Examining Shipping’s Imponderables Our industry’s worst nightmare. A ship laden and carrying a large quantity of bunker fuel deviates off course and founders on an ocean reef in a pristine, UNESCO protected area of in an isolated region. 4000 tons…
Learning the Ropes With the pivot to virtual, companies are learning new skill sets: · How to convey information completely · How to generate enthusiasm · How to build trust between shipowners and solution providers Yes, we all miss the…
The Benefits of Being Virtual With SHIPPINGInsight 20/20- A Vision for the Decade Virtual Conference and Exhibition, you are going to see AND experience: Expansion of industry participation to global. Gone are the constraints of the physical!! We will be able to…
July 29, 2020—Connecticut SHIPPINGInsight-- the Fleet Optimization and Innovation Platform-- and the Connecticut Maritime Association’s CMA Shipping 2020 Conference and Exhibition announced today they will be producing their events virtually as part of North American Shipping Week. The events will…
Earlier this month, a survey was conducted by Morgan Marketing & Communications to assess the global maritime industry’s sentiments about media preferences, webinars and physical/virtual events. It turns out that most of you prefer digital to print, yet you are…
For years when I have addressed “JQ Public”, I have referenced shipping as the “second oldest industry in the world, but first global business”. As an industry, we have progressed through the millennia from local, to regional, to hemispheric and…
A few years ago, there was a major announcement that Apple and Microsoft were going to collaborate on a shared platform. The fact that these tech giants—and fierce competitors—were joining forces to produce a product that would enhance the customer’s…
As far back as 1970 with Kermit the Frog’s lament about his color (and about 8 years after the publication of “Silent Spring” by Rachel Carson which was the catalyst for the creation of the United States’ Environmental Protection Agency),…
This week has brought a rash of announcements about new technologies and innovations, which heartens maritime industry aficionados who are excited by the rapidity with which the industry is moving in order to become more environmentally and economically efficient. On…
The past three years we have seen disruption in shipping operations due to regulatory and commercial impacts. The past three months we have seen disruption due to the COVID-19 virus and its impacts on markets, mariners, office workers and more. …