Voyager Blogs

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

Shipping sails to new frontiers in risk management Shipping sails to new frontiers in risk management

Shipping, it is often said, punishes rather than rewards innovators and first movers, but this is far from true across the board. It may be corre…

October 29, 2019 – Voyager News, Voyager Blogs

Who’s afraid of port call optimisation? Who’s afraid of port call optimisation?

It should be clear by now, shipping’s decarbonisation challenge does not stop with the ship. The degree of optimisation required to enable the …

October 17, 2019 – Voyager News, Voyager Blogs

Ships should be the centre of digital transformation Ships should be the centre of digital transformation

The process of digitalisation in shipping, has become obvious to anyone with an interest in the subject, is more akin to a marathon than the 100 …

October 1, 2019 – Voyager News, Voyager Blogs

Environment, Sustainability, Magic? Environment, Sustainability, Magic?

London International Shipping Week has progressively developed into a forum for serious debate and discussion and a venue for some forward thinki…

September 17, 2019 – Voyager News, Voyager Blogs, Regulations

Could digitalisation actually harm your profitability? Could digitalisation actually harm your profitability?

What is the biggest threat to business from digitalisation? Disruption from outside or dislocation from within? Or could it be something more pro…

August 28, 2019 – Voyager News, Voyager Blogs

Can autonomous ships save the world? Can autonomous ships save the world?

Since the website is home to some articles that have previously cast doubt over the claims of the OEMs pushing autonomy as the logical endgame fo…

August 15, 2019 – Voyager News, Voyager Blogs

The transition from paper to digital from a mariner’s perspective The transition from paper to digital from a mariner’s perspective

Some procedures remain key to safe navigation but today’s digital bridge offers connectivity and services unimaginable a decade ago says Ourani…

July 31, 2019 – Voyager News, Voyager Blogs

Shipping considers the doomsday scenario Shipping considers the doomsday scenario

It made the sort of headlines that editors dream about in the early days of summer, as the news agenda slows and decision-makers head for the bea…

July 24, 2019 – Voyager News, Voyager Blogs

Governance, the environment and platform pirates Governance, the environment and platform pirates

The global economy finds itself at something of an impasse in 2019. The optimism that accompanied the apparent triumph of liberal economics and t…

July 3, 2019 – Voyager News, Voyager Blogs