M2M and mad cows – through the mobility looking glass
Can satellite ever really go mainstream? It’s a nice idea, but one that has already claimed some scalps among those who have modelled the concept only to find the reality rather different.…
A series of giant (and highly theoretical) leaps
Catching up on my recent pile of back-reading, the Economist’s October 26th issue stands out. With features spanning Brazil’s pre-salt oilfield auction, the emergence of a new generation of low-tax, high-return ‘pass-through’…
Is technology sexist? ‘course not darling…
Ada Lovelace was the first female geek. Nowadays acclaimed as the equal of mathematical innovator Charles Babbage, it took decades for her to achieve recognition for writing the first algorithm for Babbage’s…
It’s going to be about the data – but whose?
The future of shipping will in part, be about data. Big data. We know this because there are a lot of people telling us so. And some of them are in a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
‘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…
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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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