Port cities seek strategy for clean, connected maritime sector
Ships and ports have a symbiotic relationship and port cities are beginning to wake up to the fact that their future prosperity relies on better integration between the port, its customers and the wider community.
Who is driving, and to where?
When we talk about shipping’s business model, what do we mean? An inefficient, debt-laden, asset-heavy industry mired in manual procedures, unable to leverage data or achieve genuine innovation perhaps? That is one…
Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and Maritime London to host ‘Maritime Leadership and the Near Horizon’ conference
UK Maritime Minister among speakers to high level event aimed at encouraging new thinking on the education, skills and training in the maritime sector London, Oct 2 2019. The Institute of Chartered…
Are we through the looking glass on sustainability in shipping?
As I write [24/9] , the #GretaThunberg Twitter stream I just created is updating too fast for me to read it. The response to this teenage climate protester is unprecedented; as is…
Does shipping need a licence to sail?
Compliance with regulation is considered as a license to operate in the shipping industry. For good reasons, most owners and operators can assume that even if regulations are formulated to provide a…
This time it’s different
Sometime in the not so distant past, a bit less than 20 years ago in fact, I had the enviable task of reporting shipping’s first dotcom boom. As a youngish and eager…
Buy in July? MSI tips Capes for strong six month performance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Buy in July? MSI tips Capes for strong six month performance Consultancy forecasts strong Q4 rates for large bulkers as iron ore producers continue to ramp exports and supply…
They think it’s all over…
If you’re a football fan (and let’s face it for the past two weeks, you’ve had little choice) you’ll have your own favourite encomium. Whether it’s Bill Shankly’s immortal ‘it’s not a…
Closing the gaps between people and machines
The airline industry is often held up as an exemplar for maritime to follow with its greater standardisation, tighter risk control and more efficient operations. And while shipping is moving towards more…
Five technology trends to watch for in 2018
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, the great Mark Twain remarked, it is time to pause and reflect. The New Year seems the perfect time to do just that…
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.