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In episode 116, we meet Deborah Layde, Grants Director at Seafarers UK, is a leading provider of grants to maritime charities and charitable maritime projects, working to help serving and ex-serving seafarers and their families who are experiencing hardship. Deborah is quite new at her job, previously in her career, she worked for Sir Terence Conran and also with developing the Butler's Wharf into what it is today. I get a chance to ask Deborah what she thinks about entering the maritime industry as we can be rather closed to newcomers, but she has not experienced that, quite the opposite in fact. Deborah is talking about so many interesting projects that the Seafarers UK is involved with, especially those trying to interest young people in entering the maritime community. What is your experience, have you seen any exceptionally good ideas that you can share with us, on how to do that? I love feedback, you know that by now. Give me a shoutout at @lenagothberg or comment at www.shippingpodcast.com Thank you for listening.

In episode 115 you meet Helen Buni, who works at the Technical Cooperation Division at IMO and is the focal point for the programme Women in Maritime, the IMO programme on diversity. Why did the International Maritime Organisation decide on "Empowering Women in the Maritime Industry" for 2019? And what will happen next year when the theme is something else? Will IMO still be working with the gender issue? Listen to Helen Buni speaking about how she sees the future and what initiatives that IMO is supporting and which stakeholders that need to collaborate to move things forward. Here is the link to the new film released by IMO on Women in Maritime, Turning the Tide. What do you think? I love feedback, give me a shout-out, in social media @lenagothberg or drop me a line at [email protected] Thank you for listening.

Meet Captain Kate McCue, currently Captain of the CELEBRITY EQUINOX and a role model for many young people in the world. Captain Kate was the first American woman in command of a "mega" cruise ship, which happened in 2015 but listen to her story about how she applied to work in the bar onboard when she first tried out to be a seafarer as she didn't get hired otherwise. 19 years later she is the Captain of the ship and today she is in command of 1,200+ people onboard her cruise ship. Of course, we speak about Bug, the pet Captain Kate brings to work and also on her trips around the world. bugnaked has almost 24,000 followers on Instagram and it's a must to follow her as well. It was such a pleasure to meet Captain Kate and hear her view of a career at sea, I hope you enjoyed it, thank you for listening. Both Captain Kate and I love feedback, so please give us a shout-out in social media unless you have a question or two. Patreon account for the Shipping Podcast @lenagothberg

Meet the brightest shining star in the maritime industry right now, Ally Cedeno, Founder of Women Offshore. She is the passionate young woman who went to sea and unfortunately ended up on a ship where she didn't feel comfortable but had to endure for another 6 months. Ally felt alone in the world and especially on the water, which she loves so much, and had experiences to be the best workplace ever, so she decided to start Women Offshore - a safe place online where you can share your experiences and get support. Ally is a young entrepreneur and Women Offshore has grown and is continuing to grow into a network for young women. You need to visit the website www.womenoffshore.org and check it out! There is a Conference coming up in July, Ally talks about it in this episode, and there is a podcast (!) - I finally got a good competitor, whom I would like to collaborate with! Listen to the episode, let other people know about it and give us a shout-out! Thank you for listening. @lenagothberg

Meet Cecilia Müller Torbrand, Program Director, LLM, MACN Secretariat in Copenhagen. She started the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network, MACN in 2011 and have now managed to attract more than 30 pct of the world tonnage. According to the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network's anonymous reporting mechanism, which was set up in 2011, there have been over 28,000 incidents already reported, confirming that this is a widespread issue. Read more about that in the Maritime Executive Cecilia claims the initiative has been very well greeted by the seafarers as they feel supported when declining bribes and corruption. It helps them feel encouraged and safe, says Cecilia, every company has a hero like that, find that person and support them and you will be better off in the future. Cecilia is referring to Transparency International which is based in Berlin, whose mission is to stop corruption and promote transparency, accountability and integrity at all levels and across all sectors of society. Thank you for listening. What do you do for the greater good of the maritime industry? Drop me a line and tell me at [email protected] and inspire me! @lenagothberg

In episode 111 we meet Per Westling, Managing Director, Stena Roro, who is passionate about naval architecture but he has gained a lot of knowledge during his time at Stena. Stena Roro is building GLOBAL MERCY for Mercy Ships and that will be the world's largest hospital ship, which will be serving in African waters. Per explains how they decided to build the ship in China and how many more passenger ships that they are building at the same shipyard now. When asked what he sees as the largest developments during his time in the maritime industry, Per mentions SAFETY improvements and the developments for the ENVIRONMENT that has happened, which he thinks is necessary. I am talking about statistics in this episode. The Shipping Podcast is downloaded app. 6,000 times/month in 165+ countries. The most downloaded episodes have been downloaded ~1,200, which means that this podcast is among the 80 % most listened to. Mindblowing. Thank you for listening! Did you like this episode and wants to help out with spreading the word about the Shipping Podcast? You can do that by giving a shoutout in social media and by speaking to your friends about the content. I am @lenagothberg in all channels, let's continue to build on the brand of the maritime industry!

