bananas, just en passé. What do you think? Is it as cool as you imagined? Let me know what you think! @lenagothberg Thank you for listening, don't forget to tell everyone that you meet to listen to the @ShippingPodcast 

Meet Mark Dembitz, Business Developer for Spire, and listen to him discuss how AIS signals can be gathered and turned into interesting input for business strategies in the maritime industry.  Is this industry ready for data analysis? How long will it take before the 3rd party analysis becomes obsolete? Or will that never happen?  More questions than answers after this interesting conversation that took place at #Shipping2030 in Singapore early September 2017. What do you think? Can we have a chat about this, together? I am @lenagothberg in social media and you reach Mark on @markdembitz on Twitter. Is this a gamechanger? Thank you for listening, don't forget to spread the word to more people about the @ShippingPodcast - it's close to Christmas and it's a great gift to give, tell about where you can listen to the maritime professionals sharing their views Lena   

Matthew Tillman, CEO & Founder, Haven Inc, is bringing a fresh perspective on the maritime industry, where he thinks we need to gain back our self-confidence and recognize that we are as important as the internet, another obvious important, constantly delivering mode of transport.  Haven does not want to become a broker, they work on a fixed subscription fee and have been successful in attracting venture capital for their ideas. It's refreshing to listen to Matthew, how he shares failures and what they did in order to come back as strong as intended from the start. We get some good advice, but most of all, we get the insights of a startup in the maritime industry. What do you think? Join the conversation, both Matthew and I are on Twitter @mtillman & @lenagothberg  Thank you for listening! Spread the word and talk about the @ShippingPodcast - we need to talk about this

Therese Jällbrink, Business Interaction Manager, Stena Bulk, started her career 15 years ago when she decided to become a Master Mariner. After having tested out to be at sea, she realized it was not for her, so she changed into studying Shipping & Logistics. She got an internship at Brostrom Tankers, where she worked for a couple of years before she joined Stena Bulk as a trainee. She is now part of the Business Development group that is transferring the company into the digitalized way of working.  Therese was one of the 10 Women to watch for the future in the maritime industry, awarded by YoungShip. You will have the possibility to meet the rest of the women at a later stage, but you can read more about it here  This episode is sponsored by The Swedish Club, a mutual insurer, owned, self-managed and under the control of their members, who have set up a landing page for the Shipping Podcast on their web, enabling their members to enjoy listening to the interviewee in this podcast.  Thank you for listening. Please share your thought by commenting on the website www.shippingpodcast.com or through social media. I love comments. @lenagothberg 

Ian Williams is best known for his success in match racing. He is the only skipper to have won 6 World Championships and also has 6 National Championships and 3 Youth National Championships in the discipline. He was the first Briton to win the match racing World Championships and as of the end of 2017, World Match Racing Tour Season is a 16 times winner on the Tour with 43 podium finishes. I met with Ian Williams on July 15th, 2017 in Marstrand and had an interesting conversation about sailing, putting together teams, the logistics around a sailing event and what got him to start his career as a sailor. If you want to read more about Ian, go to his website www.williamssailracing.com  If you want to comment on the episode, @ShippingPodcast is on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. Or visit the website www.shippingpodcast.com and have a look at the first 70 episodes you can download and listen to. I am @lenagothberg everywhere and I do this because someone has to take the responsibility to actually get the maritime industry more well-known. What do you do?     

Fasten your seatbelts and press play on the 70th episode of the Shipping Podcast. It's all about innovation and the new era we are entering into now. And a little bit about connectivity and broadband at sea & why it's important to make the crew happy onboard a ship. Listen to Geir Isene from the Dualog Innovation Garage talking about how innovation is essential for the maritime industry to become more visible and take command over our own destiny.  I cannot wait to hear from you, what is your view on our chat? Please let us know, we are both on Twitter, Geir & I @isene and @lenagothberg  Over & Out

You wanted a maritime start-up, a forerunner taking advantage of the digitalisation of the maritime industry and I present Constantine Komodromos, Co-Founder & CEO, Vesselbot. Listen to Constantine, who is NOT a mariner, and how he wants to develop and streamline the relationship between the charterer and the shipowner and what he thinks about the future of the shipping industry. This is an episode you don't want to miss,  especially since we made it so many times before it finally is presentable to you. Listen and give a shout out to Constantine or me, we both love feedback! Go to the Patreon page and give some love & support! That would be very much appreciated! @lenagothberg 

I met with Håkan Fagerström, Group Head of Cargo, Tallink Silja Oy, when visiting Helsinki May 16th, 2017. Håkan is a Master Mariner with a sense of IT, programming skills and is not afraid of trying new things. In a way it feels like because he is open to change, he is contributing to developing the industry and since he loves his work so much, I doubt if he ever will be south of Dakkar.. Listen & tell everyone else that they should listen. Share in social media and comment on the episode either on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube or on the webpage www.shippingpodcast.com  If you think this podcast adds any value, please consider visiting Patreon.com/Shippingpodcast and subscribe. Until the next time - over & out! @lenagothberg 

Andrew Faiola is the interviewee in the 67th episode of the Shipping Podcast. Andrew is the Director, Mobility Solutions, Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia-Pacific at Intelsat and explains what the enhanced connectivity at sea will mean to the maritime industry and what lays ahead of us. Digitalisation is a new way of working and the connectivity becomes part of the bloodstream of the operations, that is Andrew's view. What do you think? Please share your thoughts in any social channel or via the website www.shippingpodcast.com  Looking forward to hearing from you! @lenagothberg 

Melvin Mathews is the Maritime Director at Eniram, he has a background as Master Mariner, he has worked as a ship manager and now he is in the tech world. There are so many wise things that Mathew is sharing with us, he speaks about leadership, the need for new, visionary leadership within the shipping industry. He has noticed the new perspective that the Millenials and the Gen Z:s are bringing to our industry and he speculates a little bit what that will look like for the future. And he is a fan of me (wow!) and appreciates social media and thinks that we need to learn and understand how to use it to our benefit. I couldn't have said it better myself.  Listen and share with the world!  Come to the website www.shippingpodcast.com and join the conversation! Or give a shout out in social media @shippingpodcast  Hurray for Shipping Podcast Fridays!       

Roger Adamson is the CEO of Futurenautics Maritime and has a background as a Naval Architect. I first met Roger when I invited him to come and speak at the Institute of Shipping Analysis a few years back. He then took the stage and talked about wearables and other gadgets that can be used also onboard a vessel, for various purposes. At that time, I hadn't heard anyone talk about those things to the maritime community, and it's still the same, Futurenautics is in the forefront and they know their business. In their latest research, they have asked the shipping industry about the current state of digital infrastructure investment, initiatives and transformation in the shipping and maritime industry. You can download the report here and you can hear me and Roger discuss the outcome of the survey - and of course his answers to my usual 5 questions ;) I love shout-outs! Give me your feedback, I am in all social channels @ShippingPodcast Or head over to the website and comment there. Thank you for listening! Lena  PS: Youtube link & Patreon Page

How to celebrate 2 year of podcasting, 64 guests, 85,000+ downloads in 155 countries? I decided to do that by turning the table and open up for my listeners to interview me! Ping shipping, this is something you need to listen to! I list my favourite episodes, my listeners favourites and what I have learned since I started. I have views, and good advice if you listen carefully, on marketing and advertising, I challenge the maritime industry to support a disruptive start-up, lead by a female in this male dominated industry.  It will be interesting to see how many of my listeners that are willing to celebrate with me by giving shout outs to this ambitious host and producer of the only channel where you can hear the VOICES FROM THE MARITIME INDUSTRY. From me to you, over & out Lena PS. This is my Patreon Page where you are welcome to support my work 

In episode 64, you meet  Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry (LL.B, LL.M (2), Ph.D International Law) who is the President of the World Maritime University based in Malmo, Sweden. She talks about her lengthy career within the United Nations system and especially the time she dedicated to the new Maritime Labour Convention, MLC, where 68 instruments now finally are merged into one single Convention. Cleopatra is passionate about gender equity, something she talks a lot about and how it is important that everything now put into MLC must be implemented into the law of the countries that has ratified it and translate these rights and obligations into impact on the ground. It was quite significant, when preparing for the new MLC, that the seafarers should enjoy the same fundamental rights at work as all other workers, human rights are universal and it is important that we value the work of those 1,2 mio seafarers who enables shipping to continue transporting 90 percent of our goods around the world. Hopefully, you will come to the same realisation as I, this is a Power Woman and she is on a mission for the future! Listen, comment, spread the word, EVERYONE needs to listen to the Shipping Podcast and the amazing guests that so generously give of their time! Link to YouYube if you care to help me get that going: YouTube Channel Shipping Podcast

Meet Per-Olof Arnäs, PhD and Senior Lecturer in ICT-based (Information and Communications Technology) transportation systems at Chalmers University, who loves the 21nd century and thinks that everything is better now compared with before. P-O is a digital evangelist and has been so for as long as I have known him. We talk about the difference between Digitization and Digitalisation, where digitization is when you create digital information, you have information already but convert it into a digital format, but digitalisation, that's when you increase the use of digital technology to solve everyday problems for instance, or to create new opportunities.  Of course, we go into a discussion on block chain, my latest craze and we talk about the times we live in how and how the maritime industry is adapting to them, or not. You don't want to miss this deep-dive into all the digital trends we are living now, and you don't want to miss listening to P-O. Give your opinion about what P-O is talking about, in any social media, Shipping Podcast is everywhere, or go to the website www.shippingpodcast.com and comment. Thank you for listening, it's my pleasure to make sure you don't miss the paradigm we are in right now.  

