Maritime Means...

In this episode, we invite John Konrad, founder and CEO of gCaptain and author of the book “Fire on The Horizon.” He is certified to captain the world's largest ships, has sailed from ports all over the world, and has built some of the world's most advanced ships and handled billion-dollar offshore construction projects in some of the world's harshest maritime conditions. Today, John discusses the need to trade critical daily products and services to keep our industries running and create jobs.

In this episode of Maritime Means, Blythe is joined by Chris Aversano. Chris is a product manager at Q88, a Veson company that is an information management and software solution for the global maritime transportation industry. He also hosts the podcast “The Last Dinosaur” about maritime shipping in the digital age. Today, Blythe and Chris discuss bringing the historic maritime industry into the modern age through technology, collaboration, and podcasting.

In this episode of "Maritime Means...", Blythe is joined by Sal Mercogliano. Sal is a former merchant mariner and firefighter, and current chair of the Department of History, Criminal Justice, and Political Science at Campbell University in North Carolina. He is also a maritime historian, faculty athletic rep, and the host of “What is Going on With Shipping?” on YouTube. Today, Blythe and Sal will talk about how to understand different maritime jobs, the history of marine disasters, environmental aspects of the industry, and the history of the world of shipping.

In the latest episode of "Maritime Means...", we talk with Pauline Van Ostaeyen, Co-Founder of logistics enablement platform Dockflow. We explore the origins of the platform, how it simplifies day-to-day operations for Freight Forwarding professionals, the complexities of digitalization in Maritime, the start-up scene of Antwerp, and more.

In the latest episode of "Maritime Means...", we sit down with Nick Chubb, Founder and Managing Director at Thetius, a research and technology advisory firm in the maritime industry. We dig deep into the potential of AI on ships, but also shoreside; how voyage optimization depends on multiple factors like contracts; and how automation can make merchant mariners working conditions better. And we talk about the current state of piracy in the high seas.