Shipping Podcast - this is where we talk about the coolest industry on the planet and help raise the maritime industry's profile.

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 PS: Youtube link & Patreon Page

How to celebrate 2 year of podcasting, 64 guests, 85,000+ downloads in 155 countries? I decided to do that by turning the table and open up for my listeners to interview me! Ping shipping, this is something you need to listen to! I list my favourite episodes, my listeners favourites and what I have learned since I started. I have views, and good advice if you listen carefully, on marketing and advertising, I challenge the maritime industry to support a disruptive start-up, lead by a female in this male dominated industry. It will be interesting to see how many of my listeners that are willing to celebrate with me by giving shout outs to this ambitious host and producer of the only channel where you can hear the VOICES FROM THE MARITIME INDUSTRY. From me to you, over & out Lena PS. This is my Patreon Page where you are welcome to support my work

In episode 64, you meet Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry (LL.B, LL.M (2), Ph.D International Law) who is the President of the World Maritime University based in Malmo, Sweden. She talks about her lengthy career within the United Nations system and especially the time she dedicated to the new Maritime Labour Convention, MLC, where 68 instruments now finally are merged into one single Convention. Cleopatra is passionate about gender equity, something she talks a lot about and how it is important that everything now put into MLC must be implemented into the law of the countries that has ratified it and translate these rights and obligations into impact on the ground. It was quite significant, when preparing for the new MLC, that the seafarers should enjoy the same fundamental rights at work as all other workers, human rights are universal and it is important that we value the work of those 1,2 mio seafarers who enables shipping to continue transporting 90 percent of our goods around the world. Hopefully, you will come to the same realisation as I, this is a Power Woman and she is on a mission for the future! Listen, comment, spread the word, EVERYONE needs to listen to the Shipping Podcast and the amazing guests that so generously give of their time! Link to YouYube if you care to help me get that going: YouTube Channel Shipping Podcast

Meet Per-Olof Arnäs, PhD and Senior Lecturer in ICT-based (Information and Communications Technology) transportation systems at Chalmers University, who loves the 21nd century and thinks that everything is better now compared with before. P-O is a digital evangelist and has been so for as long as I have known him. We talk about the difference between Digitization and Digitalisation, where digitization is when you create digital information, you have information already but convert it into a digital format, but digitalisation, that's when you increase the use of digital technology to solve everyday problems for instance, or to create new opportunities. Of course, we go into a discussion on block chain, my latest craze and we talk about the times we live in how and how the maritime industry is adapting to them, or not. You don't want to miss this deep-dive into all the digital trends we are living now, and you don't want to miss listening to P-O. Give your opinion about what P-O is talking about, in any social media, Shipping Podcast is everywhere, or go to the website www.shippingpodcast.com and comment. Thank you for listening, it's my pleasure to make sure you don't miss the paradigm we are in right now.

Meet Deanna MacDonald, CEO and Co-founder of BLOC, blockchain research and application development company, which has a mission to help create the demand for a decentralised global economy. Deanna explains in a very simple fashion to me all there is to know about block chain, the importance of trust in the system and some of the implications for the maritime industry. This is a crash course in block chain, promise you the level of knowledge that you need to be able to follow the debate on this topic. Thank you for listening, I love feedback from you, please give me a shout out in social media or go to the web site www.shippingpodcast.com and make me happy!

Catja Hjorth Rasmussen explains why it took 5 years to complete the remote control container management project, which is now in full operation at Maersk Line. The system has GPS tracking and has eliminated more that 100,000 manual pre-trip inspections. Catja joined the shipping industry fresh out of school as a shipping trainee, and has been in love with the industry ever since. The international environment, the fast pace and the ever changing environment was what attracted her to the industry and still excites her. You want to hear all the benefits of a remote controlled container management, and you want to listen to yet another young woman who is bringing new knowledge in to our community. It excites me that I have managed to find so many interesting young women with deep knowledge, especially when I get the answer that "all the women declined when invited to speak" from well renown shipping media. Thank you for listening, talking about and hopefully sharing this episode with your maritime network. That is the only way we will get more visible in this industry, by sharing and supporting each other. For those of you who wants to contribute to my 2 year anniversary episode, please download Voxer, either on your computer or as an app on your mobile and start talking to me! I am eagerly waiting to hear from you, love & hate, constructive criticism and ideas for the future. I will be using the voice messages in the podcast, if you let me. If you don't want to contribute with audio, please write to me at [email protected] or give me a shout out in any other social channel. Over & Out Lena

Meet Anne H. Steffensen, General Manager and CEO of the Danish Shipowners' Association, Copenhagen. Anne used to be the Danish Ambassador to the UK, then jumped into the job as the CEO of the Danish Shipowners Association and have never looked back. She has become an advocate for the shipping industry, even if she has always enjoyed spending time with the people in the maritime community. Listen to Anne Steffensen's view on how the digital transformation will have an impact on the shipping industry and her view on how we need to focus more on what we contribute with to the society to become more visible. Thank you for listening, I would love to her your thoughts about the topics we discuss. Feel free to comment in social media, look for the Shipping Podcast in all channels or go to the website www.shippingpodcast.com and comment there. Anne and I had so much to talk about, so I forgot to take her picture. The photo you see is the official photo of Anne - maybe that was for the best...