Meet Deanna MacDonald, CEO and Co-founder of BLOC, blockchain research and application development company, which has a mission to help create the demand for a decentralised global economy. Deanna explains in a very simple fashion to me all there is to know about block chain, the importance of trust in the system and some of the implications for the maritime industry. This is a crash course in block chain, promise you the level of knowledge that you need to be able to follow the debate on this topic. Thank you for listening, I love feedback from you, please give me a shout out in social media or go to the web site www.shippingpodcast.com and make me happy!   

Catja Hjorth Rasmussen explains why it took 5 years to complete the remote control container management project, which is now in full operation at Maersk Line. The system has GPS tracking and has eliminated more that 100,000 manual pre-trip inspections. Catja joined the shipping industry fresh out of school as a shipping trainee, and has been in love with the industry ever since. The international environment, the fast pace and the ever changing environment was what attracted her to the industry and still excites her.   You want to hear all the benefits of a remote controlled container management, and you want to listen to yet another young woman who is bringing new knowledge in to our community. It excites me that I have managed to find so many interesting young women with deep knowledge, especially when I get the answer that "all the women declined when invited to speak" from well renown shipping media.    Thank you for listening, talking about and hopefully sharing this episode with your maritime network. That is the only way we will get more visible in this industry, by sharing and supporting each other.   For those of you who wants to contribute to my 2 year anniversary episode, please download Voxer, either on your computer or as an app on your mobile and start talking to me!   I am eagerly waiting to hear from you, love & hate, constructive criticism and ideas for the future. I will be using the voice messages in the podcast, if you let me. If you don't want to contribute with audio, please write to me at hello@shippingpodcast.com or give me a shout out in any other social channel.    Over & Out Lena

Meet Anne H. Steffensen, General Manager and CEO of the Danish Shipowners’ Association, Copenhagen. Anne used to be the Danish Ambassador to the UK, then jumped into the job as the CEO of the Danish Shipowners Association and have never looked back. She has become an advocate for the shipping industry, even if she has always enjoyed spending time with the people in the maritime community. Listen to Anne Steffensen's view on how the digital transformation will have an impact on the shipping industry and her view on how we need to focus more on what we contribute with to the society to become more visible. Thank you for listening, I would love to her your thoughts about the topics we discuss. Feel free to comment in social media, look for the Shipping Podcast in all channels or go to the website www.shippingpodcast.com and comment there. Anne and I had so much to talk about, so I forgot to take her picture. The photo you see is the official photo of Anne - maybe that was for the best...

You don't want to miss this episode, the 59th, where we dare to talk about things that could change our industry in the future, especially the mindset of us, working in the industry. Märtha Rehnberg, Partner, Dare Disrupt is a technology optimist and critical thinker, who is passionate about the environment and tech. Listen to the advice of a young woman looking into the future for the maritime industry. We discuss innovation and how that is done nowadays and compare that to the mindset and culture within the maritime industry.  Märtha do not think that the shipping industry needs to get more well-known to the public, we are transporting things from A to B and as long as that is done without any hickups, maybe we shouldn't get more into the public domain.  What do you think? Please share your view on the content of the Shipping Podcast, either in social media or by commenting on the website www.shippingpodcast.com  Looking forward to hearing from you!  Thanks for listening!

Christopher Rex is the Head of Research at the Danish Ship Finance in Copenhagen and a very insightful analyst. We talk about how digitalisation will change the industry, how consumer behaviour is impacting the trade patterns of the world as much as re-sourcing production back to North America and Europe and how the ultra large vessels cannot be used in all trade lanes and how that will impact the shipbuilding industry. It's a full episode with a lot of considering all the parameters that are influencing the paradigm that the shipping industry is in. You need to hear this, please note that the interview was done on January 24th, 2017, when you listen. Join into the conversation, what do you think? Are we heading in the right direction? Did we miss anything? You can either visit the website www.shippingpodcast.com and comment or find the Shipping Podcast in social media, like Twitter or Facebook.  Thank you for listening! 

Meet Marthe Lamp Sandvik, a young star in the shipping industry. She sounds very gentle, but there is in depth knowledge, power and a brilliant mind behind the first impression.  Marthe is the Chief Operating Officer at Lorentzen & Stemoco, but but she has worked as an oil and tanker analyst as well, despite her young age. We talk about what happens in the tanker market, how "green shipping" will have an impact, if any, on all crude oil that is being transported around the globe. We discuss the change, the paradigm we are in right now and Marthe has so many valuable input on how the young generation views the shipping industry. You don't want to miss this, download, listen and tell your colleagues to do the same. Or send some feedback to hello@shippingpodcast.com - or why not do both? Thank you for listening, please visit www.shippingpodcast.com or find the Shipping Podcast in social media.

Marcus Ejdersten, Director of Strategic Marketing, MacGregor at Cargotec Corporation Highly motivated, accountable and self-driven business professional with proven track record in international markets, that is how Marcus sees himself. Always looking at the bigger picture, able to see new opportunities and the impact to business eco-system. Listen to the 56 episode of the @ShippingPodcast and hear for yourself. Are you in agreement with Marcus' view on the maritime industry and what the future holds for us? Join the conversation in social media or go to the website www.shippingpodcast.com and comment there. The more, the merrier! Thank you for listening! 

Birgit Liodden is the first female Director of NOR Shipping, where she since May 2015, is working towards making NOR Shipping the innovative hub in the Scandinavian maritime community.  She is the Founder and first Secretary General of YoungShip International, has a background with Wilh. Wilhelmsen, consultancy for the OECD and Sea Trucks (Nigeria), numerous board positions and much more. Birgit has a drive for a sustainable & diverse maritime industry, keeps repeating that the future is now and is an Entrepeneur at heart. This interview must makes you want to express an opinion!  Join the conversation in social media or on the website www.shippingpodcast.com and don't forget to tell everyone that there is a ShippingPodcast, we are aiming for a larger audience! This interview is brought to you by The Swedish Club, a provider of top quality and cost-effective marine insurance solutions and services.  Thank you for listening!

Meet Lindsay Malen, Director of Business Development, Future Care Inc. a young woman who entered the maritime industry as a first response call line operator, engaging with Captains and Chief Engineers, who needed telemedical advice and got to understand the industry that she knew nothing about, and is now the business develop director of the same company. Lindsay explains how the new  Maritime, Labour Convention of 2006, MLC, require Shipowners to have a telemedical advice service onboard their ships. She says that they have seen it all, but right now they are seeing a lot more cardiac issues on board, probably as a consequence of the crew shortage right now, Shipowners tend to try and do their best to retain their crew, which may lead them to have older Captains, for example.  Listening to Lindsay is fascinating, it might be a niche part of the shipping industry, but it's definitely a forward thinking young woman you will get to know. Please tell everyone you meet, that there is a Shipping Podcast and that they can download it to their mobile or listen in front of the screen via the website www.shippingpodcast.com and that I love feedback! Open, in social media, or via mail to hello@shippingpodcast.com   

Meet Lindsay M. Price, who operates and manages a harbour tug within large, busy ports and channels on the Texas Gulf Coast. She is confident with vessel handling and emergency procedures, ensures seaworthiness at all times, by regularly conducting maintenance of the vessel and all operational equipment onboard and she manages a crew of 6 people. We chat about Womens' International Shipping and Trading Association, WISTA, and how important it is with role models and people to look up to. It is important for Lindsay to speak about the maritime industry to young students and cadets, she wants to show that whatever you decide to become, your dreams can come through.   Follow Lindsay on Twitter @tugboatgal or on Instagram @organicallyhappy  Thanks for listening, please spread the word about the Shipping Podcast and engage either on the website www.shippingpodcast.com or in social media. 

