Shipping Podcast - Listen To The Maritime Professionals In The World Of Shipping

Jim Paddon, Senior Executive, Marsh Global Energy & Power, explains the marine insurance market and how it has changed over the years. Large risks like oil drilling rigs, how are they insured? What are the challenges for a marine insurance broker? What is it like to be working in a global market? All of those questions are raised in my chat with Jim, and of course, the usual questions that all the guests answers. Don't miss out! And you listeners, give feedback! What do you think? I am @lenagothberg in all social media and I would appreciate a review on iTunes, that helps other people to find the Shipping Podcast.   

Nina M Hanevold-Sandvik, Senior Lawyer at Wikborg Rein in Oslo, is an expert on litigation. She is part of the emergency response team that goes out if there is a casualty with a vessel involved.  Nina has got tips for young people entering the industry and she is a vivid advocate for the Maritime Trainee Program set up by the Norwegian Shipowners Association, which you can hear more about in episode 81 with Tom Kleppesto.  Did I say that this is the 83rd episode? Listen to the maritime professionals sharing their passion for the shipping industry and give you insights you don't find anywhere else. Thanks for listening. I love feedback! @lenagothberg 

Thea Thorstensen used to be a Claims Executive at Skuld, but have now changed and become an Underwriter. She loves her work, you can hear that in her voice, and is definitely a woman that we will see developing the maritime industry into something more and something bigger - if that is even possible.  Thea is one of the ten women to watch for the future according to her peers in YoungShip and I agree with them. It's interesting to listen to Thea, since it was more than 25 years since I was in the same position as she is today. So many things have changed and so many things are unfortunately still the same. Thank you for listening to the Shipping Podcast, if you take the time to send me some feedback, you would make my day! Good or bad, I want to hear from you! I am @lenagothberg in social media, or if you would rather send an email, do so to hello@shippingpodcast.com  /Lena 

Tom Kleppesto, "Jack of all Trades" and a well-connected shipping man tell the story about how he has managed the Maritime Trainee program on behalf of the Norwegian Shipowners Association for a decade. We get to know how it was set up, run and what Tom thinks is the outcome of the program. We get some stories from how the students were chosen and how Tom see the changes both from the students' side, the companies side and also how leadership is different now compared to 10 years ago. Listen to Tom and give us a shout-out in social media. Tom is @TomKleppesto and I am @LenaGothberg on Twitter. Together we can attract more attention to our beloved #shipping industry. Thank you for listening.

Kristine Hasle Øverby is a Partner at Wiersholm Lawfirm in Oslo. She is specialized in shipping finance and deals with contractual law. Kristine is one of the 10 women to watch for the future according to YoungShip, and in this episode, we speak a lot about diversity, role models and what it's like to be a young female in a male-dominated industry, but we also get to hear about the offshore crises, the digitalisation of both the maritime industry and the legal industry and also a bit about smart contracts. You don't want to miss this episode if you are interested in the maritime industry and where it's heading. What do you think? Is Kristine on to something? I am waiting for your feedback on @lenagothberg or via email to hello@shippingpodcast.com  Thanks for listening! 

To be able to learn and gain knowledge, see the things that could change an entire industry and make it more transparent, that is what Patrik Berglund, CEO, and Co-Funder of Xeneta, is talking about in this the 79th episode of the Shipping Podcast. Hear him speak about the journey that took them from an idea to a success and what obstacles they had to face to reach the place where they are now, at the top of mind with both executives and venture capital.  Xeneta is an ocean freight rate benchmarking platform, crowdsources price comparison - in an industry that has been very close and secretive. This is a gamechanger and it's so encouraging to listen to Patrik describe how he sees the developments going forward. Thank you for listening, don't forget to recommend the episode to those that need to hear this. And please give a shout-out to Patrik at @Xeneta_AS and or me @lenagothberg   

Port Collaborative Decision Making concept (Port CDM), part of the Sea Traffic Management Validation Project - STM and the winner of the Digital Enabler Award 2017 -meet the Project leader, Mikael Lind, Associate Professor, Research Institutes of Sweden, RISE Viktoria, who now has been bitten by the "shipping-bug" and loves Ports.  How can the ports increase their efficiency by becoming digital? That is the question that Mikael Lind is answering in this the 78th episode of the Shipping Podcast.  The Port CDM group made a map of all stakeholders involved in a port call, they call it "the metromap", you can find it on the Facebook page of the Shipping Podcast.  When looking at the #metromap it becomes obvious that if all parties involved had the same information about what and when things will happen, a lot of time will be saved. And time is money. I love feedback! Social media, email, comments, anything you think is important to me. And that you share the Shipping Podcast with your friends and colleagues, we a

