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In episode 143 we meet Henrik Hvid Jensen, Senior Digital Business Advisor, Henrik Hvid Advisory, the expert in digitised trade, who is one of the brains behind TradeLens, an interconnected ecosystem of supply chain partners — cargo owners, ocean and inland carriers, freight forwarders and logistics providers, ports and every entity involved in global trade with digital tools. Henrik is passionate...

Tada! It's been going on for 5 years! The Shipping Podcast was a forerunner when started July 31st, 2015 and since then 150 guests have been talking about what's at the top of their minds and things they are passionate about.  Lena has gone back to listen to what some of the guests replied when asked: "How can the shipping industry become more visible?"  Listen to Jonathan Wichmann, Kate D Adamson...

In episode 141, Airaj Isaacs, a second-generation maritime professional speaks about the current situation during the pandemic but also about the culture in the maritime industry, how we need to stop working in silos and open up to more people. We need to discuss how to attract young people into the shipping industry but also how to retain talent.  This episode was recorded over Zoom as the pandem...

Episode 140 is released on Thursday, June 25th since that is the International Day of the Seafarer , the day when we celebrate the seafarers who serve us during the pandemic by keeping trade lanes open.  Listen to Lesley M. Warrick , Executive Director at the Seafarer's House at Port Everglades and how they serve the seafarers visiting them, and what support they have been able to give during the...

In episode 139 you meet Giovanni Colotto , Managing Director, De Poli Tankers BV , a 32-year-old Italian who lives in the Netherlands nowadays. Giovanni wrote me an email asking to become a guest since he wanted to contribute with his knowledge and is ambitious to be part of the change the maritime industry needs.  We discussed a lot about change, NextGen, diversity, visibility, sustainability and...

We are in a pandemic and need to be persistent and patient, but we also have to start adjusting to the new reality that will emerge when the time of isolation is over, and that is what I wanted to talk to you about today. I have been through changes earlier in my life, it's tough and challenging but can be very rewarding once you get through it.  The corona pandemic has meant that the Shipping Pod...

Listen to Sakura Kuma who has a holistic view of the port. She has worked as a terminal operator, business developer, landlord, port investments and she thinks that being able to walk in someone else's shoes makes you more understanding of different perspectives. Sakura works with marketing & sales right now but her mind is geared towards CSR and how to become a responsible port contributing to th...

In episode #136 you meet Katy Ware, Director of Maritime and Safety standards at the Maritime Coastguard Agency and a Permanent Representative of the UK to the IMO, a power woman who is working very hard to support the maritime industry in the pandemic crises. Katy is concerned about the seafarers around the world, the cruise industry and how the shipping industry will rise again after the pandemi...

Please accept my apologies for this late release of the 135th episode of the Shipping Podcast. There are so many things to take care of during this pandemic and I was caught a little bit off guard with how to proceed with the interviews. Last week I was fortunate to get hold of Sarah Brennan, Lieutenant Commander of the US Coast Guard, who was kind enough to jump on a Zoom call with me and talk ab...

Episode 134 - in spite of the Coronavirus.  This episode is recorded online, so the sound quality is not as exceptionally good as usual. On the other hand, you get to listen to a young Master Mariner who is now stuck on his vessels since the pandemic is causing trouble with crew change. No one can leave the ship and no one can come on board, the entire ship is a quarantine. How does it feel? What...

In this episode, you meet Roger Göthberg , Managing Director, MAN Energy Solutions Sverige AB, who is taking us through his career as a supplier to the maritime industry where most of his decisions are about how we can move towards a carbon-free shipping industry.  Roger believe in teamwork, he showed me a small sign on his desk (you can see it on the Instagram account of the Shipping Podcast, whe...

Meet Jorgen Karlsson, Head of ABB Marine Sweden, with a background from building cars, flying helicopters, working with trains and then robotics, we have an interesting conversation about the exciting time the maritime industry is experiencing right now with the alternative fuels, digitalisation and autonomous vessels. We talk about the technical side of the change we are in now and why it's so im...

It's changing the format - it's a solo episode by Lena Gothberg about being a podcast producer in the maritime industry.  I speak about why I started the Shipping Podcast almost 5 years ago and what I have learned during the journey. It's so important that we as an industry take it seriously how we can compete about the best talent out there and the only way forward is a joint project aiming at ra...

