Aronnax

Craig Eason talks to: Alco Weeke, STC on the launch of METNET and seafarer training for a new industryDi Gilpin, Smart Green Shipping, on having a nuclear fuel carrier agree to instal a test wind system on a ship.Pia Meling, Grieg Green, on the risks of not understanding the transparency actsShane McArdle, CEO, Kongeberg Digital, on the future of the company now Shell Ventures and IdeKapital invest $90m

News stories relating to this edition of the podcast can be found atAutonomous Ships and Autonomous crew: why we need both CIMAC Congress returns to a new era of decarbonisation

Craig Eason talks to: Loukas Kontogiannis, Head, Marine Pollution, Marine Environment Division. Is ship sourced plastic pollution a challenge too big?Sofia Werner RISE MaritimeThe need to tell shipping’s growing good news about wind propulsion carefully Mariana Noceti, Principal Programme Assistant, Women in Maritime Programme, Technical Cooperation DivisionThe role of men and International Women in Maritime DaySveinung Oftedal, Norwegian Ministry of Climate & EnvironmentWhat exactly is a green corridor and how will it help the shipping industry in its efforts to decarbonize?   

Brim Explorer is a young company started by two entrepreneurs in 2018. It has thrived, now has a fleet of soon to be five electric or hybrid electric vessels, has a partnership with a leading ferry operator and a technology spin off. I sat down on one of the company's founders, Espen Larsen-Hakkebo, on one of his boats during a trip to Oslo to talk about the company journey and the idea for the tech companyAlso I have a slip from a conversation I had with the Engebret Dahm, CEO of ship owner Klaveness Combination Carriers about their decarbonisation plans and also spoke to MAN ES about one of the topics Dahl spoke about, the needs for the engines and the fuel

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In this third and final Aronnax miniseries, Craig is onboard the Finnlines ferry Finnfellow which takes him from Travemunde in Germany, North through the southern part of the Baltic Sea, to Malmö in Sweden. He talks to two of the youngest officers onboard and ponders the growing activities in the Baltic Sea and the much needed spatial planning to ensure it all happens sustainably and without hitch.LinksFathom WorldVASAB (Vision and Strategies Around the Baltic Sea)FinnlinesSeaFocus (and the Intelligence Hunt)

The Baltic Sea has huge economic, social and political importance. The ship's that sail it and the environmental work to save it are oft forgotten cogs in these machinations.In this first of three episodes I take three trips on three routes operated by Finnlines to talk to the crew about their careers and their views of the future. and to experts about the Baltic and work to clean it up and ensure its economic value can be sustainably achieved.This second part includes a visit to Helcom to discuss the issues of the poor environmental health of the Baltic Sea, unexploded ordnance and Russia, and then my conversations onboard Finnline's Finnlady while we travelled South.More details about the trip including photos and video clips can be found on www.fathom.world.Many thanks to Finnlines for letting me travel on their vessels and to give me such open access to the crew and to Sea Focus and the Intelligence Hunt programme who helped make it possible

The Baltic Sea has huge economic, social and political importance. The ship's that sail it and the environmental work to save it are oft forgotten cogs in these machinations.In this first of three episodes I take three trips on three routes operated by Finnlines to talk to the crew about their careers and their views of the future. and to experts about the Baltic and work to clean it up and ensure its economic value can be sustainably achieved. This first part reflects the crew and journey from Kapellskär, north of Stockholm, to Naantali, in the South West of Finland.More details about the trip including photos and video clips can be found on www.fathom.world.Many thanks to Finnlines for letting me travel on their vessels and to give me such open access to the crew and to Sea Focus and the Intelligence Hunt programme who helped make it possible