You don't want to miss this episode, the 59th, where we dare to talk about things that could change our industry in the future, especially the mindset of us, working in the industry. Märtha Rehnberg, Partner, Dare Disrupt is a technology optimist and critical thinker, who is passionate about the environment and tech. Listen to the advice of a young woman looking into the future for the maritime industry. We discuss innovation and how that is done nowadays and compare that to the mindset and culture within the maritime industry. Märtha do not think that the shipping industry needs to get more well-known to the public, we are transporting things from A to B and as long as that is done without any hickups, maybe we shouldn't get more into the public domain. What do you think? Please share your view on the content of the Shipping Podcast, either in social media or by commenting on the website www.shippingpodcast.com Looking forward to hearing from you! Thanks for listening!

Christopher Rex is the Head of Research at the Danish Ship Finance in Copenhagen and a very insightful analyst. We talk about how digitalisation will change the industry, how consumer behaviour is impacting the trade patterns of the world as much as re-sourcing production back to North America and Europe and how the ultra large vessels cannot be used in all trade lanes and how that will impact the shipbuilding industry. It's a full episode with a lot of considering all the parameters that are influencing the paradigm that the shipping industry is in. You need to hear this, please note that the interview was done on January 24th, 2017, when you listen. Join into the conversation, what do you think? Are we heading in the right direction? Did we miss anything? You can either visit the website www.shippingpodcast.com and comment or find the Shipping Podcast in social media, like Twitter or Facebook. Thank you for listening!

Meet Marthe Lamp Sandvik, a young star in the shipping industry. She sounds very gentle, but there is in depth knowledge, power and a brilliant mind behind the first impression. Marthe is the Chief Operating Officer at Lorentzen & Stemoco, but but she has worked as an oil and tanker analyst as well, despite her young age. We talk about what happens in the tanker market, how "green shipping" will have an impact, if any, on all crude oil that is being transported around the globe. We discuss the change, the paradigm we are in right now and Marthe has so many valuable input on how the young generation views the shipping industry. You don't want to miss this, download, listen and tell your colleagues to do the same. Or send some feedback to [email protected] - or why not do both? Thank you for listening, please visit www.shippingpodcast.com or find the Shipping Podcast in social media.

Marcus Ejdersten, Director of Strategic Marketing, MacGregor at Cargotec Corporation Highly motivated, accountable and self-driven business professional with proven track record in international markets, that is how Marcus sees himself. Always looking at the bigger picture, able to see new opportunities and the impact to business eco-system. Listen to the 56 episode of the @ShippingPodcast and hear for yourself. Are you in agreement with Marcus' view on the maritime industry and what the future holds for us? Join the conversation in social media or go to the website www.shippingpodcast.com and comment there. The more, the merrier! Thank you for listening!

Birgit Liodden is the first female Director of NOR Shipping, where she since May 2015, is working towards making NOR Shipping the innovative hub in the Scandinavian maritime community. She is the Founder and first Secretary General of YoungShip International, has a background with Wilh. Wilhelmsen, consultancy for the OECD and Sea Trucks (Nigeria), numerous board positions and much more. Birgit has a drive for a sustainable & diverse maritime industry, keeps repeating that the future is now and is an Entrepeneur at heart. This interview must makes you want to express an opinion! Join the conversation in social media or on the website www.shippingpodcast.com and don't forget to tell everyone that there is a ShippingPodcast, we are aiming for a larger audience! This interview is brought to you by The Swedish Club, a provider of top quality and cost-effective marine insurance solutions and services. Thank you for listening!

Meet Lindsay Malen, Director of Business Development, Future Care Inc. a young woman who entered the maritime industry as a first response call line operator, engaging with Captains and Chief Engineers, who needed telemedical advice and got to understand the industry that she knew nothing about, and is now the business develop director of the same company. Lindsay explains how the new Maritime, Labour Convention of 2006, MLC, require Shipowners to have a telemedical advice service onboard their ships. She says that they have seen it all, but right now they are seeing a lot more cardiac issues on board, probably as a consequence of the crew shortage right now, Shipowners tend to try and do their best to retain their crew, which may lead them to have older Captains, for example. Listening to Lindsay is fascinating, it might be a niche part of the shipping industry, but it's definitely a forward thinking young woman you will get to know. Please tell everyone you meet, that there is a Shipping Podcast and that they can download it to their mobile or listen in front of the screen via the website www.shippingpodcast.com and that I love feedback! Open, in social media, or via mail to [email protected]

Meet Lindsay M. Price, who operates and manages a harbour tug within large, busy ports and channels on the Texas Gulf Coast. She is confident with vessel handling and emergency procedures, ensures seaworthiness at all times, by regularly conducting maintenance of the vessel and all operational equipment onboard and she manages a crew of 6 people. We chat about Womens' International Shipping and Trading Association, WISTA, and how important it is with role models and people to look up to. It is important for Lindsay to speak about the maritime industry to young students and cadets, she wants to show that whatever you decide to become, your dreams can come through. Follow Lindsay on Twitter @tugboatgal or on Instagram @organicallyhappy Thanks for listening, please spread the word about the Shipping Podcast and engage either on the website www.shippingpodcast.com or in social media.

