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Glasgow, we have a problem
The COP26 event in Glasgow was heavy on big statements and grand commitments to achieve net zero or zero carbon emissions, with shipping strongly represented. This was followed by the disappointment of…
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Navigating a new course with ECDIS
ECDIS is everywhere, but training and regulation have yet to catch up with its ubiquity onboard ship, meaning that mariners may not make the best use of the system, referring to it…
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Are regional regulations really such a terrible idea?
The things that work well and are easy to use tend to become those that endure. Things that are difficult to understand and get to grips with tend to fail and sooner…
An outbreak of speaking truth to power
With hundreds of thousands of seafarers unable to leave their ships because of COVID restrictions, the industry has appealed for help and with a few exceptions been ignored. This is not for want of trying; the efforts of shipping’s trade and professional bodies have sounded warning after warning, with little by way of response.
Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers promotes shipping to the next generation on World Maritime Day
Institute joins IMarEST and the Merchant Navy Training Board to share the story of shipping with primary school children at IMO headquarters London, September 22, 2015. The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, the…
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…
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…
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…
Futurenautics, e-nautics and the shape of maritime technology to come…
Research considering the future of shipping is flavour of the moment, but argues guest columnist Roger Adamson of Stark Moore McMillan, it fails to get to grips with technology. Luckily there’s an…
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.
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