Meet Lars Säfverström, Non-Executive Director of the GAC Main Board. Lars has been in the maritime world for a very long time. He gives us the perspective from working in other cultures, how you need to keep your eyes on the ball at all times and how Internet of Everything will impact the shipping industry. Lars joined GAC in 1987 and was appointed Group President in July 1998 after serving as GAC's Regional Director for the Middle East. Prior to that he had served in various Management positions within GAC. He became Co-Chairman of the Group in 2012 and retired in November last year. He now holds the title of Non-Executive Director of the GAC Main Board. What do you think after having listened to Lars? You are welcome to comment in social media or on the website www.shippingpodcast.com and we can continue the conversation. Looking forward to hearing from you!  Thank you for listening.

Laxmi Chaudhry has over 30 year's international experience in strategic and operational Human Resources and many years as a Cross-Cultural Specialist and Trainer. We speak about why it is important to recognise the differences in culture, how to be effective in a global business and how to overcome possible misunderstandings when different cultures meet.  Usually, these issues are discussed first when the bottom line doesn't look as good as expected, but there are so many things you could do prior to reaching that stage. Laxmi gives us examples from her long career as a Cross-Cultural Specialist. Please use social media, Twitter, Facebook or Instagram to comment on this epiosde, or go to the website www.shippingpodcast.com and join the conversation over there. Thank you for listening - spread the word about the Shipping Podcast and feel free to write a review, or give stars, on iTunes, that would be very much appreciated.

In this, the 50th episode of the Shipping Podcast, we meet Peter Hinchliffe, Secretary-General of the ICS. He is a former submarine mariner and joined the ICS 15 years ago and since 2010 he is the Secretary-General.  ICS comprises of 36 National Shipowners’ Associations and represents around 80% of the world’s merchant tonnage.  One of the principal roles is to co-ordinate the representation of the international maritime industry at the International Maritime Organization, the International Labour Organization, and at other intergovernmental fora which impact on the interests and well-being of international shipping. Peter shares what's at the top of the agenda, how ICS cooperate with IMO, EU representing their members, which are the National Shipowners' Associations around the shipping world.  It's an interesting interview, with a lot of environmental topics and also a short version on how to manage political issue for the entire world. Please enjoy and let the world know what you think! Shipping Podcast is on social media, but there is also a possibility to visit the website www.shippingpodcast.com and comment. Thank you for listening!

Kimberly Karlshoej is the Head of Trust at the Seafarers' Trust, she is the woman who tried and escape the maritime industry but was pulled back into the maritime world when the TK Foundation was founded to honour her father, J Torben Karlshoej, who founded the Teekay Corporation, when he passed away.  Listen to Kimberly talk about what it encounters to be the Head of the Seafarers' Trust and all the exciting projects that they are doing right now. Portable Communication Pods Pilot Project, or the autonomous meeting place, with free wi-fi, which allows the seafarers to access communications themselves in a way that they might not been able to do otherwise. They work on games for making things fun and easy to learn and many more exciting things that I found out by talking to Kimberley. We speak about the survey that the Trust has done among seafarers, which shows that internet is the number one concern of seafarers and they do say that it will affect their jobs they chose in the future, whether or not there is internet onboard. Listen to this 22nd female guest, of 49 episodes in total, and let me know what you think. You are welcome to comment on iTunes, on the website or in social media, where you find the Shipping Podcast on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Thanks for listening!  

Meet Remi Eriksen, a long-time employee with DNV with a great interest in technology who now has the responsibility of being Group President and Chief Executive Officer of DNV GL. We talk about what a Classification Society is, how they work and where Remi thinks they can make a difference.  We go into digitalisation, power systems, electrification of short sea shipping, batteries, hybrids, LNG, alternative fuel and new material such as composite, but we also discuss safety at sea. We talk about the fact that in the future, shipping will have the need to recruit people with other sets of skills that what we traditionally have done and we discuss "thought leadership" in the maritime community. Listen to this episode and comment on what you hear, we need to get the discussion going in order to develop ourselves and the shipping industry.  You are welcome to the website www.shippingpodcast.com or if you prefer social media, we are on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. See you there!  And thank you for listening! Have a wonderful Christmas! 

Johan Mellqvist is professor in the optical remote sensing group. He focuses his research on the development of spectroscopic optical methods and to use these to gather data related to different environmental problems. This includes estimating trends of various gaseous species in the large-scale atmosphere to working with air quality issues with particular focus on mapping and quantifying fugitive emissions of gases from industries and to control ship emissions. Johan is a national expert in measuring diffuse emission of hydrocarbons (VOC) and he works with European standardization (CEN). Johan explains what a "sniffer" is, how that technology works and how that was a spin-off from the original idea to develop survelliance tools to see whether ships were obeying international rules and regulations, or not. With a background from the car industry, Johan finds it interesting that no one asked on beforehand if it was possible to measure if the SECA regulations were obtained or not. We discuss the results from his work and how his "yellow mailbox" has become a "household name" globally. If you haven't listened to episode 39 with Anna Larsson, maybe you should do that prior to listening to Johan, but I can assure you, this episode is very interesting anyhow.  Thanks for listening, tell everyone that you meet that there is a Shipping Podcast and share the episode from www.shippingpodcast.com or from Facebook. Your effort, my love.  This episode was brought to you by Alandia Marine, a stable and reliable partner who delivers comprehensive insurance solutions adapted to our clients’ individual needs and we have focus on long-term relationships.

Kevin Richards joined the Bermuda Business Development Agency, BDA, in 2015, bringing more than nine years of financial services experience, including two as marketing manager at GE Canada. Previously, Kevin spent two years in London with GE Capital International, and also worked for five years in the insurance industry with ACE Group in London and Bermuda. Kevin holds a BA and MBA degree from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. At the BDA, Kevin is responsible for shipping and aircraft finance sectors. It is apparent that Bermuda is restructuring its shipping registry to attract more shipowning and management companies to the island, and Kevin is in charge of making that happen. We talk about the things that makes Bermuda attractive both as a flag state but also as a harbour for insurance and reinsurance business. Thank you for listening. Reviews on iTunes are what we are looking for and answers to the survey! Please assist in making us these favours! You can only follow the link.

Since joining International Registries Inc., IRI’s legal staff in 1991, William Gallagher has worked closely with the Marshall Islands government and its legislative agenda. Although he has traveled around the globe meeting clients and speaking at corporate and maritime seminars, William Gallagher has been most instrumental in working with IRI’s Far East clientele. Prior to joining IRI he specialized in Legal Compliance in the securities industry. He has served as an intern in the United States Senate receiving an award as Intern of the Year and in the German Bundestag, where he enhanced his proficiency in the German language and political culture. William thinks that the biggest change in the shipping industry for the last 25 years has been regulation. - If you look how vessels were trading in the 70s and 80s and the early 90s, and then look at today, it's a completely different world, he says and refers to a couple of international regulations; SOLAS (International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea), MLC (Maritime Labour Convention), ISM Code (International Safety Management Code) and ISPS Code (International Ship and Port Facility Security Code) which you maybe want to read up on before you listen. Please answer the survey: https://survey.libsyn.com/shippingpodcast and help me be more relevant. Thank you for listening, love shout outs and comments! www.shippingpodcast.com is the website address, or search for Shipping Podcast on Twitter, Facebook and/or Instagram!

