Ship owners and charterers: the relationship is often contentious and, at best, a friendly tug-of-war over accounting costs. Each party enters into a long-term charter with something to gain, but their respective incentives rarely align. Owners time charter their...
Even before the turmoil of the COVID-19 health crisis and the global recession that has followed, the business of maritime shipping has evolved in recent years, pushing shipping leaders to adapt. Historically, ship owners relied on the patient asset-play strategy...
Voyage optimizations are multi-dimensional, outcome-oriented efficiency exercises. They’re a sophisticated look into what could have been, what is, and what could be. And to be done well, they need to be data-driven, outcome-focused, and meaningfully tailored to each...
Volatility in shipping is nothing new to vessel owners. In fact, savvy owners understand that to be profitable in this business is to ride the cyclical ups-and-downs of the market, responding deftly to paradigm shifts in capacity of global fleets, propulsion trends,...
In a small workshop of a tiny lake town, tucked at the tip of Texas hill country, and just 30 minutes Northwest of San Antonio—is where my dad has worked for nearly 50 years to perfect his craft. It’s here in Lakehills where my dad became a competitive slalom skier....
I recently attended the Maritime Risk Symposium at SUNY Maritime College, New York. It was the first maritime industry event I was able to visit since joining Nautilus Labs. The Symposium was hosted by the State University of New York Maritime College, in...