In the 110th episode of the Shipping Podcast, we meet Tomas Fransson, the National Director of Mercy Ships Sweden, who was appointed recently after a long career in the automotive industry. It's interesting to hear Tomas' experience of the maritime world as he is a newcomer and has recently "got the bug", we also get to hear a lot about the world's largest non-governmental hospital ship currently being built in China. Would you be willing to volunteer onboard the ship, to work as a crew on the ship? Do not hesitate to get in contact with Mercy Ships if you are interested. In the next episode, we meet Per Westling, CEO Stena Roro, and he explains a little bit more about the GLOBAL MERCY, don't miss out on that! If you like what you hear, you can always leave a review on Apple Podcasts or just give a shoutout in social media @ShippingPodcast Thank you for listening.

Welcome to the 109th episode of the Shipping Podcast and the 50th female interviewee! Cecilia Österman is the Chief Engineer that went ashore and decided to become a researcher. Cecilia doesn't fall in the usual perception of a researcher, she makes her findings easy to digest and is willing to stand up and speak about what she finds. Cecilia has now received funds from AFA försäkring (insurance company) to research the #metoo movement in the shipping community. She will look into how other industries have come up with ways to resolve the things that came into the light last fall. Here I share the video that was put together by the female sailors in Sweden, but you need to know that it's not a bedtime story, be prepared to hear the worse. Should you wish to speak to anyone after having watching it, I recommend the ISWAN Helpline Thank you for listening. I love feedback so please give me a shoutout in social media or drop me a line at [email protected]

Meet Shachar Tal, the Co-Founder of Loginno , which is short for Logistic Innovation and their product Contopia, a term used to describe a world where every shipping container is real-time IoT connected, tracking of goods at sea. This interview was made online, Shachar in Israel and Lena in Sweden. Does it make any difference that the person interviewed is not in the same room? What do you think? Please send me some feedback at [email protected] We discuss "who owns the data" in this episode, and who is driving the market? The way that Loginno is tracking the container is via a vent, which is a part of mechanic that is already on the container, you just switch to the one which is connected and there you go, you have the "spying box" as Shachar describes it. Thank you for listening, if you consider becoming a Patreon, please visit https://www.patreon.com/ShippingPodcast that's where we gather, the ones that want to make recognition for the shipping industry.

This is a subject creating interest and a lot of emotions, it's all about autonomous shipping! Meet Pia Meling, a very knowledgeable maritime professional speaking about what challenges there are with autonomous ships but also the strategy behind developing a new segment of shipping. The idea is to move goods from roads to the sea and the various scales of autonomous, from assistance to fully autonomous. Of course, we cover a lot more in this, the 107th episode of the Shipping Podcast, how everything is changing in the maritime industry and what we can learn from others. I will be waiting for your feedback to our conversation, either in social media, on the website www.shippingpodcast.com or to [email protected] Thank you for listening! Lena

It's energising to meet young people and listen to what they have to say! What does the Millenials value in the workplace? Who do they want to work for and with? Meet Emilie Christiansen, former President of YoungShip, she actually stepped down as late as March 2, 2019, and handed over the rein to Ingvild Nordhaug. You see the new Board of YoungShip International here: http://www.youngship.com/contact/ We cover so many interesting topics in this episode and here are some links that I promise in our chat. Bloch chain for rookies: Deanna MacDonald episode 62 of the Shipping Podcast Norbert Kouwenhoven episode 75 of the Shipping Podcast Norbert Kouwenhoven episode 6 Intelsat Executive Briefing Podcast Silvija Seres, mentioned by Emilie who also have a podcast 10 women to watch for the future in the maritime industry 2017 The Bechdel test Thank you for listening! What do you think? I love feedback and you find me @lenagothberg all over social media. I am waiting to hear from you!