Meet Christopher Pålsson , Head of Lloyd's List Intelligence Consulting speaking about the geography behind trade, geographical hotspots, the International Maritime Statistics Forum and what life is as a Maritime Analyst.  We chat about world trade, raising the profile, containerisation and the economy of scale before we touch upon the topic of Brexit.  What do you think? Did you learn anything? D...

Meet Mayte Medina , Chair of the IMO HTW Sub-committee , (Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping) representing the US Coast Guard at IMO.  Mayte was born and raised in Panama and dreamt of becoming a Panama Canal Pilot as a little girl. She ended up working for the Panama Administration for 7 years after she graduated from Kings Point and sailed for a couple of years. Mayte has been working in t...

Happy New Year 2020!  We are kicking off the new decade with Fran Collins , Chief Executive Officer, Red Funnel . Fran has a dual license and has trained to become both a Master Mariner and a Chief Engineer, however, the life on the Bridge seems to interest her more. What Fran is sharing with us is music to my ears. We speak about what impact connectivity has had on life onboard, how people now kn...

Thank you for listening to the Shipping Podcast during 2019!  Thank you to the 26 guests that appeared in the Shipping Podcast during 2019! Excellent, maritime professionals who shared their knowledge and gave us the opportunity to learn from them, I know I did. I have dived into the statistics around the Shipping Podcast and I am sharing them with you, you get to know which episodes are the most...

In episode 127 you meet Mikael Laurin , Managing Director, Lean Marine , a company dedicated to automated-fuel saving and data analysis solutions. Mikael comes from a shipping company where he served as the CEO after a career as a consultant for various companies, start-ups and large entities.  Mikael shares his view on the current market, where he thinks our industry is heading, but he also speak...

Nicola Good , a maritime communicator, used to work as a maritime journalist for some 20 years but have now swopped to be the Head of Brand and External Relations at Lloyd's Register Marine & Offshore department. What is the difference?  How do we become more visible to the general public, how many times have you heard me put that question to my guest? A hundred? Well, Nicola is actually able to g...

In episode 125 you meet Elda Kazara Belja , Lecturer and Admissions Officer at the IMO International Maritime Law Institute, IMLI   IMLI's overall mission is to help build the legal capacity among IMO member states, particularly developing states, to fulfil their obligations under the IMO treaties.  This interview was made June 25th, at the IMO in London and the next day IMLI was celebrating its 3...

In episode 124 you meet the Project Manager for the Functional Review at the International Maritime Organization , Mads Svendsen , and can hear him describe how he has worked with 20 different UN organisations before arriving at the IMO almost a year ago.  The first 6 months Mads spent to try and understand the culture and find out where the organisation want to go before launching a series of wor...

In this the 3/4 episodes with people employed by the International Maritime Organisation, IMO, you meet Karine Langlois ,  Communications Officer for @IMOHQ the UN agency for Maritime Affairs, who speaks about target groups, message to the public about the maritime industry and raising the profile of our industry. Karine is from Canada but is working for IMO in London, she is the producer and the...

When visiting the IMO during the Day of the Seafarer in June, I had the opportunity to sit down with a few people at the IMO to discuss the organisation and where it is headed. In episode 122 you will hear  Frederick J. Kenney , Director, Legal and External Affairs talking about the International Maritime Organization.  If you are interested in the Adopt a Ship programme  or the IMO Goodwill Marit...

In episode 121 you meet  Linda Ryan , Director Administrative Division, International Maritime Organisation , IMO, who is the first of four episodes recorded with people "inside the IMO", explaining the important work that is being done in this UN Body. Linda speaks about the "Functional review" that is going on within IMO, that is a "change" project aiming to make the organisation more effective...

In episode 120 we meet with  Patrik Dahlgren , Senior Vice President, Global Marine Operations, Royal Caribbean Cruises , Ltd. a former Master Mariner who left Sweden for more than 20 years and who now has a dream job for many, he is responsible for operations in the global cruise company Royal Caribbean Cruises and six of its subsidiaries.  We talk a lot about the SDG 5 in this episode and the ge...