Honoring the Mariner
This week, we honor mariners and the contributions they make to transporting more than 90% of the world’s goods and energy. They are the backbone of our industry, enabling ships to be the engine of global trade. They are also…
Online Nominations Now Being Accepted for 2018 SHIPPINGInsight Awards
STAMFORD, Conn. – June 21, 2018 – Nominations are now being accepted for the 2018 SHIPPINGInsight Award, to be presented at an Awards luncheon on the second day of the seventh SHIPPINGInsight Fleet Optimization Conference & Exhibition, Oct. 16-18, in…
The Role of Leadership Today
Nobody has said that change is easy. It takes identification of an issue, research into how best to address the issue, and a decision to accept the risk to move forward. For the shipping industry, we are surrounded by a…
Denial—It’s not just a river in Egypt
Last week’s Posidonia was filled to the brim with shipowners, suppliers, trade media and more setting new records for attendance and expanded opportunities to hear the industry identify challenges and opportunities. But despite the platform for viewing new technologies, there…
Chairman and Lead Speakers Announced for SHIPPINGInsight 2018 Fleet Optimization and Innovation Conference and Exhibition
For Immediate Release 7th Annual SHIPPINGInsight Focuses on Challenges and Catalysts that Will Shape the Shipping Industry in Coming Years STAMFORD, Conn. – June 7, 2018 – SHIPPINGInsight today announced the chairman and the developing list of major speakers for the…
All the news you want to hear from Posidonia
What a difference two years makes!! The gloomy skies seem to be clearing over Greece, and Posidonia is abuzz with energy and action! The shipowners are sharing strategies openly for addressing many of our environmental and regulatory challenges. Slow steaming…
“The prairies are littered with the bodies of pioneers”- Building the case for sailing into uncharted waters
The history of mankind is one of pushing boundaries, exploring the unknown, and creating communities and settlements when the terrain seems hospitable. Evolving technologies and change follow much of the same pattern: new challenges (or a new focus) create opportunities…
Financing Change
Nearly lost in the flurry of regulations and proposed regulations is the issue of “Who pays?”. The amount of investment necessary for compliance, or anticipated regulations, is staggering. With scrubber and BWMT running into the millions per unit (plus infrastructure,…
Conference Chairman Angus Campbell on GHG Emissions and SHIPPINGInsight 2018
Following the 72nd session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee, (MEPC), we know how the strategy on reduction of GHG emissions from global shipping will work. Or do we? Yes, the new limit on sulphur content of ship’s fuel oil…
Meeting the Challenges of the Next 10 Years
I was just asked to complete an executive survey regarding the industry in an effort to determine what 10 years down the road might look like and the state of preparedness of the industry. It covered the many hot points…