Meet Lars Säfverström, Non-Executive Director of the GAC Main Board. Lars has been in the maritime world for a very long time. He gives us the perspective from working in other cultures, how you need to keep your eyes on the ball at all times and how Internet of Everything will impact the shipping industry. Lars joined GAC in 1987 and was appointed Group President in July 1998 after serving as GAC's Regional Director for the Middle East. Prior to that he had served in various Management positions within GAC. He became Co-Chairman of the Group in 2012 and retired in November last year. He now holds the title of Non-Executive Director of the GAC Main Board. What do you think after having listened to Lars? You are welcome to comment in social media or on the website www.shippingpodcast.com and we can continue the conversation. Looking forward to hearing from you! Thank you for listening.

Laxmi Chaudhry has over 30 year's international experience in strategic and operational Human Resources and many years as a Cross-Cultural Specialist and Trainer. We speak about why it is important to recognise the differences in culture, how to be effective in a global business and how to overcome possible misunderstandings when different cultures meet. Usually, these issues are discussed first when the bottom line doesn't look as good as expected, but there are so many things you could do prior to reaching that stage. Laxmi gives us examples from her long career as a Cross-Cultural Specialist. Please use social media, Twitter, Facebook or Instagram to comment on this epiosde, or go to the website www.shippingpodcast.com and join the conversation over there. Thank you for listening - spread the word about the Shipping Podcast and feel free to write a review, or give stars, on iTunes, that would be very much appreciated.

In this, the 50th episode of the Shipping Podcast, we meet Peter Hinchliffe, Secretary-General of the ICS. He is a former submarine mariner and joined the ICS 15 years ago and since 2010 he is the Secretary-General. ICS comprises of 36 National Shipowners' Associations and represents around 80% of the world's merchant tonnage. One of the principal roles is to co-ordinate the representation of the international maritime industry at the International Maritime Organization, the International Labour Organization, and at other intergovernmental fora which impact on the interests and well-being of international shipping. Peter shares what's at the top of the agenda, how ICS cooperate with IMO, EU representing their members, which are the National Shipowners' Associations around the shipping world. It's an interesting interview, with a lot of environmental topics and also a short version on how to manage political issue for the entire world. Please enjoy and let the world know what you think! Shipping Podcast is on social media, but there is also a possibility to visit the website www.shippingpodcast.com and comment. Thank you for listening!

Kimberly Karlshoej is the Head of Trust at the Seafarers' Trust, she is the woman who tried and escape the maritime industry but was pulled back into the maritime world when the TK Foundation was founded to honour her father, J Torben Karlshoej, who founded the Teekay Corporation, when he passed away. Listen to Kimberly talk about what it encounters to be the Head of the Seafarers' Trust and all the exciting projects that they are doing right now. Portable Communication Pods Pilot Project, or the autonomous meeting place, with free wi-fi, which allows the seafarers to access communications themselves in a way that they might not been able to do otherwise. They work on games for making things fun and easy to learn and many more exciting things that I found out by talking to Kimberley. We speak about the survey that the Trust has done among seafarers, which shows that internet is the number one concern of seafarers and they do say that it will affect their jobs they chose in the future, whether or not there is internet onboard. Listen to this 22nd female guest, of 49 episodes in total, and let me know what you think. You are welcome to comment on iTunes, on the website or in social media, where you find the Shipping Podcast on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Thanks for listening!

Meet Remi Eriksen, a long-time employee with DNV with a great interest in technology who now has the responsibility of being Group President and Chief Executive Officer of DNV GL. We talk about what a Classification Society is, how they work and where Remi thinks they can make a difference. We go into digitalisation, power systems, electrification of short sea shipping, batteries, hybrids, LNG, alternative fuel and new material such as composite, but we also discuss safety at sea. We talk about the fact that in the future, shipping will have the need to recruit people with other sets of skills that what we traditionally have done and we discuss "thought leadership" in the maritime community. Listen to this episode and comment on what you hear, we need to get the discussion going in order to develop ourselves and the shipping industry. You are welcome to the website www.shippingpodcast.com or if you prefer social media, we are on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. See you there! And thank you for listening! Have a wonderful Christmas!

Johan Mellqvist is professor in the optical remote sensing group. He focuses his research on the development of spectroscopic optical methods and to use these to gather data related to different environmental problems. This includes estimating trends of various gaseous species in the large-scale atmosphere to working with air quality issues with particular focus on mapping and quantifying fugitive emissions of gases from industries and to control ship emissions. Johan is a national expert in measuring diffuse emission of hydrocarbons (VOC) and he works with European standardization (CEN). Johan explains what a "sniffer" is, how that technology works and how that was a spin-off from the original idea to develop survelliance tools to see whether ships were obeying international rules and regulations, or not. With a background from the car industry, Johan finds it interesting that no one asked on beforehand if it was possible to measure if the SECA regulations were obtained or not. We discuss the results from his work and how his "yellow mailbox" has become a "household name" globally. If you haven't listened to episode 39 with Anna Larsson, maybe you should do that prior to listening to Johan, but I can assure you, this episode is very interesting anyhow. Thanks for listening, tell everyone that you meet that there is a Shipping Podcast and share the episode from www.shippingpodcast.com or from Facebook. Your effort, my love. This episode was brought to you by Alandia Marine, a stable and reliable partner who delivers comprehensive insurance solutions adapted to our clients' individual needs and we have focus on long-term relationships.

