The search for sailboat Tunante II
The families of Horacio Robert Morales, Alejandro Vernero, Jorge Benozzi and Mauro Capuccio are continuing to search for their sailboat Tunante II which was damaged by a storm in the western Atlantic…
Third Asian Challenge raises US$570,000 to fund Sailors’ Society’s work with seafarers
45 industry teams scale 4,000m peak ahead of Sea-Asia 2015 to demonstrate their support for mariners around the world Singapore, 20 April 2015. Teams from across the maritime industry have completed…
Sailors’ Society brings Wellness at Sea programme to Asia to promote seafarer health and well-being
Seminar during Sea Asia 2015 sees industry representatives join Sailors’ Society to launch programme designed to improve welfare and drive retention Singapore, 22 April 2015. Sailor’s Society, one of the largest…
Sailors’ Society invests in seafarer education with sponsorship of MaritimeONE scholarships
Sponsorship of diplomas administered by the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) will support efforts to attract the next generation of seafaring professionals Singapore 23 April 2015. Sailors’ Society, one of the largest…
Five things it would be good to hear at Satellite 2015
Young people tell me that the listicle is the way to go (flexible length, no need to build narrative flow) so here’s what I’m hoping for from Satellite 2015 next week. From…
Yes, we are holding our breath
A couple of weeks ago I tweeted a link to a BBC news story on the Triton operation that has taken over from Mare Nostrum monitoring, rescuing and landing migrants attempting to…
High noon for the noon report?
During last year’s DigitalShip CIO Forum in Rotterdam I was asked whether I had changed my position on unmanned ships and the potential use of autonomous systems for navigation. I replied that…
It’s true, the future is a foreign country
The strange object has recently found in a Shanghai coffee shop. The item, which resembles a single sheet of paper made of black wafer-thin Perspex has, after some head-scratching, been identified as…
Man bites dog: unmanned ships and the future of navigation
A few weeks before Posidonia I spoke to Roger Adamson of Futurenautics about his upcoming seminar on unmanned ships and more generally about autonomous ships for my client Global Navigation Solutions. The…
Safety divided by competition won’t go
There have been some puzzling headlines in the past week or so following the decision by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to give recognition to the bid by satellite services provider Iridium…
About
Neville Smith
Maritime Media Consultant to a roster of international shipping industry clients. Former maritime journalist with 16 years’ experience reporting the shipping and marine insurance markets and former Deputy Editor at Lloyd’s List, I assist clients with matching their communication needs to publications and media channels that gain them their desired level of exposure.
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In April, wind power generated more electricity than coal in the US for the second month in a row, according to @EIAgov data. Wind beat coal once before in April last year, but this time it’s by a much larger margin and for two consecutive months.
Amazon will not now begin services on Project Kuiper until 2025 at the earliest - having aimed to start deploying more 3,200 #LEO satellites in 1H 2024 - aiming to commence beta trials with potential customers including Verizon says @SpaceNews_Inc
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