Captain StuThe 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…6 min read·Jul 23, 2022--1--1
Captain StuBrand 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…5 min read·Jul 19, 2022----
Captain StuThe 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…4 min read·Jul 13, 2022----
Captain StuThinking Differently About SeafarersHow should we be celebrating Day of the Seafarer?4 min read·Jun 25, 2022----
Captain StuThree 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…5 min read·Jun 16, 2022----
Captain StuWar. 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…5 min read·Mar 14, 2022----
Captain StuIs 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…6 min read·Mar 14, 2022----
Captain StuFinding 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…5 min read·Mar 3, 2022----
Captain StuThe 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…4 min read·Mar 3, 2022----
Captain StuThe 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…5 min read·Nov 12, 2021----