Kevin Richards joined the Bermuda Business Development Agency, BDA, in 2015, bringing more than nine years of financial services experience, including two as marketing manager at GE Canada. Previously, Kevin spent two years in London with GE Capital International, and also worked for five years in the insurance industry with ACE Group in London and Bermuda. Kevin holds a BA and MBA degree from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. At the BDA, Kevin is responsible for shipping and aircraft finance sectors. It is apparent that Bermuda is restructuring its shipping registry to attract more shipowning and management companies to the island, and Kevin is in charge of making that happen. We talk about the things that makes Bermuda attractive both as a flag state but also as a harbour for insurance and reinsurance business. Thank you for listening. Reviews on iTunes are what we are looking for and answers to the survey! Please assist in making us these favours! You can only follow the link.

Since joining International Registries Inc., IRI's legal staff in 1991, William Gallagher has worked closely with the Marshall Islands government and its legislative agenda. Although he has traveled around the globe meeting clients and speaking at corporate and maritime seminars, William Gallagher has been most instrumental in working with IRI's Far East clientele. Prior to joining IRI he specialized in Legal Compliance in the securities industry. He has served as an intern in the United States Senate receiving an award as Intern of the Year and in the German Bundestag, where he enhanced his proficiency in the German language and political culture. William thinks that the biggest change in the shipping industry for the last 25 years has been regulation. - If you look how vessels were trading in the 70s and 80s and the early 90s, and then look at today, it's a completely different world, he says and refers to a couple of international regulations; SOLAS (International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea), MLC (Maritime Labour Convention), ISM Code (International Safety Management Code) and ISPS Code (International Ship and Port Facility Security Code) which you maybe want to read up on before you listen. Please answer the survey: https://survey.libsyn.com/shippingpodcast and help me be more relevant. Thank you for listening, love shout outs and comments! www.shippingpodcast.com is the website address, or search for Shipping Podcast on Twitter, Facebook and/or Instagram!

Meet Hannah van Hemmen, a young scientist and engineer who works as a marine surveyor at MARTIN OTTAWAY. She talks about what it's like to be young in an old fashion industry with cutting edge technology and which she thinks gets too little attention. Hannah has got some really good ideas how the shipping industry can become more visible, why not take her up on the idea of a female surveyor as the new MacGyver? She also speaks about a book called The sole of a new machine. Hannah also speaks very fondly about WISTA, Women's International Shipping and Trading Association, where she is a member of the New York Chapter, WISTA USA. I have appeared on International Podcast Day (30 sept) and on Gott Prat (if you understand Swedish) please feel free to comment on those events. I need your help! Please answer 5 questions in an audience survey https://survey.libsyn.com/shippingpodcast and I will be so grateful! Thank you for listening! Join the conversation and comment either on Facebook, Twitter or the website www.shippingpodcast.com

Brent C. Bruun, Chief Operating Officer of mobile broadband for KVH Industries, joined KVH in 2008 and has been instrumental in setting the strategy for KVH's mini-VSAT Broadband service, which is now the industry's leading maritime VSAT provider. Brent Bruun is dedicated to creating solutions to meet the maritime industry's need for improved operations through connectivity. Before joining KVH, Brent held positions with satellite operator SES AMERICOM, KPMG LLP, and General Electric. We discuss the fact that usage of mobile broadband at see is going up, on a monthly basis, that new sattelites are going up and that ew sattelite constellations is formed, which will be able to support the increased use. Brent sees the future going with the internet of things and the connection between ship and shore becoming vital. Join the conversation, is the maritime industry ready to embrace digitalisation? You are welcome to comment on the website www.shippingpodcast.com Twitter @ShippingPodcast or on the Facebook page. Tell your friends to do the same, this is an urgent discussion! Thanks for listening!

Espen Poulsson, Chairman of ENESEL PTE. LTD., a Singapore based commercial management and ship owning entity, managing 14 large modern container vessels all under the Singapore Flag. Mr Poulsson has worked in the maritime industry for over 40 years. He spent 20 years with TORM A/S in a variety of senior management positions in Hong Kong, London, Copenhagen and, most recently, as President & CEO of TORM Singapore Pte. Ltd before stepping down in December, 2009. He was elected President of the Singapore Shipping Association in June 2015, of which he has been a Council Member since 2007. He also serves on the Board of the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), is an Advisory Council Member of the Singapore Maritime Foundation, and after having served as Vice Chairman of the London based International Chamber of Shipping, on whose Board he represented Singapore, he was elected the Chairman of the Board of the International Chamber of Shipping in January 2016. If you like what you hear, be generous and tell your friends about the fact that there is a podcast within the shipping industry, they might also wat to listen ;) Please visit the website www.shippingpodcast.com for more information. We are also on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter if you want to reach out! Love comments & shoutouts!