Meet Åsa Kärnebro, Harbour Master, Port of Gothenburg, in the 77th episode of the @ShippingPodcast. Åsa is a Master Mariner with long experience; all from sailing on tankers, teaching university students at the Maritime Academy to the HR responsibility for seagoing personnel.  Being a Harbour Master entails a lot of different responsibilities, more than you think. Åsa is sharing all the different stakeholders involved in a port call, but also the responsibility the port has towards the general public and what challenges that lay ahead of the port when it comes to digitalization. We also find out that there are 4 female Harbour Masters in Europe. That must be viewed as a very male-dominated line of business. Thank you for listening. Remember that I love feedback! I am @lenagothberg on all social channels. Await your shout-out!   

Meet Stine Mundal, Head of Section Environmental Certification, DNVGL a naval architect, based in Hamburg, Germany.  Stine is Norwegian, educated in Norway, a trainee in Norway, working in France and Singapore and now based in Hamburg. She shares her view as a young woman in the maritime industry and is one of the 10 Women to watch for the future in the maritime industry, awarded by YoungShip. You will have the possibility to meet the rest of the women at a later stage, but you can read more about it here  Stine is working with all types of emissions from ships and follows closely the work done by the International Maritime Organisation, IMO. We are also discussing the time of transformation and the digital age we are moving into. Thank you for listening, looking forward to your feedback. @ShippingPodcast are on all social media channels, and I am @lenagothberg all over the place!  Don't forget to spread the word about the Shipping Podcast, it's a way of raising the profile of the maritime industry.  

At the Sea Traffic Management Conference in Venice in September, I found myself having the opportunity to speak to an expert in the field of the blockchain, also the point of contact between IBM and Maersk when it comes to this technology, so I couldn't help myself but to record our conversation. And Norbert was up for it!  So, all the questions you might have, I had the opportunity to put! Why is this so revolutionary? Is it "only" interesting for the container industry? When can we expect to see this IRL?  We touch upon subjects like diversity, recruitment, criminality and bananas, just en passé. What do you think? Is it as cool as you imagined? Let me know what you think! @lenagothberg Thank you for listening, don't forget to tell everyone that you meet to listen to the @ShippingPodcast 

Meet Mark Dembitz, Business Developer for Spire, and listen to him discuss how AIS signals can be gathered and turned into interesting input for business strategies in the maritime industry.  Is this industry ready for data analysis? How long will it take before the 3rd party analysis becomes obsolete? Or will that never happen?  More questions than answers after this interesting conversation that took place at #Shipping2030 in Singapore early September 2017. What do you think? Can we have a chat about this, together? I am @lenagothberg in social media and you reach Mark on @markdembitz on Twitter. Is this a gamechanger? Thank you for listening, don't forget to spread the word to more people about the @ShippingPodcast - it's close to Christmas and it's a great gift to give, tell about where you can listen to the maritime professionals sharing their views

Matthew Tillman, CEO & Founder, Haven Inc, is bringing a fresh perspective on the maritime industry, where he thinks we need to gain back our self-confidence and recognize that we are as important as the internet, another obvious important, constantly delivering mode of transport.  Haven does not want to become a broker, they work on a fixed subscription fee and have been successful in attracting venture capital for their ideas. It's refreshing to listen to Matthew, how he shares failures and what they did in order to come back as strong as intended from the start. We get some good advice, but most of all, we get the insights of a startup in the maritime industry. What do you think? Join the conversation, both Matthew and I are on Twitter @mtillman & @lenagothberg  Thank you for listening! Spread the word and talk about the @ShippingPodcast - we need to talk about this

Therese Jällbrink, Business Interaction Manager, Stena Bulk, started her career 15 years ago when she decided to become a Master Mariner. After having tested out to be at sea, she realized it was not for her, so she changed into studying Shipping & Logistics. She got an internship at Brostrom Tankers, where she worked for a couple of years before she joined Stena Bulk as a trainee. She is now part of the Business Development group that is transferring the company into the digitalized way of working.  Therese was one of the 10 Women to watch for the future in the maritime industry, awarded by YoungShip. You will have the possibility to meet the rest of the women at a later stage, but you can read more about it here  This episode is sponsored by The Swedish Club, a mutual insurer, owned, self-managed and under the control of their members, who have set up a landing page for the Shipping Podcast on their web, enabling their members to enjoy listening to the interviewee in this podcast.  Thank you for listeni

