Creative destruction and value creation Creative destruction and value creation

When Gerd Leonhard took the stage at the ShipServ Smart Procurement event earlier this year, he was on a mission to garner a reaction from his…

August 17, 2015 – Uncategorized

Shipping IT – from the pits to the podium? 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

Of satellites, unmanned ships and ECDIS standards 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? 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

Change we can believe in? 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? 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

Bigger data, better technology, less ballast Bigger data, better technology, less ballast

A month of disappointment for some as the IMO’s member states failed to ratify the Ballast Water Convention and the EU moved ahead with MRV,…

June 2, 2015 – Uncategorized

GNS charts course beyond ECDIS compliance GNS charts course beyond ECDIS compliance

Paul Stanley is a somewhat unconventional Chief Executive Officer, at least for one who leads a global distributor of navigation charts. Where…

May 27, 2015 – Uncategorized

It’s not something that happens, it’s something you create It’s not something that happens, it’s something you create

What does the future look like? It’s a question asked with increasing frequency as we try to understand the implications of the technology r…

May 27, 2015 – Uncategorized