Meet Hannah van Hemmen, a young scientist and engineer who works as a marine surveyor at MARTIN OTTAWAY. She talks about what it's like to be young in an old fashion industry with cutting edge technology and which she thinks gets too little attention. Hannah has got some really good ideas how the shipping industry can become more visible, why not take her up on the idea of a female surveyor as the new MacGyver? She also speaks about a book called The sole of a new machine.  Hannah also speaks very fondly about WISTA, Women's International Shipping and Trading Association, where she is a member of the New York Chapter, WISTA USA. I have appeared on International Podcast Day (30 sept) and on Gott Prat (if you understand Swedish) please feel free to comment on those events.  I need your help! Please answer 5 questions in an audience survey https://survey.libsyn.com/shippingpodcast and I will be so grateful!  Thank you for listening! Join the conversation and comment either on Facebook, Twitter or the website www.shippingpodcast.com 

Brent C. Bruun, Chief Operating Officer of mobile broadband for KVH Industries, joined KVH in 2008 and has been instrumental in setting the strategy for KVH’s mini-VSAT Broadband service, which is now the industry’s leading maritime VSAT provider. Brent Bruun is dedicated to creating solutions to meet the maritime industry’s need for improved operations through connectivity. Before joining KVH, Brent held positions with satellite operator SES AMERICOM, KPMG LLP, and General Electric. We discuss the fact that usage of mobile broadband at see is going up, on a monthly basis, that new sattelites are going up and that ew sattelite constellations is formed, which will be able to support the increased use. Brent sees the future going with the internet of things and the connection between ship and shore becoming vital. Join the conversation, is the maritime industry ready to embrace digitalisation? You are welcome to comment on the website www.shippingpodcast.com Twitter @ShippingPodcast or on the Facebook page. Tell your friends to do the same, this is an urgent discussion!  Thanks for listening!   

Espen Poulsson, Chairman of ENESEL PTE. LTD., a Singapore based commercial management and ship owning entity, managing 14 large modern container vessels all under the Singapore Flag. Mr Poulsson has worked in the maritime industry for over 40 years. He spent 20 years with TORM A/S in a variety of senior management positions in Hong Kong, London, Copenhagen and, most recently, as President & CEO of TORM Singapore Pte. Ltd before stepping down in December, 2009. He was elected President of the Singapore Shipping Association in June 2015, of which he has been a Council Member since 2007. He also serves on the Board of the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), is an Advisory Council Member of the Singapore Maritime Foundation, and after having served as Vice Chairman of the London based International Chamber of Shipping, on whose Board he represented Singapore, he was elected the Chairman of the Board of the International Chamber of Shipping in January 2016. If you like what you hear, be generous and tell your friends about the fact that there is a podcast within the shipping industry, they might also wat to listen ;) Please visit the website www.shippingpodcast.com for more information. We are also on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter if you want to reach out! Love comments & shoutouts!   

Kathy Metcalf, President and CEO at Chamber of Shipping of America. Kathy graduated in June 1978 with highest honors from the US Merchant Marine Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation and Nautical Sciences. She spent five years as a deck officer aboard crude oil and product tankers. Kathy became the Director of Maritime Affairs for the Chamber of Shipping of America, a maritime trade association representing US based commercial shipping interests in international, federal and state forums. Her responsibilities in this position included monitoring and development of positions with regards to legislative and regulatory initiatives and advocacy on issues of impact for the members of the Chamber of Shipping, before various organizations including the International Maritime Organization, the US Congress, and federal and state regulatory agencies. In this capacity, she has testified before Congressional committees, federal and state regulatory agencies and has attended numerous sessions of the International Maritime Organization initially as the American shipowner representative on the US delegation to the Marine Environment Protection Committee and the Maritime Safety Committee and currently as the American shipowner representative on the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) delegation. Kathy is also the Chairman of the ICS Environmental Sub-Committee. She took the reins as President & CEO in January 2015. If you like what you hear, be sure to share it with your friends, both IRL and online. You can find the Shipping Podcast on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, besides the website, of course.  

Carleen Lyden-Kluss, CEO Morgan Marketing & Communications, Co-Founder and Executive Director of NAMEPA (North American Marine Environment Protection Association) and Ambassador of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Carleen is a member of WISTA (Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association) where she serves as Press Officer for the International organization, the Connecticut Maritime Association, the Marine Society of the City of New York, INTERTANKO, The National Press Club and is a Past-President of the Propeller Club Chapter of the Port of NY/NJ, as well as a Trustee of Sea Research Foundation and is a Board member of the Working Harbor Committee of New York. Carleen Lyden-Kluss is a marketing and communications professional specializes in identifying, developing and implementing strategic marketing and communications programs that increase the visibility and effectiveness of NAMEPA as well as the development of educational resources promoting marine environment protection. She works to develop strategic alliances between industry, regulators and environmental groups to "Save the Seas". This interview was made during the CMA 2016, in Stamford, Connecticut, USA and is the first of 6 made during this maritime trade fair. If you like what you hear, let the world know! Use Twitter, Facebook or the website www.shippingpodcast.com Thank you for listening!

Anna Larsson, Vice President, Global Head of Sustainability, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics and Chair of the Trident Alliance. Anna Larsson explains that the Trident Alliance is an industry grouping working for robust enforcement of the new sulphur regulations. When the #SECA areas was introduced, the authorities didn't talk a lot about how to make sure that everyone followed the new regulations. Now the "good guys", who have invested heavily and are following the sulphur regulations putting pressure on the national governments and their authorities to follow up on those who doesn't, the "bad guys". Anna is of the opinion that there is a need for sanctions that really hearts if we are supposed to reach the proper benefits from the new regulations, the "sulphur effect". We discuss what will happen in 2020, we touch upon innovations, where Anna thinks that the shipping industry need to open up to outside influence and gives the ORCELLE AWARD as a good example on how WWL every year gets 70-80 examples of good environmental improvements that can be put into operations. Link to the ORCELLE concept ship Listen to episode 39 with Anna Larsson and sign up for the newsletter to Shipping Podcast Lovers here

Alisdair Pettigrew has 15 years experience of working in the markets where marine, energy and environment meet. He is co-founder of BLUE, a communications’ consultancy, whose mission is to bring new strategic intelligence to reputation management in industries that must alter perceptions of their economic and social value. He came to communications from a successful decade in journalism and as publisher with Informa and Petromedia. He is has been a senior advisor to Sir Richard Branson’s Carbon War Room NGO’s shipping operation for over five years, and is an advisor in Clean Marine Energy, a company dedicated to providing tailored solutions for emissions compliance. He combines outstanding media and opinion former communications skills with the rare ability to originate and develop new vehicles for ideas, research and evidence on compelling issues to give clients ground-breaking opportunities through many channels. He is also the founder of news and information website SustainableShipping.com, and maritime publishing and intelligence company Fathom. He is a founder and equity partner in Mayfield Corporate Ventures, whose mission is to invest in entrepreneurs seeking to develop solutions where the marine energy and environment markets meet.

Diane Gilpin designed and leads The Smart Green Shipping Alliance, SGSA. It is a collaborative industry initiative created to build technically, commercially and environmentally superior systems solutions for the shipping sector. It accelerates projects through co-creation, transferring technology and knowledge from offshore yacht racing, F1, renewable energy, aviation and defence to complement deep commercial maritime expertise.  Is a 21st century sailing vessel going to become the billboard where the shipping industry will raise its profile and show the world how serious we are about the future? Thank you for listening to the 37th episode of the Shipping Podcast, your comment on the content would be very much appreciated! You find us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram and on the website www.shippingpodcast.com   

Roger Harris is the Executive Director of the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN). He joined the International Committee on Seafarer’s Welfare (ICSW), the predecessor to ISWAN, six years ago. Previous to working at ICSW, Roger worked in senior positions, mainly in fundraising, for a range of not for profit organisations including Concern Worldwide (UK), the international development NGO, and The Terrence Higgins Trust, the HIV and AIDS charity. Roger also played a leading role in raising funds in the UK for Nelson Mandela’s Presidential election campaign in 1994. The focus of ISWAN is to promote the welfare of seafarers worldwide. ISWAN runs SeafarerHelp, the free 24 hour multi-lingual helpline for seafarers and their families as well as a number of other projects in support of frontline welfare organisations around the world. ISWAN train ship visitors around the world to go on board to befriend seafarers, provide advice, and enable them to contact home. So far they have trained over 1000 ship visitors. ISWAN also produce and distribute information for seafarers on improving health and preventing diseases such as HIV and malaria. We produce a seafarer centre directory for seafarers with details of welfare provision and local amenities available. Thank you for listening! Visit our website www.shippingpodcast.com and comment on the episode, or why not write a review in iTunes? 

Kate D Adamson is a Blue Futurist and thought-leader in the maritime space, she the founder of Futurenautics, an author, novelist, conference chair and keynote speaker. Alongside her work as keynote speaker, Kate is an accomplished and frequently requested conference MC, roundtable anchor, and has presented both for TV and Radio. Some of her most requested topics include: – Future of transport and logistics, drones, autonomous vehicles, impacts on business and consumers. – Regulatory, Legal and Insurance challenges, the Bureaucratic Singularity in a digital age – Manufacturing 3.0/Industry 4.0, 3-D & 4-D Printing, nearshoring/next shoring, changing trade flows and consumer demand.   Thank you listening to the 35th episode of the Shipping Podcast! If you like it share it!

