Shipping IT – from the pits to the podium?
The shipping industry exhibits three distinct and related patterns of behaviour. The first is exceptionalism – a belief that it is different fr…
August 10, 2015 – Uncategorized
Tired of London? Not if it’s International Shipping Week
The second London International Shipping week comes to the capital from 7-11 September, featuring a wealth of meetings, seminars, conferences …
August 6, 2015 – Voyager News
Of satellites, unmanned ships and ECDIS standards
The shipping industry continues to look to the future – perhaps it is more positive than the present – with plans for new e-Navigation pro…
August 6, 2015 – Uncategorized
How many futurists does it take to change an industry?
Kate Adamson describes herself as a ‘Blue Futurist’ and in convincing the shipping industry that it needs to adapt its mindset and busines…
July 13, 2015 – Uncategorized
Training truths, from the top down
“There’s an implicit assumption in many cases that training is the answer. I have always questioned that assumption,” says Simon Pressly…
July 7, 2015 – Voyager News
Paper, data and more on ECDIS
As the industry gathered for Nor-Shipping, there was more news of disruptive technology and big data developments, the alarming effects of pir…
June 29, 2015 – Voyager News
Is e-Navigation still on course?
As a statement of intent, the definition of e-Navigation as ‘the harmonised collection, integration, exchange, presentation and analysis of …
June 26, 2015 – Voyager News
Change we can believe in?
It’s not much of a statement to suggest that technology is changing the maritime industry. Some days during the recent Nor-Shipping event we…
June 15, 2015 – Uncategorized
From shore to ship: a new frontier?
“Why not give your chief cook an iPad?” Director, Group Strategy, HR & Support for Thome Ship Management Michael Elwert asked at the …
June 11, 2015 – Uncategorized