Listen to Amer Mohammed, former Head of Digital Transformation at Stena Line and now the CDO of Cap Gemini in Scandinavia and how he sees the shipping industry. With a background from the gaming industry and a fearless attitude on how to get things done, Amer is not the usual employee in a shipping company and that might be the secret sauce for his success at Stena. We hear about World of Warcraft, start-ups, IT-departments, mission statements, transformation, digitalisation, open source, hacking, automation, bots and AI. This is an episode you don't want to miss! What is your immediate reaction to what Amer says? Please let me know, I am curious to hear from you! @lenagothberg @AmerBizTech Thank you for listening

Joanne Kelleher studied at the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and in her Master's degree study she asked 37 Maritime Professionals what they want from their industry leaders and got some interesting results. Joanne shared her insights in an article on LinkedIn, which I found very interesting, so I decided to try and meet Joanne for an interview and she agreed and that is what we speak about in this episode, the 104th. Do we have the leaders we deserve in the maritime industry? Traditionally, there has been an authoritarian leadership with clear commands, there is only one Captain on the ship! Is that changing? What kind of leaders does the #nextgen of shipping people want from a leader? How can the industry meet the requirements of the young generation? Is there a new leadership on the horizon? Joanne and I really get into the nitty-gritty of leadership, diversity, WISTA, female leaders, participatory leadership and being a leader in different cultures. I would really like to start a discussion on this topic. What is your view? In addition, what do you think of the new logotype and the new artwork? After 100 episodes it was time for an update. New & fresh, I would say. Thank you for listening. Should you wish to support my job, please visit www.patreon.com/ShippingPodcast

In episode 103, I finally got the chance to sit down and speak with Helle Hammer, Managing Director, CEFOR. Our paths have never crossed before, we just know each other through mutual friends in the marine insurance industry. I am happy that we got some time to speak about what it's like to be a female role model, what a lobbyist do and why it's so interesting with all the changes taking place right now. Listen to Helle and give your comments on what she is saying, do you agree? Are we in a paradigm when shipowners have started to open up and realise the value of being transparent and participate in the conversation around what the maritime industry contributes to global trade and the development of our future society? I know what I think, please let me know your thoughts. I am @lenagothberg in all media channels and it's only through sharing our knowledge that we can become stronger - and more attractive ;) Thank you for listening! Spread the word about the @ShippingPodcast - it's allowed!

What is the approach to cybersecurity in the maritime sector? Is there enough awareness to make the right decisions? Meet Cynthia A. Hudson, CEO HudsonAnalytix, who I sat down with whilst at Podcast Movement in Philadelphia, USA last Summer. She underlines the importance of looking upon risk management more holistic and to gain knowledge about the various threats from cyberspace that the shipping company or ship management company faces. Internet of things, it's the internet of the sea now. Machine to machine communication, satellite connection, data science - this is all relatively new vocabulary to the maritime community, but still, we all need to understand what risks the balance sheet might open up to. Cybersecurity is another of the buzzwords right now. It was a pleasure to sit down with Cynthia and listen to her expertise in the area. What is your reaction to what she is telling? Please let me know, I am @lenagothberg in all social channels, or if you prefer to comment on the website, just go to www.shippingpodcast.com and give us your opinion. Thank you for listening, you go and tell everyone that you meet about this ;)

Pier47 is an office building located on the Langelinie Pier in Copenhagen, where Rainmaking Transport is creating a space for maritime start-ups. It's beautifully located at the quayside, but the most beautiful things are inside, it's the corporates' digital setups that have been given the freedom to work outside the traditional organisation chart - and the maritime start-ups where the sky is the limit of what they are going to achieve. Meet Nicklas Viby Fursund, Partner & MD at Rainmaking Transport and listen to why he left the maritime industry and came back a decade later. He and his team are creating a platform for the maritime corporates and the start-ups where they can meet, and where venture capital can also find a haven for where they want to invest. Listen to Nicklas and give your feedback! I love feedback, especially on the 101st episode ;) I am @lenagothberg in all channels. Thank you for listening, don't forget to spread the word about the Shipping Podcast.