Kathy Metcalf, President and CEO at Chamber of Shipping of America. Kathy graduated in June 1978 with highest honors from the US Merchant Marine Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation and Nautical Sciences. She spent five years as a deck officer aboard crude oil and product tankers. Kathy became the Director of Maritime Affairs for the Chamber of Shipping of America, a maritime trade association representing US based commercial shipping interests in international, federal and state forums. Her responsibilities in this position included monitoring and development of positions with regards to legislative and regulatory initiatives and advocacy on issues of impact for the members of the Chamber of Shipping, before various organizations including the International Maritime Organization, the US Congress, and federal and state regulatory agencies. In this capacity, she has testified before Congressional committees, federal and state regulatory agencies and has attended numerous sessions of the International Maritime Organization initially as the American shipowner representative on the US delegation to the Marine Environment Protection Committee and the Maritime Safety Committee and currently as the American shipowner representative on the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) delegation. Kathy is also the Chairman of the ICS Environmental Sub-Committee. She took the reins as President & CEO in January 2015. If you like what you hear, be sure to share it with your friends, both IRL and online. You can find the Shipping Podcast on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, besides the website, of course.

Carleen Lyden-Kluss, CEO Morgan Marketing & Communications, Co-Founder and Executive Director of NAMEPA (North American Marine Environment Protection Association) and Ambassador of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Carleen is a member of WISTA (Women's International Shipping and Trading Association) where she serves as Press Officer for the International organization, the Connecticut Maritime Association, the Marine Society of the City of New York, INTERTANKO, The National Press Club and is a Past-President of the Propeller Club Chapter of the Port of NY/NJ, as well as a Trustee of Sea Research Foundation and is a Board member of the Working Harbor Committee of New York. Carleen Lyden-Kluss is a marketing and communications professional specializes in identifying, developing and implementing strategic marketing and communications programs that increase the visibility and effectiveness of NAMEPA as well as the development of educational resources promoting marine environment protection. She works to develop strategic alliances between industry, regulators and environmental groups to "Save the Seas". This interview was made during the CMA 2016, in Stamford, Connecticut, USA and is the first of 6 made during this maritime trade fair. If you like what you hear, let the world know! Use Twitter, Facebook or the website www.shippingpodcast.com Thank you for listening!

Anna Larsson, Vice President, Global Head of Sustainability, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics and Chair of the Trident Alliance. Anna Larsson explains that the Trident Alliance is an industry grouping working for robust enforcement of the new sulphur regulations. When the #SECA areas was introduced, the authorities didn't talk a lot about how to make sure that everyone followed the new regulations. Now the "good guys", who have invested heavily and are following the sulphur regulations putting pressure on the national governments and their authorities to follow up on those who doesn't, the "bad guys". Anna is of the opinion that there is a need for sanctions that really hearts if we are supposed to reach the proper benefits from the new regulations, the "sulphur effect". We discuss what will happen in 2020, we touch upon innovations, where Anna thinks that the shipping industry need to open up to outside influence and gives the ORCELLE AWARD as a good example on how WWL every year gets 70-80 examples of good environmental improvements that can be put into operations. Link to the ORCELLE concept ship Listen to episode 39 with Anna Larsson and sign up for the newsletter to Shipping Podcast Lovers here

Alisdair Pettigrew has 15 years experience of working in the markets where marine, energy and environment meet. He is co-founder of BLUE, a communications' consultancy, whose mission is to bring new strategic intelligence to reputation management in industries that must alter perceptions of their economic and social value. He came to communications from a successful decade in journalism and as publisher with Informa and Petromedia. He is has been a senior advisor to Sir Richard Branson's Carbon War Room NGO's shipping operation for over five years, and is an advisor in Clean Marine Energy, a company dedicated to providing tailored solutions for emissions compliance. He combines outstanding media and opinion former communications skills with the rare ability to originate and develop new vehicles for ideas, research and evidence on compelling issues to give clients ground-breaking opportunities through many channels. He is also the founder of news and information website SustainableShipping.com, and maritime publishing and intelligence company Fathom. He is a founder and equity partner in Mayfield Corporate Ventures, whose mission is to invest in entrepreneurs seeking to develop solutions where the marine energy and environment markets meet.

Diane Gilpin designed and leads The Smart Green Shipping Alliance, SGSA. It is a collaborative industry initiative created to build technically, commercially and environmentally superior systems solutions for the shipping sector. It accelerates projects through co-creation, transferring technology and knowledge from offshore yacht racing, F1, renewable energy, aviation and defence to complement deep commercial maritime expertise. Is a 21st century sailing vessel going to become the billboard where the shipping industry will raise its profile and show the world how serious we are about the future? Thank you for listening to the 37th episode of the Shipping Podcast, your comment on the content would be very much appreciated! You find us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram and on the website www.shippingpodcast.com

Roger Harris is the Executive Director of the International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN). He joined the International Committee on Seafarer's Welfare (ICSW), the predecessor to ISWAN, six years ago. Previous to working at ICSW, Roger worked in senior positions, mainly in fundraising, for a range of not for profit organisations including Concern Worldwide (UK), the international development NGO, and The Terrence Higgins Trust, the HIV and AIDS charity. Roger also played a leading role in raising funds in the UK for Nelson Mandela's Presidential election campaign in 1994. The focus of ISWAN is to promote the welfare of seafarers worldwide. ISWAN runs SeafarerHelp, the free 24 hour multi-lingual helpline for seafarers and their families as well as a number of other projects in support of frontline welfare organisations around the world. ISWAN train ship visitors around the world to go on board to befriend seafarers, provide advice, and enable them to contact home. So far they have trained over 1000 ship visitors. ISWAN also produce and distribute information for seafarers on improving health and preventing diseases such as HIV and malaria. We produce a seafarer centre directory for seafarers with details of welfare provision and local amenities available. Thank you for listening! Visit our website www.shippingpodcast.com and comment on the episode, or why not write a review in iTunes?

