Voyager Blogs

Articles and features discussing the latest news and trends affecting the maritime industry as well as latest updates from Voyager Worldwide

How a digital imbalance puts trade on a two-tier track How a digital imbalance puts trade on a two-tier track

One of the key lessons learned early in the pandemic was the need to ensure business continuity of the critical supply lines, notably maritime ga…

February 22, 2021 – Voyager News, Voyager Blogs

Today’s action for tomorrow’s business Today’s action for tomorrow’s business

Shipping was the original driver of globalisation and remains the critical component of global supply chains. That it seems, will not change, tho…

February 3, 2021 – Voyager News, Voyager Blogs

The invisible industry? The invisible industry?

There are lots of good things to be said for shipping; its position as the fulcrum on which the global economy turns, success in reducing major a…

January 20, 2021 – Voyager News, Voyager Blogs

Clearing a path to decarbonisation Clearing a path to decarbonisation

We have observed before on this blog, shipping is subject to a ‘licence to operate’, implicitly granted by a wide group of stakeholders. Ther…

December 17, 2020 – Voyager News, Voyager Blogs

Can cyber threats be regulated? Can cyber threats be regulated?

There’s another digital deadline looming, but this is no millennium bug, promising to unleash chaos but delivering little by way of real impact…

December 10, 2020 – Voyager News, Voyager Blogs

And now, the good news? And now, the good news?

There will be no cheap fuel in future is the common refrain of experts whose job it is to parse the flow of information around the pathways to de…

November 20, 2020 – Voyager News, Voyager Blogs

Are regional regulations such a terrible idea? Are regional regulations such a terrible idea?

The things that work well and are easy to use tend to become those that endure. Things that are difficult to understand and get to grips with ten…

November 4, 2020 – Voyager News, Voyager Blogs

Be careful what you wish for Be careful what you wish for

As a wise person nearly said, if something important needs doing, don’t wait for your customers to do it for you. Shipping’s environmental pr…

October 21, 2020 – Voyager News, Voyager Blogs

An outbreak of speaking truth to power An outbreak of speaking truth to power

With hundreds of thousands of seafarers unable to leave their ships because of COVID restrictions, the industry has appealed for help and with a …

September 17, 2020 – Voyager News, Voyager Blogs