The 100th! It's a milestone! I take the opportunity to share what I have learnt by starting a podcast in the maritime industry. How it all started with a crazy idea and borrowed equipment onboard the worlds' largest container ship MAERSK MCKINNEY MOLLER and her Captain. I got the advice to start by sharing 4 episodes, just in case the prospective listeners wouldn't get hooked if I only shared one episode and that wasn't to their taste. 1. Captain Niels V Pedersen 2. Carl Johan Hagman 3. Jonathan Wichmann 4. Thina Saltvedt Those super interesting people were kind enough to give me the best takeoff ever, how could I go wrong when I had their support? I speak about "behind the scenes" and what I have learned about how the companies in the maritime industry view marketing & advertisements, i.e. not at all. It's time to rethink the branding of the entire maritime industry, we need to make changes to reach young people and attract them to the industry. I realise how us discussing autonomous shipping have effects on if young people want to study to become Master Mariners or not. In addition, I answer the most common questions I get as the little Disrupter I have grown to be. Do you earn any money on this? How do you find your guests? I would be happy to answer more questions, I just didn't want to bore you with too much information. Send in your questions, if you are tech savvy (!) you can use your mobile phone and record a voice message and send to me. That would be so much fun! If you are shyer, use my email [email protected] Whatever you do, give me some feedback! /Lena https://www.patreon.com/ShippingPodcast

Meet a true Scandinavian, a female leader from Sweden, living in Denmark and working for a Norwegian company, meet Sofia Fürstenberg Stott, Owner of Fürstenberg Maritime Advisory and Business Development Manager at Nor-Shipping. With a background as a Chemical Engineer, she has already spent time in many of the well-known organisations in the maritime industry, such as DNV(GL), Maersk and now Nor-Shipping. She is a force to be reckoned with and she has a very special talent for making visions into something tangible. Sofia is the brain behind the concept of the Opening Oceans Conference. I seized the opportunity to discuss some topics that have been weighing on my mind for a while, and maybe I was too hard on her, but I think we agreed on some things when it comes to the visibility of the shipping industry. Thank you to Sofia and thank you for listening. This conversation needs feedback, what do you think? Please give us a shoutout in social media or comment on the website www.shippingpodcast.com @lenagothberg

Bjørn K. Haugland is a Naval Architect who got the sustainability perspective when he lived in China a few years ago. He started in the oil & gas industry and then worked with quality assurance of marine operations for a couple of years, but when he saw the environmental challenges his social interest became his focal point and today Bjørn is the Chief Sustainability Officer in the entire DNV GL Group. We discuss the changes to the industry today, how innovative the maritime industry is but how we as an integrated part of a longer supply chain needs to step up even more. Bjørn K. Haugland thinks that the maritime industry needs more female leaders and more female engineers, which will drive innovation and communication and make sure that we attract the brightest minds to our industry. Thank you for listening, this was the 8th and last interview from the Opening Oceans Conference held in Copenhagen, May 2-3, 2018. What do you think? Have you learned something new? How did you like the keynote speakers? I love feedback! I am @lenagothberg in all social media channels, please tell me!

At the Opening Oceans Conference, organised by NOR Shipping, I met with Paul Holthus, CEO of the World Ocean Council, WOC, who was one of the keynote speakers. Paul founded WOC when he saw that shipping and the ocean environment are both inseparably linked, but with the former having a dramatic effect on the latter. Listen to Paul speaking about how the Young Ocean Professional network works, through referrals and introductions and how this network is growing. More than 35,000 volunteers are collaborating to reach the SDG:s and now WOC is also focussing on female leadership, working together with Women's International Shipping & Trading Association, WISTA, amongst others. What do you think when listening to Paul? I am interested in hearing your view, I am @lenagothberg in all social media channels, or you can go to www.shippingpodcast.com and make a comment. Thank you for listening.

Peter Thomson @ThomsonFiji the United Nations Special Envoy for the Oceans, was one of the keynote speakers at the Opening Oceans Conference in Copenhagen, May 2-3, 2018 and I managed to catch him for an interview. He travels the world to promote and advocate for the SDG 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development Peter says it has been an uphill battle until the Ocean Conference in New York 2017, where the governments of Fiji & Sweden left a great legacy. After that, he sees a HUGE change in how the SDG 14 has risen to the agenda all over the world. Prosperity will depend on trade, so Peter Thomson has a very positive view of the future for the shipping industry, but we have to be seen to support the IMO strategy. I am so interested to hear your view on what Peter is talking about in this episode. You can reach me on @lenagothberg and Peter Thomson via @ThomsenFiji Thank you for listening!