Kate D Adamson is a Blue Futurist and thought-leader in the maritime space, she the founder of Futurenautics, an author, novelist, conference chair and keynote speaker. Alongside her work as keynote speaker, Kate is an accomplished and frequently requested conference MC, roundtable anchor, and has presented both for TV and Radio. Some of her most requested topics include: – Future of transport and logistics, drones, autonomous vehicles, impacts on business and consumers. – Regulatory, Legal and Insurance challenges, the Bureaucratic Singularity in a digital age – Manufacturing 3.0/Industry 4.0, 3-D & 4-D Printing, nearshoring/next shoring, changing trade flows and consumer demand. Thank you listening to the 35th episode of the Shipping Podcast! If you like it share it!

Kathi Stanzel is the Managing Director of the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, INTERTANKO since five years. Prior to that she was twelve years with the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation, ITOPF, and the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds, IOPC. Kathi has a background in Coastal Management & Marine Biology and is passionate about the environment, which you can hear in this interview. She is also a shipping industry spokesperson hence very well informed about what's at the top of the agenda within the maritime industry. We discuss tanker specific issues on the agenda which is the foundation of the strategy going forward for the independent tanker owners. This is a long interview, where Kathi explains to us where she is coming from and one really understands why so many has asked to listen to her. Reviews! iTunes or the website www.shippingpodcast.com Thank you for listening!

Sue Williams, QPM, is an international, independent kidnap response expert, who spent 32 years as a civil servant in the Scotland Yard, where she ended as head of the Hostage Crisis Negotiation Unit, prior to starting her own company as an independent consultant. Sue has been involved in hundreds of hostage situations including piracy attacks and she walks us through the various stages of an attack and how to prepare for the worst before it happens and practise! Did you know that there is something as awful as fake kidnappers who try and parasitize when they learn about an ongoing hostage situation?! As a Crisis Management Team, you have to detach yourself from emotions, which isn't easy, but crucial in order to achieve the ultimate goal, to get the people back, sound and safe. There is no greater feeling than to be able to bring back someone to their families, says Sue. Your comments to the content of this episode is more than welcome, either on iTunes or on the website www.shippingpodcast.com This episode is supported by The Swedish Club Thank you for listening!

Kathleen C. Haines (Kathy) is the Chief Financial Officer, CFO, and Treasurer of Heidmar Inc. and is responsible for the financial management and reporting for Heidmar Inc. and subsidiaries, and for Heidmar International Pools Inc. and subsidiaries. She is also a member of the Heidmar Executive Committee. Kathy has over 20 years of financial and accounting experience within the maritime industry. Prior to joining Heidmar in 2012, she was a principal of Holbridge Capital Advisors, a financial consulting firm specializing in the maritime industry. Until its sale in 2007, Kathy was the CFO of OMI Corp., one of the largest tanker companies listed on the NYSE. We discuss the tanker business, still the segment in shipping where you find the big boys, and how Kathy send a lot of time on compliance and screening people they do business with. All oil majors have their own vetting systems and it is important to score vetting points to keep the vessel in business. If you think that this episode is exciting and shows a part of the shipping industry that you find interesting - tell the world about it! Reviews on iTunes is what we live for :) Spread the Shipping Podcast in your own channels and come and say hello in Facebook and Twitter - let's get the dialogue going!

Dr Tristan Smith is a lecturer in Energy and Transport at the UCL Energy Institute, where he leads a shipping modelling and analysis research group. Tristan has degrees in Engineering and Naval Architecture and he has been the coordinator of the project Low Carbon Shipping – A Systems Approach, leading two of the six work packages on 'modelling the global shipping system' and 'regulation policy and incentives for low carbon shipping'. Tristan's research interests cover all aspects of shipping economics, logistics and operation and he has been leading a consortium of ten organisations to produce the Third IMO Greenhouse Gas Study 2014: a major publication for the industry, which is used as a reference for CO2 emission regulatory discussions for the future. It's interesting to hear Tristan explain the challenges the researchers meet when trying to explain the shipping industry and it mechanisms to the policy makers and what difficulties there is for the same researchers to reach the industry and convince them to let go of the mind-set of "what can we get away with". Hear how Tristan examines the often used arguments for why shipping should benefit from not making any changes to the current state of the business; Shipping is the greenest form of transport, Shipping is too important to the global economy, Shipping is intractable for developing countries & that the current technology is the only solution. It's a bright future with no shortage of stimulating employment opportunities that Tristan describes for the #shipping industry. Thank you for listening, please share this podcast with your friends! Any comment you may have on the content of this episode is welcome, use @ShippingPodcast for twitter or go to the website www.shippingpodcast.com don't forget to include @tristanps ;) Let's get the debate going!

