The Divine Comedy of Seafarer AbandonmentAbandon hope all ye who enter here, that was the message of Dante’s medieval classic poem, the Divine Comedy. It could well have been…Jul 23, 20221Jul 23, 20221
Brand Say, Brand Do, Ships DoneWe look at the issues of transparency, honesty and the reasons why obvious steps are not always so easy in shipping. Is it time we shifted…Jul 19, 2022Jul 19, 2022
The Double Dilemma of Pleasing Customers and ConsumersPerhaps one of the biggest changes to shipping over the past decade has been the industry’s willingness to embrace inputs and insights from…Jul 13, 2022Jul 13, 2022
Thinking Differently About SeafarersHow should we be celebrating Day of the Seafarer?Jun 25, 2022Jun 25, 2022
Three Monkeys of DecarbonisationNever defend the indefensible, that was the motto on our school wall. Written above the goalkeeper’s locker. Which perhaps explains why I…Jun 16, 2022Jun 16, 2022
War. What is it Good For? Shipping..In times of conflict, there are usually winners and losers. Rather oddly, when it comes to war, the shipping industry usually emerges…Mar 14, 2022Mar 14, 2022
Is Shipping Too Complicated for Mortals?One of the amazing things about the global shipping industry is that it is a wonderful patchwork quilt of everything that makes it work…Mar 14, 2022Mar 14, 2022
Finding your Corporate Shape — Big, Small…what about Micro?A challenge as companies grow is finding the right levels of “corporate-ness”. How to either learn from the giants of industry or keep…Mar 3, 2022Mar 3, 2022
The Gift of Giving…How Corporate Trinkets Can Bring Teams TogetherAs a cynical business veteran, it takes something special to get my pulse racing. Well, that is except when I am given corporate trinkets…Mar 3, 2022Mar 3, 2022
The Many and Wonderful Iterations of ShippingPeople love labelling things and extrapolating trends. The maritime industry is no different, and so it has been with much energy and…Nov 12, 2021Nov 12, 2021