Attending the Opening Oceans Conference, which creates a roadmap for maritime business leaders to explore the new ocean economy options, discover synergies with their existing businesses, meet investment and gateway partners and make profitable strategic decisions, in Copenhagen early May 2018, I met Daniela Fernandez, a passionate young woman who wants to engage young people in innovation, change and new ideas about how to use the Ocean space. Daniela is the Founder & CEO of the Sustainable Ocean Alliance. After having been invited to several gatherings with Heads of States and people from the United Nations, she asked herself "Why am I the only young person in the room?" and started to think about how the two worlds can come together. Now the Sustainable Ocean Alliance consists of 75 chapters in 50 countries, where each chapter gathers 15-300 youth leaders. Listen to Daniela and give her a shoutout in social media, what she is doing is so meaningful and necessary, so you need to get involved yourself. And don't forget to look into the new buzzwords, incubator, accelerator, and corporate accelerator. You need to know these terms and what they stand for. I am @lenagothberg in all social channels and I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks for listening!

Invited by the Opening Oceans Conference, a new initiative by NOR-Shipping to help realize the potential of the ocean space, I met Nir Gartzman, from theDOCK innovation hub, who was invited to participate in the Nordic ThinkTank session. Nir has an interesting background, he is a Chief Engineer and an Israeli navy officer who has spent the last 10 years in the high-tech & the clean-tech sector in Israel when his passion for the maritime industry made him focus on the digital arena and co-found an innovation hub. TheDock gathers innovators, investors and corporate partners on the same platform, which has been set up after having met with 20+ other innovation hubs for other sectors in Israel, they can now say that this is the best practice for how to do it. Nir states that the coming 5 years will be very interesting for ships, operations, and ports. He can see the maritime sector follow the same paths as automotive & fin-tech has done and it's time to catch the opportunity to leverage the worldwide global connections that the maritime industry is so good at and make it into an advantage for a more transparent, accessible service to the customers. Listen to Nir and let us know your thoughts! Comment on www.shippingpodcast.com or in social media @shippingpodcast

Meet the environmental scientist who fell into IT, which made him fall into the maritime industry focusing on digitalisation & innovation, Matt Duke, Chief Business Process Officer, Grieg Star. Matt started his maritime career with Odfjell, where he became Global Head of IT and built up a fascination for the shipping industry, which he wanted to become better via IT and to save money by a more structured way of working. When it became time to move on there was a choice between shipping & digital - and he found somewhere he could combine those two passions, at Kongsberg Digital where he was one of the minds behind Kognifai. Matt was one of the keynote speakers at the Opening Oceans Conference in Copenhagen, early May, where this interview was recorded. With birds singing in the background (!). Remember the mantra? Subscribe, download and listen - and then go and tell everyone that you meet that they need to listen to the Shipping Podcast!

I met Chris Clott at the Opening Oceans Conference in Copenhagen early May and since he has a much experience from the maritime industry after having worked for liner companies, specialised in business strategy and also is one of the co-founders of the Maritime Global Innovation Centre, he gives a crash-course on where the maritime industry is right now when it comes to Industry Revolution 4.0. With the goal to influence & drive change, Chris sees the necessity of collaboration and he would very much like to have that once he has figured out HOW it's going to be done and then identified WHO can make it occur? If you want to reach out to Chris, he is @CCMaritime on Twitter. Chris thinks that Scandinavia is ahead of the US when it comes to digital transformation but he can see the entire spectra in a true transformation when looking on a global scale. There are the Prospectors, where he counts Scandinavia, the Analysts, the Defenders and the total Reactors. They are all there and even though it's most fun to look at the two first groups, the total reactors, they will probably not be here in a short number of times, things are changing, like it or not. What is your view on what Chris is talking about? Where are you in this development? Can you list some of the true prospectors? I would like to hear from you. I am @lenagothberg everywhere in social media, and there is a website for you to comment on if you are not into social media, it's www.shippingpodcast.com

Lasse Kristoffersen started in Torvald Klaveness in 2007 heading up the business unit Klaveness Maritime Logistics. In September 2011 he was appointed new Chief Executive Officer for Torvald Klaveness and became the first company CEO from outside the Klaveness family. Lasse describes the journey from a genuine, traditional shipowner to a true digital organization ready to meet the demands of the future and how everyone in Torvald Klaveness will be invited to take part in that journey. I met Lasse at the Opening Oceans Conference in Copenhagen on May 2nd, 2018. This is a new initiative from Nor-Shipping to help maritime and ocean industry players realize the unique business potential of the ocean space. Download, listen and spread the word! Thank you for listening! @lenagothberg @shippingpodcast