Adam Kent has always loved ships and was actually a ship-spotter when he was young. He grew up on the Isle of Wight, but was never meant to work in the shipping industry. Maritime Strategies International is an independent shipping consultancy, producing market forecasting of the shipping markets. In order to do that you need to be on top of everything from steel price, unemployment rates and GDP to oil prices and new regulations. Adam explains what the drivers are for the various shipping segments and why they have such big impact on earnings and vessel values. We discuss the eco shipping, scrapping, and newbuilding market. We go through the shipbuilding market and we touch upon the new Panama Canal and if there is any credibility to the Nicaragua Canal. New trading patterns and Adams belief in a constant flow of new regulations to force the shipping industry into becoming more eco-friendly. As you understand, this is like Christmas for the shipping geeks - but hopefully it is also enlightening for those who hasn't seen the light yet, it is a very long and educational episode. Please enjoy! If you are interested in advertising in the Shipping Podcast, like the Swedish Club, please send an email to [email protected] Thank you for listening! If you like it - share it with a friend!

Niclas Dahl is the Market Unit Manager for Marine & Diesel Equipment at Alfa Laval in Shanghai, but he started up as a Business Manager for the Ballast Water business area within Alfa Laval some ten years ago. He has been through a fantastic period of technical challenges, environmental considerations and together with the team was responsible for building a completely new company within the company. There were so many challenges when they first started that he cannot name anyone in particular. They were breaking new ground and found technical solutions to new regulations which they thought were going to come in full force and effect any day. It still isn't. Niclas is very pleased that the company has taken a proactive approach to the new developments from the regulators point of view, he enjoys being a part of the change that is taking place now, than sitting waiting for it. Listen to this father of four daughters and his view upon the shipping industry, which he entered in 1998 and never wants to leave! Please take the time to comment on the website and show your support for raising the profile of shipping!

Andreas Chrysostomou is a naval architect who grew up through the ranks and last year was Nomination for IMO as a candidate for the position of Secretary-General at the International Maritime Organisation, IMO. Andreas was not elected in the political game of electing the head of one of the special agencies of the United Nations, UN, but he shares his experiences from taking part in the process. He got the possibility to elaborate on how he sees his dream of governing an international body like that. Andreas Chrysostomou is not new to the IMO system, in 1999 he was elected as Chairman of the Design and Equipment Subcommittee and 2003 he was elected as Chairman of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) a position he held until 2013. As you will hear, Andreas talks a lot about e-navigation, which is not navigation but everything where navigation gets involved, and he thinks that the shipping industry should embrace the new technology for many reasons. Thank you for listening. If you want to give a shout-out to Andreas, you reach him via his Twitter account @An_Chr or by including the @ShippingPodcast in your tweet ;)

Markky Mylly, Managing Director of the European Maritime Safety Agency, EMSA, formerly employed by the Finnish Maritime Administration, but above all a "tanker-man" is running EMSA in Lisbon, which is the link between the member states and the European Commission when it comes to maritime regulations. Markku is of the opinion that the shipping industry is fulfilling the SECA regulations which came into full force Jan 1st, 2015. They have recorded more than 6,000 measurements and the majority is in compliance. Every year, more than 2,800 maritime incidents and accidents within European waters are reported to EMSA. Markku thinks that the 80 serious accidents reported last year has to be reduced, every accident means environmental and economic implications, but the fatal accidents has to be brought down to a minimum. People don't understand that Europe is totally dependent on shipping, it's paramount that we raise the profile of shipping. Have you got the recipe for spreading the word about shipping and the Shipping Podcast in particular? It's through sharing the fact that there is a Shipping Podcast and then writing a review. Please, feel free to put your view forward - it's easy!

Yvonne Pokropek is the HR Director for 13 countries within the DB Schenker group. She has a background in the union, the HR team in Port of Gothenburg, at LEAR Corporation and now more than a decade within the forwarding company DB Schenker. Yvonne has the experience from many different management styles and has her view clear on what motivates people; good leadership. We have an interesting discussion what good leadership contains and how to develop people reporting to you. We have a long conversation about how to get more women to the top management positions and from there into the Board rooms, where Yvonne now has reached a point where she thinks quotation is the only "quick fix" available. In the beginning of this episode a swear word (?) is used, apologies for that if you feel uncomfortable. Personally, I didn't know it was a swearword, that might say something about me.. Don't forget to share your love for the Shipping Podcast! More people are entitled to learn more about shipping!

Karin Orsel is a 45 year old Shipowner, Ship manager & Entrepreneur who thinks it is very important to engage and get involved in the international trade associations within the shipping industry - how else can you influence upcoming regulations, gain knowledge and have a heads-up? Listen to how she took a leap of faith 1994, at the age of 23, started a shipping company with one client, 6 vessels and 50 crewmembers and how that has grown into a substantial ship owning and ship management company, MF Shipping Group, today employing more than 1,000 crewmembers on 52 vessels. This episode of the Shipping Podcast covers a lot, 90 % of everything within shipping I would say; why is a ship called "she"? What is the responsibility of the Godmother of the ship? How Shipowners does chose which flag to fly? SECA, how do that effect the industry? Unmanned ships? Are there only 0.6 % female seafarers in the global merchant fleet?! Well, you have to listen, this is a real titbit, either you are a mariner or a non-mariner, promise you! Help spread the word about the Shipping Podcast through all channels possible! That will get more people interested in all the exciting things within our industry! Kudos!

