“Let me give you some advice young man. You should spend your time in an industry that is doing well and growing fast. You seem intelligent,… why waste it in shipping?” “Let me give you some advice young man. You should spend your time in an industry that is doingContinue Reading
Vanity Metrics — Why the Net Promoter Score (NPS) will not help you to improve your workplace, company or product. In the last decade, the Net Promoter Score (NPS) has become so ubiquitous, it is hard to escape. It is being used to ask about our experience in regards to anything from appsContinue Reading
The unfortunate tale of a missed reef This series highlights recent maritime accidents, detail their causes and highlight how intelligent systems could help prevent future incidents. It is inspired by the fact that when I co-founded Shone, I learnt that most accidents happen due to human errors. Actually, studies show thatContinue Reading
What is the role you fulfill working as a safety professional? Plenty of titles in the safety domains include the word “manager”. But, is that always what is needed; A manager? Or would a “leader” sometimes be a better fit for the task at hand? Some may not even be awareContinue Reading
Our little maritime startup group met at digitalhub logistics in the Hafencity and discussed a couple of topics. We summarized the amazing seadevcon2018 and decided to make another seadevcon in 2019. We also discussed the various new maritime accelerators that are popping up and which one could be useful andContinue Reading
BunkerEx has investigated where existing 3.5% HSFO bunker demand will go, how this will be replaced and what this means for prices. The impact on 3.5% HSFO The future cost of 3.5% HSFO could go as low as $220/mt. The only markets left for 3.5% HSFO are power generation,Continue Reading
What is Ship Supplies Direct? Ship Supplies Direct (SSD) is a digitally enabled end to end ship supplies supply-chain solutions provider. SSD focuses on supply chain innovations for the maritime sector through the strategic application of digital technology to improve efficiencies and raise profitability. What services/products does Ship Supplies Direct provide? TheContinue Reading
It’s a complaint so common, we stopped noticing it: “The people in the office make bad decisions. They don’t know what’s actually going on out here.” This is something people across industries are frustrated about. The worker at the construction site, the quality assurance worker in a pharma lab or theContinue Reading
Piloting gone wrong This series highlights recent maritime accidents, detail their causes and highlight how intelligent systems could help prevent future incidents. It is inspired by the fact that when I co-founded Shone, I learnt that most accidents happen due to human errors. Actually studies show that a staggering 96% ofContinue Reading
WHAT PREVENTS SEABED MINING FROM BEING FULLY OPERATIONAL We are living in strange times: on the one hand, the fanciest global trend implies shifting to the ultimately eco-friendly “green” economy where fossil fuels are to be rejected. On the other hand, we keep destroying our planet with the predatory onshoreContinue Reading