Kathi Stanzel is the Managing Director of the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, INTERTANKO since five years. Prior to that she was twelve years with the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation, ITOPF, and the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds, IOPC. Kathi has a background in Coastal Management & Marine Biology and is passionate about the environment, which you can hear in this interview. She is also a shipping industry spokesperson hence very well informed about what’s at the top of the agenda within the maritime industry. We discuss tanker specific issues on the agenda which is the foundation of the strategy going forward for the independent tanker owners. This is a long interview, where Kathi explains to us where she is coming from and one really understands why so many has asked to listen to her. Reviews! iTunes or the website www.shippingpodcast.com  Thank you for listening! 

Sue Williams, QPM, is an international, independent kidnap response expert, who spent 32 years as a civil servant in the Scotland Yard, where she ended as head of the Hostage Crisis Negotiation Unit, prior to starting her own company as an independent consultant.  Sue has been involved in hundreds of hostage situations including piracy attacks and she walks us through the various stages of an attack and how to prepare for the worst before it happens and practise!  Did you know that there is something as awful as fake kidnappers who try and parasitize when they learn about an ongoing hostage situation?!  As a Crisis Management Team, you have to detach yourself from emotions, which isn't easy, but crucial in order to achieve the ultimate goal, to get the people back, sound and safe. There is no greater feeling than to be able to bring back someone to their families, says Sue. Your comments to the content of this episode is more than welcome, either on iTunes or on the website www.shippingpodcast.com  This episode is supported by The Swedish Club Thank you for listening! 

Kathleen C. Haines (Kathy) is the Chief Financial Officer, CFO, and Treasurer of Heidmar Inc. and is responsible for the financial management and reporting for Heidmar Inc. and subsidiaries, and for Heidmar International Pools Inc. and subsidiaries. She is also a member of the Heidmar Executive Committee. Kathy has over 20 years of financial and accounting experience within the maritime industry. Prior to joining Heidmar in 2012, she was a principal of Holbridge Capital Advisors, a financial consulting firm specializing in the maritime industry. Until its sale in 2007, Kathy was the CFO of OMI Corp., one of the largest tanker companies listed on the NYSE. We discuss the tanker business, still the segment in shipping where you find the big boys, and how Kathy send a lot of time on compliance and screening people they do business with. All oil majors have their own vetting systems and it is important to score vetting points to keep the vessel in business. If you think that this episode is exciting and shows a part of the shipping industry that you find interesting - tell the world about it! Reviews on iTunes is what we live for :) Spread the Shipping Podcast in your own channels and come and say hello in Facebook and Twitter - let's get the dialogue going!   

Dr Tristan Smith is a lecturer in Energy and Transport at the UCL Energy Institute, where he leads a shipping modelling and analysis research group. Tristan has degrees in Engineering and Naval Architecture and he has been the coordinator of the project Low Carbon Shipping – A Systems Approach, leading two of the six work packages on ‘modelling the global shipping system’ and ‘regulation policy and incentives for low carbon shipping’. Tristan's research interests cover all aspects of shipping economics, logistics and operation and he has been leading a consortium of ten organisations to produce the Third IMO Greenhouse Gas Study 2014: a major publication for the industry, which is used as a reference for CO2 emission regulatory discussions for the future. It's interesting to hear Tristan explain the challenges the researchers meet when trying to explain the shipping industry and it mechanisms to the policy makers and what difficulties there is for the same researchers to reach the industry and convince them to let go of the mind-set of "what can we get away with". Hear how Tristan examines the often used arguments for why shipping should benefit from not making any changes to the current state of the business; Shipping is the greenest form of transport, Shipping is too important to the global economy, Shipping is intractable for developing countries & that the current technology is the only solution. It's a bright future with no shortage of stimulating employment opportunities that Tristan describes for the #shipping industry. Thank you for listening, please share this podcast with your friends! Any comment you may have on the content of this episode is welcome, use @ShippingPodcast for twitter or go to the website www.shippingpodcast.com don't forget to include @tristanps ;) Let's get the debate going!

Adam Kent has always loved ships and was actually a ship-spotter when he was young. He grew up on the Isle of Wight, but was never meant to work in the shipping industry. Maritime Strategies International is an independent shipping consultancy, producing market forecasting of the shipping markets. In order to do that you need to be on top of everything from steel price, unemployment rates and GDP to oil prices and new regulations.  Adam explains what the drivers are for the various shipping segments and why they have such big impact on earnings and vessel values. We discuss the eco shipping, scrapping, and newbuilding market. We go through the shipbuilding market and we touch upon the new Panama Canal and if there is any credibility to the Nicaragua Canal.  New trading patterns and Adams belief in a constant flow of new regulations to force the shipping industry into becoming more eco-friendly. As you understand, this is like Christmas for the shipping geeks - but hopefully it is also enlightening for those who hasn't seen the light yet, it is a very long and educational episode. Please enjoy! If you are interested in advertising in the Shipping Podcast, like the Swedish Club, please send an email to hello@shippingpodcast.com  Thank you for listening! If you like it - share it with a friend! 

Niclas Dahl is the Market Unit Manager for Marine & Diesel Equipment at Alfa Laval in Shanghai, but he started up as a Business Manager for the Ballast Water business area within Alfa Laval some ten years ago.  He has been through a fantastic period of technical challenges, environmental considerations and together with the team was responsible for building a completely new company within the company. There were so many challenges when they first started that he cannot name anyone in particular. They were breaking new ground and found technical solutions to new regulations which they thought were going to come in full force and effect any day.  It still isn't. Niclas is very pleased that the company has taken a proactive approach to the new developments from the regulators point of view, he enjoys being a part of the change that is taking place now, than sitting waiting for it. Listen to this father of four daughters and his view upon the shipping industry, which he entered in 1998 and never wants to leave! Please take the time to comment on the website and show your support for raising the profile of shipping!   

Andreas Chrysostomou is a naval architect who grew up through the ranks and last year was Nomination for IMO as a candidate for the position of Secretary-General at the International Maritime Organisation, IMO. Andreas was not elected in the political game of electing the head of one of the special agencies of the United Nations, UN, but he shares his experiences from taking part in the process. He got the possibility to elaborate on how he sees his dream of governing an international body like that.  Andreas Chrysostomou is not new to the IMO system, in 1999 he was elected as Chairman of the Design and Equipment Subcommittee and 2003 he was elected as Chairman of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) a position he held until 2013. As you will hear, Andreas talks a lot about e-navigation, which is not navigation but everything where navigation gets involved, and he thinks that the shipping industry should embrace the new technology for many reasons. Thank you for listening. If you want to give a shout-out to Andreas, you reach him via his Twitter account @An_Chr or by including the @ShippingPodcast in your tweet ;) 

Markky Mylly, Managing Director of the European Maritime Safety Agency, EMSA, formerly employed by the Finnish Maritime Administration, but above all a "tanker-man" is running EMSA in Lisbon, which is the link between the member states and the European Commission when it comes to maritime regulations. Markku is of the opinion that the shipping industry is fulfilling the SECA regulations which came into full force Jan 1st, 2015. They have recorded more than 6,000 measurements and the majority is in compliance. Every year, more than 2,800 maritime incidents and accidents within European waters are reported to EMSA. Markku thinks that the 80 serious accidents reported last year has to be reduced, every accident means environmental and economic implications, but the fatal accidents has to be brought down to a minimum. People don't understand that Europe is totally dependent on shipping, it's paramount that we raise the profile of shipping. Have you got the recipe for spreading the word about shipping and the Shipping Podcast in particular? It's through sharing the fact that there is a Shipping Podcast and then writing a review. Please, feel free to put your view forward - it's easy!

Yvonne Pokropek is the HR Director for 13 countries within the DB Schenker group. She has a background in the union, the HR team in Port of Gothenburg, at LEAR Corporation and now more than a decade within the forwarding company DB Schenker.  Yvonne has the experience from many different management styles and has her view clear on what motivates people; good leadership. We have an interesting discussion what good leadership contains and how to develop people reporting to you. We have a long conversation about how to get more women to the top management positions and from there into the Board rooms, where Yvonne now has reached a point where she thinks quotation is the only "quick fix" available. In the beginning of this episode a swear word (?) is used, apologies for that if you feel uncomfortable. Personally, I didn't know it was a swearword, that might say something about me.. Don't forget to share your love for the Shipping Podcast! More people are entitled to learn more about shipping!  