Thomas Öström is the passionate person who wanted to find the solution to climate change. He is challenged by the use of fossil fuel and had an idea on how to use the energy in waste heat from industries and low-temperature geothermal heat to generate electricity. The company Climeon started in 2011 and has entered the maritime industry by turning heat into clean electricity, unaffected by weather conditions. Thomas says that the restrictions the maritime industry put on their product were really the best premises for developing their Heat power system. Listen to what Thomas has to say and let us know what you think about it, or just give a shout-out to yet a Swedish solution to a problem within the maritime sector. Thank you for listening! @lenagothberg @shippingpodcast

Dorothea G. Ioannou is the Chief Operating Officer of the Shipowners Claims Bureau Inc., New York, in addition to leading the team in Piraeus. In 2017, Dorothea received the Next Generation Shipping Award at the Lloyd's List Global Awards in London, which we talk about in addition to the value of social media, to create a talent pool and to be kind to people. We discuss leadership and the importance of staying on top of things, also the latest trends, if you are going to stay in business. Sometimes that can be a bit challenging, but Dorothea's advice to everyone is to just keep pushing. Hopefully, this episode can make you see the beauty of the maritime industry, if you haven't already seen the light, and take the opportunity to spread these wise words to some of your friends and/or business fiends. Thank you for listening. I am always available for comments, shout-outs, and conversations. I am @lenagothberg on all social channels.

Meet Stelios Magkanaris, a Fellow of the Association of Average Adjusters, who is a Marine Claims Adjuster of the Piraeus Team of The Swedish Club, which is a marine insurance company. Stelios shares his experiences from having worked with marine casualties for a very long time, after having been brought up in a shipping family. It's easy to sense his passion for the maritime industry and the marine insurance profession, where he is a stalwart member of the team. I hope that this episode will inspire you to look further into marine insurance, there are so many different aspects of the maritime industry where a ship is in distress and there are so many different occupations that people hold when focusing on marine insurance. Thank you for downloading, listening and talking to your friends about what Stelios and I discussed. @lenagothberg

Meet Harald Huso, a developer of new media with a background of twenty years in Norwegian media, advertising, and new media. He even started a maritime tv channel some ten years ago, unfortunately, the financial crisis made it impossible to continue with that, but Harald has the experience and the knowledge about how to use digital media for branding and communication. We speak about maritime superheroes and why it's so important with role models. This episode is a "must listen". You know your end of the bargain: listen, download & subscribe - we need to hit the top lists with this podcast about the maritime industry, by the passionate people within it! Thank you for listening and spreading the word! @lenagothberg

What are the implications and costs of regulations? How can public procurement be used to reduce the environmental footprint? You need to listen to Synne Marie Mossevig, who works with these issues at DNVGL in Olso. We talk about the impact of regulations, what and who influences the regulators and dives into the "usual questions" about visibility, #nextgen & the future of the #shipping industry. You don't want to miss this! Download, subscribe & listen - that's the mantra. Please help me spread the word about the maritime industry and raise the profile of shipping! I love shout-outs! I am @lenagothberg in all social media channels. Thank you!

Ship finance, an exciting rare side of the maritime industry. How does it work, where is the capital? Can that capital be accessed by the new start-ups, or is that only for the traditional borrowers? Who is better to answer all my questions than Ingrid Due Gundersen, now CFO of Hoegh Autoliners, one of the 10 women to watch for the future in the maritime industry? We also chat about what it's like to be a woman in a male-dominated industry, where you attend dinners with forty people and you are the only female in the room. What does that feel like? This is an episode you will learn a lot from. Ingrid is a very experienced and knowledgeable shipping businesswoman, who knows what she is talking about. Download, subscribe, listen & give feedback - that's the mantra. Download, subscribe, listen & give feedback! Thank you for listening! I am @lenagothberg in all social channels and there is a website if you rather would like to comment there, reviewing on iTunes is rather complicated - unless you only give your love in the form of stars (love that).

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 [email protected] /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 [email protected] 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 are on a mission here! Thank you for listening! @lenagothberg

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 Lena

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 listening. Please share your thought by commenting on the website www.shippingpodcast.com or through social media. I love comments. @lenagothberg

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 maritime industry more well-known. What do you do?

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