Per Bondemark is the Chief Procurement Officer at SSAB, a Swedish steel company listed on NASDAQ in Stockholm. He leads a team at SSAB which is buying transport for more than SEK 3 bio, handle approximately 900 ships yearly and are used to tackle the ice situation in the Baltic Sea. There are so many different angles in this interview, we touch upon raw material in steel (!), politicians, regulations, environment, recruitment, infrastructure and how to decide which transport mode to use for which products. Per is heading the Swedish Shipper's Council, he is a member of the European Shipper's Council and he has a habit of speaking his mind, both to politicians and supplier. Per emphasises that it is unfair to make small countries like Sweden & Finland to take the lead when it comes to changing the environmental footprint of the global merchant fleet. He is referring to the new SECA rules effective from Jan 1st, 2015. Listen to Per and give us your view to our conversation, do that on iTunes, on the website, in Facebook or on Twitter. Let's get a discussion going! Thanks for listening!

Rolf Westerström, CEO of the Swedish Sea Rescue Society, SSRS, speaks about how their organisation has developed over the last 20-25 years, how accidents as ESTONIA, SCANDINAVIAN STAR & JAN HEWELIUSZ was a wakeup call and what impact they had on the development of new, faster and more safe rescue boats and how mass evacuation now is looked upon in a completely different way. Rolf also gives the background to the "Yellow Boats" (gula båtarna) an initiative by the media house Schibsted to assist refugees in need for sea rescue in the Mediterranean Sea, which until Christmas has saved more than 600 lives. Rolf is retiring soon, he has got a perspective on the shipping industry since the 60's and he thinks that it's his job to make sure that each and every politician realises that we always cross water, when we leave our countries or our continents. Listen to this wise and humble man and tell someone about it - that is the best way to get the Shipping Podcast more well-known, which is our common goal. This episode was brought to you by the Swedish Mercantile Marine Foundation. Thank you for listening!

You are meeting 8 shipping business women who attended the Women's International Shipping and Trading Association, WISTA, International AGM & Conference in Istanbul, Turkey October, 7-10, 2015 and Consuelo is the final one. Consuelo Rivero, Shipping Agent at Ership in Huelva, Spain, has been the Secretary of the WISTA International Executive Committee for the last six years and she is the most loyal fan of the Shipping Podcast, always supporting and giving feedback! Consuelo speaks about her job what it's like to be a shipping agent and how few female Captains she has met during her 22 years in the maritime industry. Thank you for 2015, best wishes for a prosperous 2016 - and don't forget to spread the word about the Shipping Podcast!

You are meeting 8 shipping business women who attended the Women's International Shipping and Trading Association, WISTA International AGM & Conference in Istanbul, Turkey October, 7-10, 2015. Danae D. Bezantakou is the Managing Director of Navigator Shipping Consultants and a member of WISTA Hellas. She is a member of several leadership programmes and she has started the Open Mind Group for mentoring young people within the shipping industry. Danae is passionate about shipping - she wouldn't change it for anything in the world and yet she is troubled over the lack of young people choosing a maritime career. Thank you for listening, please head over to iTunes and give your comments on the content or what you think about this new (for shipping) invention!

You will be meeting 8 shipping business women who attended the Women's International Shipping and Trading Association, WISTA International AGM & Conference in Istanbul, Turkey October, 7-10, 2015. Sanjam Gupta, Director Sitara Shipping Ltd, India is the President of WISTA India and also a member of the WISTA International Executive Committee, EXCO. She is the founder of WISTA India and in this episode she tells the true story of how she got upset to be the only woman attending gatherings within the maritime cluster in India, making her google for Women in Shipping and through the website find WISTA International. Sanjam thinks that the industry needs to come together and promote shipping to younger people enabling them to enter and contribute to the developments. You can do your part to promote the shipping industry by taking the time to write a review on iTunes for this podcast. You find the place if you visit the iTunes Store, where you subscribed (or will subscribe) to the Shipping Podcast. Kudos to everyone who does this!

You are meeting 8 shipping business women who attended the Women's International Shipping and Trading Association, WISTA International AGM & Conference in Istanbul, Turkey October, 7-10, 2015. In this, the nineteenth episode, I meet with Joan Nuijten-Muller, the current President of WISTA the Netherlands and HR Manager at the family owned tugboat company Multraship B.V. Joan is sharing her passion for the shipping industry, which she tried to leave, but couldn't, and her thoughts that the success factor for their company is that they personally know all their staff, both sailing and on shore. Thank you for listening to the Shipping Podcast, you are welcome to comment on our website if you liked what you heard! Also L O V E reviews on iTunes!

You are meeting 8 shipping business women who attended the Women's International Shipping and Trading Association, WISTA International AGM & Conference in Istanbul, Turkey October, 7-10, 2015. In the 18th episode of the Shipping Podcast, Jeanne Grasso is in the hot seat. Jeanne is a maritime lawyer and Partner at Blank Rome LLP in Washington DC. She was just listed as number 4 of the Top 10 Lawyers 2015 named by Lloyd's List recently. Jeanne works with the regulatory side of shipping and she sees a very busy future with all the new legislation showering the shipping industry. We have a really nice chat about the benefits of being a member of WISTA, why organisations benefit from having they employees as members of WISTA and of course the fact that WISTA USA I hosting the 2016 WISTA International AGM & Conference onboard the Holland America Line new Cruise Ship KONINGSDAM in November. If you love what you hear, give us a high-five in social media - or make a comment on our website, that gives more people the possibility to explore all the interesting people within the shipping industry! Thank you for listening!