Ian Williams is best known for his success in match racing. He is the only skipper to have won 6 World Championships and also has 6 National Championships and 3 Youth National Championships in the discipline. He was the first Briton to win the match racing World Championships and as of the end of 2017, World Match Racing Tour Season is a 16 times winner on the Tour with 43 podium finishes. I met with Ian Williams on July 15th, 2017 in Marstrand and had an interesting conversation about sailing, putting together teams, the logistics around a sailing event and what got him to start his career as a sailor. If you want to read more about Ian, go to his website www.williamssailracing.com  If you want to comment on the episode, @ShippingPodcast is on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. Or visit the website www.shippingpodcast.com and have a look at the first 70 episodes you can download and listen to. I am @lenagothberg everywhere and I do this because someone has to take the responsibility to actually get the marit

Fasten your seatbelts and press play on the 70th episode of the Shipping Podcast. It's all about innovation and the new era we are entering into now. And a little bit about connectivity and broadband at sea & why it's important to make the crew happy onboard a ship. Listen to Geir Isene from the Dualog Innovation Garage talking about how innovation is essential for the maritime industry to become more visible and take command over our own destiny.  I cannot wait to hear from you, what is your view on our chat? Please let us know, we are both on Twitter, Geir & I @isene and @lenagothberg  Over & Out

You wanted a maritime start-up, a forerunner taking advantage of the digitalisation of the maritime industry and I present Constantine Komodromos, Co-Founder & CEO, Vesselbot. Listen to Constantine, who is NOT a mariner, and how he wants to develop and streamline the relationship between the charterer and the shipowner and what he thinks about the future of the shipping industry. This is an episode you don't want to miss,  especially since we made it so many times before it finally is presentable to you. Listen and give a shout out to Constantine or me, we both love feedback! Go to the Patreon page and give some love & support! That would be very much appreciated! @lenagothberg 

I met with Håkan Fagerström, Group Head of Cargo, Tallink Silja Oy, when visiting Helsinki May 16th, 2017. Håkan is a Master Mariner with a sense of IT, programming skills and is not afraid of trying new things. In a way it feels like because he is open to change, he is contributing to developing the industry and since he loves his work so much, I doubt if he ever will be south of Dakkar.. Listen & tell everyone else that they should listen. Share in social media and comment on the episode either on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube or on the webpage www.shippingpodcast.com  If you think this podcast adds any value, please consider visiting Patreon.com/Shippingpodcast and subscribe. Until the next time - over & out! @lenagothberg 

Andrew Faiola is the interviewee in the 67th episode of the Shipping Podcast. Andrew is the Director, Mobility Solutions, Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia-Pacific at Intelsat and explains what the enhanced connectivity at sea will mean to the maritime industry and what lays ahead of us. Digitalisation is a new way of working and the connectivity becomes part of the bloodstream of the operations, that is Andrew's view. What do you think? Please share your thoughts in any social channel or via the website www.shippingpodcast.com  Looking forward to hearing from you! @lenagothberg 

Melvin Mathews is the Maritime Director at Eniram, he has a background as Master Mariner, he has worked as a ship manager and now he is in the tech world. There are so many wise things that Mathew is sharing with us, he speaks about leadership, the need for new, visionary leadership within the shipping industry. He has noticed the new perspective that the Millenials and the Gen Z:s are bringing to our industry and he speculates a little bit what that will look like for the future. And he is a fan of me (wow!) and appreciates social media and thinks that we need to learn and understand how to use it to our benefit. I couldn't have said it better myself.  Listen and share with the world!  Come to the website www.shippingpodcast.com and join the conversation! Or give a shout out in social media @shippingpodcast  Hurray for Shipping Podcast Fridays!       

Roger Adamson is the CEO of Futurenautics Maritime and has a background as a Naval Architect. I first met Roger when I invited him to come and speak at the Institute of Shipping Analysis a few years back. He then took the stage and talked about wearables and other gadgets that can be used also onboard a vessel, for various purposes. At that time, I hadn't heard anyone talk about those things to the maritime community, and it's still the same, Futurenautics is in the forefront and they know their business. In their latest research, they have asked the shipping industry about the current state of digital infrastructure investment, initiatives and transformation in the shipping and maritime industry. You can download the report here and you can hear me and Roger discuss the outcome of the survey - and of course his answers to my usual 5 questions ;) I love shout-outs! Give me your feedback, I am in all social channels @ShippingPodcast Or head over to the website and comment there. Thank you for listening! Lena