How Social Media has outsourced the ‘Image of Shipping’ debate
My recent monthly article for BIMCO garnered more interest than usual – perhaps because it mentioned the mighty Maersk Line and its adventures in Social Media. Either way the subsequent Marine Money…
What goes up… Inmarsat’s Frank Coles on why value matters more than price
Inmarsat looks set to endure another wave of customer criticism after confirming that its airtime rates will rise 10% from March 1, 2013 on its Pay As You Go (PAYG) Fleet and…
Inmarsat raises prices again – by how much depends on who you talk to
Yes it’s that time again. There’s snow in the air, frost on the ground and Inmarsat is raising its prices. But just as last year, there is a need to divine some…
Does shipping have an Aaron Swartz? Maybe it needs one
This is one of those articles – an obituary in fact – that you read, then re-read with growing attention and which sets you thinking. You think ‘what a waste of a…
Managing the data shipboard load and creating low/high end opportunities
In the first part of my interview with Roger Adamson, the Stark Moore McMillan ceo laid out some of the issues that face the bandwidth vendors in 2013 and beyond. In the…
Making the maritime satcom market an easier sell for the bandwidth vendors
I caught up with Roger Adamson, chief executive of maritime marketing specialist Stark Moore McMillan just before Christmas after an extended bout of email and phone tag. It’s a testament to how…
Eyes on the future of e-Navigation
How far we are looking ahead in the maritime industry is a topic I’ve tried to unpack over the last couple of weeks and the results so far have conformed more to…
‘Good decision making is the core skill of the digital age, because the digital world allows people to gather information on an unprecedented scale’
Technology blogger Nick Harkaway in the Browser’s Five Books Interview earlier this year. Some of the most cogent and constructive words I have heard on technology, its effect on us and our…
From the New York Times – Japan’s Crisis of the Mind
“Japan’s ability to imitate outside models was mistaken for progress. But if progress is defined by pursuing a vision of a desirable future, then the Japanese never progressed.” “What we had was…
Astrium-Inmarsat GX: it’s on – as far as we can tell
In case you don’t get the DigitalShip newsletter – and you really should – here is today’s story on the Astrium-Inmarsat GX tie-up. http://www.thedigitalship.com/conferences/2006/displaynews.php?NewsID=2462& Just how an MOU differs from a firm…
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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