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

Hello Shipping Podcast lovers, the show is available on all podcast platforms. This is where we talk about the coolest industry on the planet and help raise the maritime industry's profile.

The shipping industry is the backbone of international trade, contributing to globalisation and development, yet we are the invisible industry. The people within the industry make the world go around; they are maritime professionals – strong characters with an interesting background. I meet them, and we talk about the future of the shipping industry and what's happening right now.

In cyberspace since 2015.

220 Baltic Ports Organization

Aug 11, 2023

Proactive. Flexible. Resilient.

The Baltic Ports Organization's mission is to contribute to economic, social and environmentally sustainable development of maritime transport and the port industry in the Baltic Sea region, thereby strengthening its global competitiveness.

Once a year, the Baltic Ports gather for a...

196 Agustina Calatayud, Lead Transportation Specialist in the Transportation Division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

Sep 9, 2022

We need the forerunners

In episode 196, you meet Agustina Calatayud, Lead Transportation Specialist in the Inter-American Development Bank Transportation Division (IDB). IDB is working to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Through financial and technical support for countries working to reduce poverty and...

173 Ley Hoon Quah, Chief Executive, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, MPA

Oct 22, 2021

Making maritime your port of call by describing an industry that is global, green and going digital. THE PLACE TO BE.

Ley Hoon Quah, Chief Executive, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, MPA, sounds very enthusiastic when describing the maritime industry. She has seen the potential for our industry to become one...

172 Patrick Verhoeven, Managing Director at International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH)

Oct 8, 2021

According to Patrick Verhoeven and the IAPH, Smart, Autonomous, and Integrated is the signum of a future port.

Listen to Patrick talking about what areas the trade association for ports around the world has identified as focus areas moving forward.

Bunkering - alternative fuels, which and how much?
Onshore power -...

137 Sakura Kuma, Executive Director of YKIP, Yokohama-Kawasaki International Port Corporation

May 15, 2020

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...