Karin Orsel is a 45 year old Shipowner, Ship manager & Entrepreneur who thinks it is very important to engage and get involved in the international trade associations within the shipping industry - how else can you influence upcoming regulations, gain knowledge and have a heads-up?  Listen to how she took a leap of faith 1994, at the age of 23, started a shipping company with one client, 6 vessels and 50 crewmembers and how that has grown into a substantial ship owning and ship management company, MF Shipping Group, today employing more than 1,000 crewmembers on 52 vessels. This episode of the Shipping Podcast covers a lot, 90 % of everything within shipping I would say; why is a ship called "she"? What is the responsibility of the Godmother of the ship? How Shipowners does chose which flag to fly? SECA, how do that effect the industry? Unmanned ships? Are there only 0.6 % female seafarers in the global merchant fleet?!  Well, you have to listen, this is a real titbit, either you are a mariner or a non-mariner, promise you! Help spread the word about the Shipping Podcast through all channels possible! That will get more people interested in all the exciting things within our industry! Kudos!  

Per Bondemark is the Chief Procurement Officer at SSAB, a Swedish steel company listed on NASDAQ in Stockholm. He leads a team at SSAB which is buying transport for more than SEK 3 bio, handle approximately 900 ships yearly and are used to tackle the ice situation in the Baltic Sea.  There are so many different angles in this interview, we touch upon raw material in steel (!), politicians, regulations, environment, recruitment, infrastructure and how to decide which transport mode to use for which products.  Per is heading the Swedish Shipper's Council, he is a member of the European Shipper's Council and he has a habit of speaking his mind, both to politicians and supplier. Per emphasises that it is unfair to make small countries like Sweden & Finland to take the lead when it comes to changing the environmental footprint of the global merchant fleet. He is referring to the new SECA rules effective from Jan 1st, 2015. Listen to Per and give us your view to our conversation, do that on iTunes, on the website, in Facebook or on Twitter. Let's get a discussion going!   Thanks for listening! 

Rolf Westerström, CEO of the Swedish Sea Rescue Society, SSRS, speaks about how their organisation has developed over the last 20-25 years, how accidents as ESTONIA, SCANDINAVIAN STAR & JAN HEWELIUSZ was a wakeup call and what impact they had on the development of new, faster and more safe rescue boats and how mass evacuation now is looked upon in a completely different way. Rolf also gives the background to the "Yellow Boats" (gula båtarna) an initiative by the media house Schibsted to assist refugees in need for sea rescue in the Mediterranean Sea, which until Christmas has saved more than 600 lives.  Rolf is retiring soon, he has got a perspective on the shipping industry since the 60's and he thinks that it's his job to make sure that each and every politician realises that we always cross water, when we leave our countries or our continents. Listen to this wise and humble man and tell someone about it - that is the best way to get the Shipping Podcast more well-known, which is our common goal. This episode was brought to you by the Swedish Mercantile Marine Foundation. Thank you for listening!

You are meeting 8 shipping business women who attended the Women's International Shipping and Trading Association, WISTA, International AGM & Conference in Istanbul, Turkey October, 7-10, 2015 and Consuelo is the final one. Consuelo Rivero, Shipping Agent at Ership in Huelva, Spain, has been the Secretary of the WISTA International Executive Committee for the last six years and she is the most loyal fan of the Shipping Podcast, always supporting and giving feedback! Consuelo speaks about her job what it's like to be a shipping agent and how few female Captains she has met during her 22 years in the maritime industry.  Thank you for 2015, best wishes for a prosperous 2016 - and don't forget to spread the word about the Shipping Podcast! 

You are meeting 8 shipping business women who attended the Women's International Shipping and Trading Association, WISTA International AGM & Conference in Istanbul, Turkey October, 7-10, 2015. Danae D. Bezantakou is the Managing Director of Navigator Shipping Consultants and a member of WISTA Hellas. She is a member of several leadership programmes and she has started the Open Mind Group for mentoring young people within the shipping industry.  Danae is passionate about shipping - she wouldn't change it for anything in the world and yet she is troubled over the lack of young people choosing a maritime career. Thank you for listening, please head over to iTunes and give your comments on the content or what you think about this new (for shipping) invention!

You will be meeting 8 shipping business women who attended the Women's International Shipping and Trading Association, WISTA International AGM & Conference in Istanbul, Turkey October, 7-10, 2015. Sanjam Gupta, Director Sitara Shipping Ltd, India is the President of WISTA India and also a member of the WISTA International Executive Committee, EXCO. She is the founder of WISTA India and in this episode she tells the true story of how she got upset to be the only woman attending gatherings within the maritime cluster in India, making her google for Women in Shipping and through the website find WISTA International.  Sanjam thinks that the industry needs to come together and promote shipping to younger people enabling them to enter and contribute to the developments.  You can do your part to promote the shipping industry by taking the time to write a review on iTunes for this podcast. You find the place if you visit the iTunes Store, where you subscribed (or will subscribe) to the Shipping Podcast. Kudos to everyone who does this!   

You are meeting 8 shipping business women who attended the Women's International Shipping and Trading Association, WISTA International AGM & Conference in Istanbul, Turkey October, 7-10, 2015. In this, the nineteenth episode, I meet with Joan Nuijten-Muller, the current President of WISTA the Netherlands and HR Manager at the family owned tugboat company Multraship B.V. Joan is sharing her passion for the shipping industry, which she tried to leave, but couldn't, and her thoughts that the success factor for their company is that they personally know all their staff, both sailing and on shore.  Thank you for listening to the Shipping Podcast, you are welcome to comment on our website if you liked what you heard! Also L O V E reviews on iTunes!   

You are meeting 8 shipping business women who attended the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association, WISTA International AGM & Conference in Istanbul, Turkey October, 7-10, 2015.  In the 18th episode of the Shipping Podcast, Jeanne Grasso is in the hot seat. Jeanne is a maritime lawyer and Partner at Blank Rome LLP in Washington DC. She was just listed as number 4 of the Top 10 Lawyers 2015 named by Lloyd's List recently. Jeanne works with the regulatory side of shipping and she sees a very busy future with all the new legislation showering the shipping industry. We have a really nice chat about the benefits of being a member of WISTA, why organisations benefit from having they employees as members of WISTA and of course the fact that WISTA USA I hosting the 2016 WISTA International AGM & Conference onboard the Holland America Line new Cruise Ship KONINGSDAM in November. If you love what you hear, give us a high-five in social media - or make a comment on our website, that gives more people the possibility to explore all the interesting people within the shipping industry! Thank you for listening!

You will be meeting 8 shipping business women who attended the Women's International Shipping and Trading Association, WISTA International AGM & Conference in Istanbul, Turkey October, 7-10, 2015. In this episode you meet Sylvia Boer, a young woman who decided that she had to work within the maritime industry after having watched her father work in this international and dynamic industry - shipping grew into my veins as she puts it. How do you market a shipyard? Is there a difference working with marketing & communications for a newbuilding yard and a repair yard?  Why is it important for Damen Shipyard that Sylvia is a member of WISTA the Netherlands? We cover that and then some in this chat about the future of shipping! Join the conversation, post a comment or start in any of the social media you feel comfortable with, someone has to start!  Twitter: @Shippingpodcast Facebook: Shipping Podcast  Website: ShippingPodcast.com

Naa Densua Aryeetey, is the Head of Shippers Service at the Ghana Shippers' Authority in Accra. She was one of the founders of WISTA Ghana in 2010 and she has now taken on the task of being one of the members of the WISTA International Executive Committee, EXCO, responsible for spreading the word about women in shipping in Africa. Naa is a graduate from the World Maritime University in Malmö, which is where we met for the first time in April 2008, at a gathering for women in the maritime industry, which since then has developed into Maritime Women Global Leadership International Conference (MWGL).  I was very surprised the next time I met Naa, at the WISTA International AGM in Paris in 2013, to hear that she had gone back to Ghana and formed a National WISTA Association after our first meeting. Merry Christmas! At the top of my wish list for Christmas is a review on iTunes from you. Thank you for listening! 

