232 Salvatore Mercogliano, PhD, Chair, Department of History Criminal Justice and Political Science at Campbell University

What is going on with shipping?

In episode 232, Sal Mercogliano, a former mariner, a teacher and a Youtuber, is the guest. We talk about the global hotspots and how what is going on there impacts shipping.

Sal is passionate about putting today’s shipping in a historical context. He started his Youtube channel, What is Going on with Shipping, when EVER GIVEN was stuck in the Suez Canal, and he found it so fun, he got so many people cheering him on, so he decided to take it to the next level.

With...

https://shippingpodcast.com/232-salvatore-mercogliano-phd-chair-department-of-history-criminal-justice-and-political-science-at-campbell-university/

WA Government supports transport-boosting infrastructure-plan

Pictured: the “Containbow” – an industrial sculpture by artist Marcus Canning, which overlooks the Swan River and Fremantle port.

The McGowan Administration has announced that it has supported the majority of recommendations made by state agency, Infrastructure WA, in its first strategy document.

Numerous recommendations

Infrastructure WA made over 90 recommendations across a wide range of sectors. There were several maritime-related recommendations In the transport and logistics sector. A number...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/wa-government-supports-transport-boosting-infrastructure-plan/

204 Heléne Mellquist, President Volvo Penta

Our cultural values align with the Volvo Group and include customer focus, passion, teamwork, and professionalism.

There are so many good things to pick up on in this episode. Sustainability, leadership, courage, new tech, next generation. And all is connected. Everyone must take a leap of faith and dare to learn new things. That is how we will reach the maritime industry 2.0 – just like every line of business that wants to stay in business needs to do.

Listen to Heléne Mellquist, President of...

https://shippingpodcast.com/204-helene-mellquist-president-volvo-penta/

IMO: We need all hands on deck for just and inclusive transition to low-carbon shipping

Decarbonizing international shipping is a priority issue for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and we need all hands on deck to support the maritime sector’s energy transition, IMO’s Secretary General Kitack Lim emphasized at the Second IMO Symposium on low- and zero-carbon fuels for...

https://www.offshore-energy.biz/imo-we-need-all-hands-on-deck-for-just-and-inclusive-transition-to-low-carbon-shipping/

194 Kate D Adamson, Blue Futurist, Futurenautics

The Blue Economy  
Part 2 of my conversation with Kate D Adamson focuses on what ESG means for the shipping and maritime industry. 

We need to start talking about the Blue Economy and what opportunities lay there instead of the segments of everything like we do today. Once we change our mindset, that’s when we can become a sustainable industry.

Kate underlines that we need to pivot. We do that by

  • Purpose/Values
  • Interdependence
  • Openness
  • Trust

There are so many titbits in this episode. It’s worth...

https://shippingpodcast.com/194-kate-d-adamson-blue-futurist-futurenautics/

193 Kate D Adamson, Blue Futurist, Futurenautics

The new morale age

Welcoming Kate D Adamson back to the Shipping Podcast, she dives deep into the current paradigm shift. She speaks about changing expectations among stakeholders and difficult choices that have to be made.

This is the first part of my conversation with Kate; the second part will be released on August 12, 2022.

Give us a shoutout on social media if you agree or disagree with our discussion. Thanks for listening.

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https://shippingpodcast.com/193-kate-d-adamson-blue-futurist-futurenautics/

183 Peter Sand, Chief Analyst Xeneta

Shipping – more than only the maritime leg of the supply chain

Shipping – more than only the maritime leg of the supply chain that is obvious to Peter Sand, Chief Analyst Xeneta and maybe now we can hope that the world can see the importance of shipping and the people working in it.

Peter asks us to put everything in perspective; the Evergiven, the Pandemic, and the Ukrainian crises. Of course, he is right. He also thinks that shipping is a peacemaker, as odd as it sounds. Trade and transport of...

https://shippingpodcast.com/183-peter-sand-chief-analyst-xeneta/

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