Greetings from Dubai where I was invited to present at a conference entitled “Methanol as a Marine Fuel” produced by Capt. Saleem Alavi’s Sea Commerce. What a fascinating voyage into the opportunities, and challenges, presented by methanol as a bridge…
Forgive me while I pick my jaw up off the floor. I just finished reading an opinion piece in Splash, Is Digitalisation in Shipping Disruption or Racketeering?, where the author tries to make the case that the movement towards digitalization in shipping…
Two weeks ago, I was honored to be the emcee for the North American World Maritime Day conference held in Cozumel, Mexico. The IMO theme for 2018 was “Better Shipping for a Better Future”, and this event explored that, while…
The past few weeks have seen a lot of headlines decrying one Sulphur compliance solution over another. The challenge with the rhetoric is that it is patently commercially based. Those who have opted for scrubbers are defending their choice; those…
We all know that shipping connects the globe. From goods, to people, to energy, shipping is truly the engine of global trade. But we can’t afford to be complacent. We need to make sure that we are even more efficient…
Broadway came to the maritime industry last week during the opening of SHIPPINGInsight 2018 with the signature song from the smash hit “Hamilton”. Last week, you really wanted to be “In the room where it happens”, as SHIPPINGInsight broke all…
Reimagining “New” Next week will be the realization of a year’s worth of planning, outreach and effort to bring SHIPPINGInsight 2018 to the maritime industry. We have been touting “new” throughout the year, but haven’t taken the time (who has…
Daily we are seeing reports that another company has committed to scrubbers. Or BWMT. Or adapting to LNG. Or, or, or... Clearly the floodgates are beginning to open. There is no doubt that the maritime industry is facing a regulatory…
Happy World Maritime Day! I’m in London for the celebrations and for our annual Ambassador’s meeting where we discuss ways in which we can communicate the value proposition of the maritime industry to the public and recruit new participants into…
STAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 21, 2018 – The 7th annual SHIPPINGInsight Fleet Optimization and Innovation Conference & Exhibition – North America’s premier maritime technology event – is now less than a month away, and the organizers are reminding visitors to register…