You will be meeting 8 shipping business women who attended the Women's International Shipping and Trading Association, WISTA International AGM & Conference in Istanbul, Turkey October, 7-10, 2015. In this episode you will meet Teresa Peacock, Managing Director, Spinnaker Global, Shipping Recruitment. She came into the shipping industry 7 years ago and was amazed by the size of the industry and how everyone takes it for granted without even knowing about it. We touch upon the subject of the lack of women in the industry and what impact that might have. Teresa is a member of the Board of WISTA UK, the National WISTA Association where it all started in 1974. Thank you for listening, why not add to the conversation on how we raise the profile of shipping by commenting in social media or on the website Shippingpodcast.com Thanks for your support! 

Gerardo A. Borromeo, CEO PTC Holdings, Chairman of InterManager and Vice Chairman International Chamber of Shipping, ICS, is appearing in this the 14th episode of the Shipping Podcast. Gerardo, or Dito to his friends, is passionate about shipping and crewing in particular. PTC Holdings have got 600,000 employees onboard 700 vessels around the globe. Education and training is very important to Dito and he has an interesting view on seamen and their origin. It started with the European seamen going on shore and Shipowners turned to Asia to crew their vessels. Now, when the next continent is raising as the new source for seamen, Africa, and the Asian seamen will go ashore to pursue their maritime careers, what education is then essential? And how to we continue to develop the maritime jobs to be even more attractive?  Listen to Dito Borromeo and get a perspective on crewing, the maritime sector and how he sees his mission to get the Philippines move the world! This episode is brought to you by Stena, an international group of companies involved in many maritime business activities.  Apologies for the sound in this episode, trust you will love the content enough to have indulgence. Have you found our Facebook page? Our Twitter account? Or maybe you prefer the website?  Thank you for listening! Give us a high-five on iTunes if you liked what you hear! 

Per Stefenson is the naval architect responsible for the conversion of the STENA GERMANICA to methanol. This project is one of the answers to the SECA rules which has become a talking point all over the world.  Per is mentioning the Methanol Institute as one of their partners when developing this first ever conversion of a ship engine from diesel to methanol. He also praises Wärtsilä and Lloyd's Register for their co-operation, not to mention Port of Gothenburg and Port of Kiel.  The big project of converting STENA GERMANICA started after the tests were done on the STENA SCANRAIL, which was the testing vessel for the SPIRETH project.  Methanol as an alternative fuel is partly funded by the EU Commission through the Motorways of the Sea and the Pilot Methanol on the Zero Vision Tool platform.  The shipping industry is getting more and more energy efficient, improving the image as the most environmentally friendly mode of transport. If you want more people to know about this, please share the Shipping Podcast.   

Philip Chaabane is a young CEO at Selektope, a selective marine antifouling technology, who has been working in the automotive industry and now found the shipping industry. From a blank paper to the possibility of seeing it from the inside of course gave him the bug! The office of Selektope is situated in the Astra Zeneca Bio Venture Hub, which is in the same building where their R&D department is situated. I was given a tour of the office and I can see the benefits of gathering start-ups in this kind of environment. Philip wants to lift the level of innovation in the shipping industry, so if you are interested in that, you can reach Philip on Twitter.  Selektope is co-funded by the eco-innovation initiative of the European Union and has has been approved by the EU Standing Committee on Biocidal Products for EU-wide use from the 1st of January 2016. Thank you for listening. Do the shipping industry a favour and spread the word about this podcast, promoting the entire industry and please write a review on iTunes, it isn't that hard for a mariner! 

Helén Jansson is the mastermind behind the Zero Vision Tool platform, aiming at a vision of a maritime industry without negative impact on air and water. She is also the former project leader for the Baltic Sea Position and several other projects. Helén enjoys working with people, she is a strategist and she is really good at wording ideas into a message other people can understand and take onboard. The ZVT project is somewhat hard to understand at a glance, therefore we have gathered some links here:    Introduction Organisation White Paper EU projects Helen also mentions Sustainable Shipping Initiative, SSI and Royal & Sun Alliance, RSA, where we used to work together.  If you liked this episode, why don't you scream it from the roof tops? Probably because social media is easier and works faster. Shipping Podcast is on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Share your views there or on the website and make my day! #Shippingpod   

Anders Brödje has been with the Swedish Maritime Administration, SMA, for a very long time. He is very passionate about management of information and how manual work processes in the maritime domain can be automated and digitalised, reducing the risks and contributing to a safer, more efficient maritime industry reducing the environmental footprint.   E-navigation is the evolution of navigation says Anders, who is a Master Mariner himself and has worked as a VTS operator after his time at sea.   This episode is filled with abbreviations, why it is necessary with a list of them and links to where you can read more about the organisations mentioned.   IMO - International Maritime Organisation   ICS - International Chamber of Shipping   IALA - International Association of Lighthouse Authorities   BIMCO - The Baltic and International Maritime Council   MUNIN - Maritime Unmanned Navigation through Intelligence in Networks   MonaLisa2.0   It's a brimming episode after which you will convinced that there is development going on in many different areas within the shipping industry.   Don't keep all the exciting insights to yourself! Share it with your friends, tell them or send them a link to the Shipping Podcast and don't forget to give a review of the episode - input enables me to develop the concept further!   Thanks for listening!

Per Erling Evensen just retired from the duty as Marketing Manager at Destination Gotland and has left for an around the world sailing tour for the coming years. Prior to him leaving, he took the time for a chat about how the concept of Destination Gotland was developed and what that has meant to the people of Gotland. Per Erling found himself employed by a Shipowner, Rederi AB Gotland, in 1997, when the tourist company he work for was bought. He thinks the journey he has made since then has been fantastic and is thankful for being given the chance to make change possible!  If you live on an island like Gotland, the ferry is under the skin of each and every citizen as 85 % of everyone is travelling by sea. If you move to an island you ask yourself; is it worth it? How can I run my business from the island? The ferry to and from the island is essential and it is important that the inhabitants, the ferry company and the politicians realise that and work together. Per Erling speaks about the Passenger Shipping Association, you find more information about that here PSA and this is the link to Per Erlings' blog Nerthusbloggen. You can also reach Per Erling on Twitter @PE_Evensen  Thank you for listening! Here is a link to iTunes where I would love a review from you! If you don't know how to actually make a review, please visit ShippingPodcast.com and read up on how.  

Meet David Kristensson, CEO Northern Offshore Services and a shipping entrepreneur. David is born and raised on the island of Donsö, in the archipelago outside Gothenburg, which is a centre for tanker shipping in Sweden. Donsö has app. 1,400 inhabitants, 8 shipowning companies controlling 35 tankers in various sizes, trading North European waters. David is a Master Mariner and an Engineer. He grew up on and around ships and started his career as shipowner with a tanker vessel. Then he was asked by a friend to contribute with his knowledge to an offshore wind vessel, which gave him the idea to develop the concept of the high-speed catamarans that is the business today. Just to realise that the wind offshore industry needed to transport crew and equipment out to the wind farms is one thing, but to bring the concept to the next level, like getting the people being transported to feel comfortable, to find solutions before the demand is there, that is something else. One of Northern Offshore Services is Siemens Offshore Wind Power Solutions, who obviously has been very content with their co-operation. When David describes the work they do, how the transported people enjoy the ride with them and what skills is needed from the seamen onboard the vessel, it becomes obvious that this is a new segment for the traditional shipping industry. The fleet of Northern Offshore Services now includes 19 vessels.  You can follow David on @JDAKristensson on Twitter and you can see a film of the vessels operated here and an interview with David from the Donsö Shipping Meet 2015 here. Another thing we talk about in the podcast is Prince Daniel's Fellowship, please follow this link to find out more about that.

Håkan Svensson is a shipping entrepreneur. He grew up in the shipping industry as his father worked for Kamewa and moved to Singapore with his family when Håkan was a young boy.  Shipping propellers has been dominating Håkans life at least for the last 14 years, when he and his father bought the bankrupt's estate of Bergs Propulsion and developed it into a thriving business with a 25 % market share.  Håkan shares his view on what it means to be a business owner, an innovator and a manager of a shipping supply company on the global arena. He explains the huge consolidation going on among the maritime engine manufacturers, what it means for the shipping industry to be a part of the connected society and how that will attract young people to the industry. Håkan describes the 2008 financial crisis as "walking the plank and not knowing how far you will fall at the end of it, 2 meters or 2 kilometres", and how his father was the anchor with courage and patience to wait for the upturn. Håkans' call to the entire shipping industry is to be cooler! He practice what he preaches and is now totally into sailing, where he is promoting his carbon fibre factory through his company’s' acquisition of the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) and the manufacturing of the M32 racing catamaran and the organisation of the M32 Series.  If you like the episode with Håkan Svensson, please give us a review on iTunes; that would really be helpful on our way to the top-ten-list with the Shipping Podcast. 

