Shipping’s 2050 Fuel Forecast, Helium Supply Shortages, and 54,000 Sea Miles for One Sausage Roll
This week, Nick and Raal examine how geopolitical disruption is exposing hidden dependencies across shipping: from helium shortages and future-fuel investment choices to soaring freight markets and cy...
24 Sep 54min
Could Crew Welfare Decide Who Gets Fuel, South Korea's Public AI Bet, and Armageddon
This week, Nick and Raal ask whether bunker suppliers could become an unlikely force for crew welfare, examine why the world map may finally change, and explore South Korea’s bet on sovereign AI. They...
17 Sep 57min
What SMM 2026 Signals for Shipping, the Rise of the Meat Proxy, and the Return of the Spreadsheet
Nick returns from SMM Hamburg with a read on where maritime innovation is actually moving: wind propulsion, nuclear, AI, class and new technology hubs. Raal then digs into digital judgement, conflicti...
10 Sep 53min
Shipping’s Digital Ambition Is Outpacing Its IT Maturity, with Steven Hemmings
Steve Hemmings joins Nick and Raal to examine why maritime IT maturity still lags other sectors, what shipping can learn from cruise and banking, and why cyber resilience, asset visibility, data archi...
3 Sep 56min
Who’s Liable When Ship Control Moves Ashore? Cyber Risk and Maritime Law
This week, Nick and Raal examine what happens when maritime technology moves faster than the legal frameworks around it, from remote ship control and pollution liability to cyber risk and seaworthines...
27 Aug 59min
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
