Owners speak – and you might not like everything they have to say
I was commissioned out of the blue earlier this year to write an article for Via Satellite magazine. I was flattered to be asked frankly – time for writing is a rare…
“Stop, hey what’s that sound? Everybody look what’s going down”
In real shooting wars, spring is traditionally the start of campaigning season. Soldiers emerge from their dugouts and form up, ready to receive orders of the new offensive. Weapons are cleaned and…
Thuraya and ITU provide powerful partnership in disaster relief
I wrote the following for Thuraya based on an interview with the ITU discussing their work providing connectivity to disaster relief zones – good work that has been recognised with the first…
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Crew retention is the tip of the digital iceberg
Almost 12 months ago an ambitious project began to take shape. Roger Adamson of Stark Moore Macmillan, Vizada (now Astrium Services) and two of the largest crewing agencies in the world, Philippine…
A year has gone by…
…since I started MaritimeInsight and March again finds me in Stamford once again, where the Connecticut Maritime Association moves and shakes for the next three days. Over the last year I’ve tried…
Cold winds and tough times
Last week’s DigitalShip Hamburg conference was a living testament to the troubles that are threatening to wash away many shipping companies. Registration was strong but attendance was a little lower than previous…
Shipping’s money men get a lesson in seafaring
Below is the follow-up installment of my ongoing grapple with social media and the image of shipping for my BIMCO column.Perhaps no great revelations here but kudos to Citi’s Robert Parker for…
The battle lines are drawn – but who really wins?
Next week sees the DigitalShip conference bandwagon land in Hamburg and the scene is set for another confrontation in the ongoing battle between Inmarsat, shipowners and competing vendors on the issue of…
Satcoms buyer – heal thyself
Kevin Tester of MITE was right to warn last week that buyers tread a minefield in specifying maritime satellite communications systems. There has never been greater choice in terms of airtime, band…
Guest Blog: MITE editor Kevin Tester on why buyers should (still) beware
I’m very pleased to post this piece from Kevin Tester, editor of MITE, with whom I have been knocking around the challenges facing satcoms buyers and the role of suppliers and service…
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
Delighted to be nominated (against my will, mind ) as one of the 'Top 10 Leaders Shaping the Future of Maritime Industry in 2024' I just want to know how the emails keep getting past my spam filter.