Contributions
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Producing electrofuels needs a reliable, cost effective energy source
Producing hydrogen, ammonia and methanol requires an enormous amount of energy – wind and solar just don’t cut it on…
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Shipping is a drug. Just say no
There’s absolutely no need to order new ships this year or next, argues Charlie Du Cane, commercial director at Seastar…
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Brand women as leaders today
Gina Panayiotou,the founder of Oceans Arena, writes for Splash on International Women’s Day. In 2015, the United Nation came together…
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Mentally safe shipping – Seaworthiness and Sao Paolo
Society thinks that mental and physical health belong hand-in-hand. Christian Ayerst, CEO of Mental Health Support Solutions, questions whether shipping…
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Putting value back in virtual
Banu Kannu and Marcus Magee from Uncommon Conferences on the enduring need for human interaction and connection. A recent LinkedIn…
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Choices and challenges: the EEXI and the tanker sector
The IMO’s tools for reductions in carbon emissions and intensity have significant implications for vessel operators, writes Filippos Nikolatsopoulos, manager,…
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Vaccinating the world
Thomas Stubler, the pharma industry cargo lead at Willis Towers Watson, on what readers need to know about shipping coronavirus…
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Your brand in the crowded maritime marketplace
Ben Pinnington from Polaris Media shares an excerpt from his forthcoming book, Public relations strategies to transform your maritime business.…
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Peak awards? Time to break out the champagne
Consolidation in shipping tends to get a mixed reaction. The smaller guys say they’re just as competitive – and often…
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Lifting the fog around shore-side electricity
Boris Stolz, a researcher at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, on a landmark study looking at how and where…
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What’s in store in the Year of the Ox?
The Lunar New Year is upon us. Something to look forward to, or should we just be relieved the old…
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How high levels of sugar can impact seafarers’ behaviour and productivity
There were plenty of interesting takeaways from MCTC’s recent health and nutrition conference. Poor nutrition is not about how much…
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Renewable methanol is ‘uniquely positioned’ to be a future-proof fuel
With the correct policy support, renewable methanol has the potential to grow from chemical building block to mainstream energy source,…
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The oceans are becoming a large container terminal
Captain Javier Madiedo assesses why so many boxes are being lost at sea. We continually read, see and hear news…
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Rapid, inexpensive testing is the real solution to the crew change Covid-19 crisis
Mitul Dave from AlphaRize Management on one way to ensure seafarers can get home. The crew change crisis continues to…
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Remote surveys are the new reality – but we will meet again
DNV GL Maritime CEO Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen embraces remote surveys, but reminds us that nature has equipped humans with the best…
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Crumbs of comfort for crew
Steven Jones, the founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index, on some of the improvements seen on life at sea during…
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Maritime decarbonisation must start at maritime academies
David Hume, the founder of The Liquid Grid, looks at how America’s next generation of seafarers could lead world shipping…
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Why the MLC is failing as a regulatory response to the Covid-19 global pandemic
Carolyn Graham on the real weaknesses of the Maritime Labour Convention, and how to fix them. In a January 13,…
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Simplifying decarbonisation and driving transparency with AI data models
Combining noon reports with new AI technology is key to unlocking the essential data insights that charterers and shipowners need…
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