Extreme Heat Hits Trade, Ships Generate Green Hydrogen, and AI Content Gets Watermarked
Nick Chubb and Raal Harris examine how extreme heat is reshaping trade, from Rhine water levels and Panama Canal draught limits to pressure on energy systems. They also explore Drift Energy’s hydrogen...
20 Aug 57min
Why AI Could Make Markets More Volatile and Bridgetown’s $500k Port Transformation
Nick and Raal examine what good maritime digital transformation looks like, from Bridgetown Port’s low-cost community system to shared vessel inspections and procurement pooling. They then explore AI’...
13 Aug 1h 1min
Are We Making Seafaring Harder Than It Needs to Be? With Steven Jones
Steven Jones joins Nick Chubb and Raal Harris to examine what the latest Seafarers Happiness Index reveals about life at sea, crew relationships, shore-based wellbeing.Chapters02:16 The origins of the...
6 Aug 57min
The Trust Problem Behind Digital Training Records and Maritime’s Third Mobile Ecosystem
Mintra’s integration with Norway’s competence registry opens a wider discussion about digital training records, trust and interoperability in maritime. Nick and Raal revisit failed technology forecast...
30 Juli 50min
The Battle for Shipbuilding Capacity and Private Equity Targets Vessel Operations
Nick and Raal explore shipbuilding’s geopolitical revival, friendshoring, autonomous vessel insurance, and the risks of an overheated global orderbook cycle ahead for shipping. They also examine how s...
23 Juli 58min
Freedom of Navigation Under Fire, China's Unexpected Green Push, and Trusting AI at Sea
Freedom of navigation comes under renewed pressure as proposals to charge for transit through the Strait of Hormuz raise profound questions about international maritime law. The conversation then turn...
16 Juli 53min
Compliance Over Competence, Human APIs, and Cognitive Load
This week, Nick and Raal explore two new research reports examining the gap between maritime systems as they're designed and how they're actually used at sea. They discuss cognitive overload on modern...
9 Juli 54min
$600 Ship Data Collection, Digital Literacy, and Preventive Healthcare
Nick and Raal discuss leadership change at Hafnia, falling costs for onboard vessel data collection, the continuing debate over software ecosystems versus single platforms, digital literacy and STCW r...
2 Juli 57min