Professor Richard Watson is world famous internet strategist. He is currently researching ecological sustainability, energy informatics and information system leadership. You find his CV here and as you will hear, Richard originates from Australia, Perth. He mentions his colleague since many years, Marie-Claude (Maric) Boudreau with whom he has written many books. I met Richard at the first Maritime Informatics Conference organised by the Swedish Maritime Competence Centre, Lighthouse in May, 2015, where he was the keynote speaker together with Mikael Lind from Viktoria Swedish ICT. They spoke about "What is Maritime Informatics and why do we need it?" and that is what you will hear in this pod. As Richard is a teacher, we deviate into other areas, which he can explain so easily and pedagogically, we speak about the Business Model You, which we can highly recommend, download the pdf and start cracking!  Richard gives a lot of good examples from other industries which has already managed to transform themselves into a service business, where he thinks that the shipping industry has to go. He gives 4 value propositions for the industry and he explains that shipping is a complex adaptive system. We speak about his slides from the presentation he gave, you will find them on Facebook if you would like to have a look at them. So, does Richard have the crystal ball? Is he the one who can give the answers to a new way of doing business in the shipping industry? Listen to the 6th episode of the Shipping Podcast and then give your rating and review on iTunes, which is how you can support this podcast with your own time.  Kudos if you share the Shippingpodcast in your social media channels! Follow on twitter:@Shippingpodcast  and/or on Facebook: Shippingpodcast or visit our website Shippingpodcast.com and tell us who you would like to listen to, or any other view you would like to share. 

Captain Jörgen Lorén is a Master Mariner, currently working on STENA DANICA, a passenger vessel, trading between Sweden and Denmark. Jörgen is an authority when it comes to training massevacuation from passenger vessels, testing new life saving equipment and taking part in developing a new way of thinking when it comes to rescue at sea.  Jörgen works closely with the Swedish Sea Rescue Society which is responsible for 70 per cent of all sea rescues in Sweden and receives no government funding. As the testing and training needs a real and lifelike environment, #Stena is contributing with a Ship and a Captain and that is where Jörgen fits in. I recommend you to visit www.first-rescue.org to see some cool pics of new equioment being tested and also a film which can get anyone a bit seasick... ;) The film shows actually STENA JUTLANDICA, where Jörgen previously was one of the Captains. In the interview Jörgen also mentions the IMO, the International Maritime Organization, which is the United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution by ships.  Jörgen is active in social media, where he posts pictures from the bridge. You can follow him on Twitter: @JorgenLoren and I know that he appreicates you following him there.  Thank you for listening, Kudos if you share the Shippingpodcast in your social media channels! Follow on twitter:@Shippingpodcast  and/or on Facebook: Shippingpodcast or visit our website Shippingpodcast.com and comment on the last episode, who you would like to listen to or any other view you would like to share.  Once you have listen to this episode, head on over to iTunes and kindly leave a rating and a review and don't forget to subscribe! Shippingpodcast needs to be spread to a wider audience! 

Thina Margrethe Saltvedt, one of the few female oil analysts in the world. Thina is a frequent guest on both Norwegian and Swedish television as she has the responsibility to communicate Nordea Markets’ oil/gas market view, which always is of interest to many. Thina grew up dreaming of becoming a ballet dancer, a career she had to give up, but she still practices dance several times a week.  I recommend you to follow Thina on Twitter, where she is very active posting about market movements within commodities and especially oil @ThinaSaltvedt Thank you for listening, Kudos if you share the Shippingpodcast in your social media channels! Follow on twitter:@Shippingpodcast  and/or on Facebook: Shippingpodcast or visit our website Shippingpodcast.com and comment on the last episode, who you would like to listen to or any other view you would like to share.  Once you have listen to this episode, head on over to iTunes and kindly leave a rating and a review and don't forget to subscribe! Shippingpodcast needs to be spread to a wider audience! 

Carl Johan Hagman has a long and successful background within the international shipping industry. Trained as a maritime lawyer in his native Sweden, Hagman spent the first eight years of his career with Walleniusrederierna AB and its affiliate Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines. 2002-2007 he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Eukor Car Carriers Inc. based in Seoul, Korea. In 2007 Carl-Johan returned to Sweden as Chief Executive Officer of Rederi AB Transatlantic and left for Höegh Autoliners AS in Oslo in 2008. He joined Stena in 2011 and is currently head of all maritime activities within the Stena Group.  Having lived and worked in Asia for 22 years, Carl-Johan has gained a unique understanding of different business cultures and he is very engaged in leadership issues. We speak about alternative fuel and Sulphur Emission Control Area, (S)ECA, in the episode and the methanol project that Stena is currrently runnng on STENA GERMANICA. You can read more about this world’s first methanol ferry here; http://news.stenaline.co.uk/pressreleases/stena-line-launches-the-world-s-first-methanol-ferry-1137516 https://youtu.be/d6gkJNZIXwo https://youtu.be/5lBIPjFbpYU Carl Johan has a twitter account: @Carl_Hagman where you can follow in and engage him in shipping related issues. Thank you for listening, Kudos if you share the Shippingpodcast in your social media channels! Follow on twitter: @Shippingpodcast  and/or on Facebook: Shippingpodcast or visit our website Shippingpodcast.com and comment on the last episode, who you would like to listen to or any other view you would like to share.  Once you have listen to this episode, head on over to iTunes and kindly leave a rating and a review and don't forget to subscribe! Shippingpodcast needs to be spread to a wider audience!     

Jonathan Wichmann is the journalist who turned copywriter and then became the digital communications guru at Maersk Line. Within a year Maersk Line had more than 650,000 followers on Facebook.  Jonathan claims that "Mark Zuckerberg created this for me"! A fact that probably no one at Maersk knew when they brought him in saying "One day we want to move into social media".  You can read the entire story about the success on Jonathans web site http://jonathanwichmann.com/about-me/ and be inspired to start thiking outside the box. Follow Jonathan on @JonathanWich to keep up with what he is doing now, after he left the shipping giant.  "Social media is just a technology" is another quote from Jonathan in this episode. You can follow the development of the entire set up also on Maersk Social http://maersklinesocial.com/why-social-media/ Kudos if you share the Shippingpodcast in your social media channels! Follow on twitter:  @Shippingpodcast  and/or on Facebook: Shippingpodcast or visit our website Shippingpodcast.com and comment on the last episode, who you would like to listen to or any other view you would like to share.  Once you have listen to this episode, head on over to iTunes and kindly leave a rating and a review and don't forget to subscribe! Shippingpodcast needs to be spread to a wider audience!  #Shippingpod   

Captain Jes Meinertz & Captain Niels Vestergaard Pedersen share the responsibility to be in charge of the vessel MAERSK MC-KINNEY MOLLER and I hade the pleasure of visiting the ship when calling in the Port of Gothenburg in Jan 2015. Being a part of the Maersk organisation, the Captains also have the chance to participate in the ongoing digital communication. Here is a link from when the vessel was launched; http://maersklinesocial.com/blogging-from-the-challenge-of-a-lifetime/ You can follow Niels V Pedersen on twitter: @KaptajnEEE  And if you want to read about his world record loading, here is the link; http://maersklinesocial.com/maersk-mckinney-moller-crosses-the-18000-teu-containers-sets-the-world-record/   Kudos if you share the Shippingpodcast in your social media channels! Follow on twitter:  @Shippingpodcast  and/or on Facebook: Shippingpodcast or visit our website Shippingpodcast.com and comment on the last episode, who you would like to listen to or any other view you would like to share.  Once you have listen to this episode, head on over to iTunes and kindly leave a rating and a review and don't forget to subscribe! Shippingpodcast needs to be spread to a wider audience!  #Shippingpod 

The shipping industry is the backbone of international trade, contributing to the globalisation and development of the world, but it's the shipping people who makes the world go around. This is where you meet the maritime professionals, strong characters with an interesting background.  Kudos if you could please share the Shipping Podcast in your social media channels! Follow on twitter:  @Shippingpodcast  and/or on Facebook: Shippingpodcast or visit our website Shippingpodcast.com and comment on the last episode, who you would like to listen to or any other view you would like to share.  Once you have listen to this episode, head on over to iTunes and kindly leave a rating and a review and don't forget to subscribe! Shipping Podcast needs to be spread to a wider audience!  #Shippingpodcast