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Category: Maritime CEO

  • SRC Group: Containerised energy modules to the fore

    SRC Group: Containerised energy modules to the fore Containerised energy modules could be a common sight onboard the global merchant fleet of the future, says a leading name in retrofitting in this week’s big Maritime CEO interview. According to Hannes Lilp, CEO of the repair and retrofit company SRC Group, the interest in alternative fuels…

  • Geneva Dry Dialogues: Marcura

    Geneva Dry Dialogues: Marcura As marketing ratchets up for next April’s big annual dry bulk summit, Splash sits down with top names attending the event. As artificial intelligence gains ground across shipping, Janani Yagnamurthy believes the real breakthroughs will not come from broad, all-purpose models, but from highly tailored, shipping-specific intelligence. The vice president of…

  • Maritime CEO Forum Monaco: Bulk leaders navigate China, tariffs and technology shifts

    Maritime CEO Forum Monaco: Bulk leaders navigate China, tariffs and technology shifts At the Maritime CEO Forum at the Yacht Club de Monaco, five of the dry bulk sector’s best-known names gathered to dissect a market that continues to defy easy prediction. Moderated by Tim Huxley, CEO of Mandarin Shipping, the discussion swung between bullish…

  • Alfa Laval: Balancing short-term operational needs with long-term goals

    Alfa Laval: Balancing short-term operational needs with long-term goals For shipping’s leaders, the biggest challenge today isn’t just keeping up with technology — it’s knowing which path to take. “Making decisions about which technology or fuel to invest in has not been easy,” says Martijn Bergink, president of Alfa Laval’s marine division. “Rapidly changing regulations,…

  • DeepSea: The autonomy age is here

    DeepSea: The autonomy age is here 2026 will be the year autonomy takes off in cargo shipping, specifically with regards to propulsion automation, followed by full navigation automation in the forthcoming years, predicts Konstantinos Kyriakopoulos, CEO and co-founder of DeepSea, one of maritime’s best-known AI brands. A number of leading ship operators have been quietly working…

  • NAPA: Integration is shipping’s new superpower

    NAPA: Integration is shipping’s new superpower Shipping’s decarbonisation drive won’t be defined by one big breakthrough, according to Mikko Kuosa, CEO of Finland-based software company NAPA. Instead, the focus is shifting to combining proven technologies and tailoring solutions to fit specific vessel types and trades. “There will not be a single silver-bullet solution,” Kuosa tells…

  • Orca AI: Artificial intelligence moves from buzzword to bridge

    Orca AI: Artificial intelligence moves from buzzword to bridge Artificial intelligence in shipping has long been a buzzword. Now, says Yarden Gross, CEO and co-founder of Orca AI, it’s fast becoming the bridge linking sea and shore — and the next 12 months could be the most pivotal yet. Gross tells Maritime CEO that shipping…

  • SSI: AI and the business of building ships

    SSI: AI and the business of building ships Canadian shipbuilding software specialist SSI has been working at the intersection of technology and shipyards for decades. Today, Denis Morais, the company’s CEO, believes the industry is entering a pivotal moment — and AI is at the centre of it. “I’ve never seen shipyards more open to…

  • C Transport Maritime: Radziwill’s take on tariffs and dry bulk

    C Transport Maritime: Radziwill’s take on tariffs and dry bulk Donald Trump’s tariffs have had a surprising effect on the shipping’s largest sector, argues one of the most famous names in dry bulk in today’s Maritime CEO interview. “The shifts in global trades they caused have helped improve the dry bulk freight supply/demand picture mostly…

  • Inmarsat: ’The opportunity to transform is fantastic’

    Inmarsat: ’The opportunity to transform is fantastic’ Shipping is entering an exciting, potentially transformative era over the coming decade, reckons Ben Palmer, the president of Inmarsat Maritime. The question he has though is whether the industry will be able to grab all the opportunities out there, or will its conservative, fragmented nature hold it back?…

  • Geneva Dry Dialogues: HarborLab

    Geneva Dry Dialogues: HarborLab Antonis Malaxianakis, founder and CEO of HarborLab, a port cost management platform, is willing to do what few others in maritime tech dare – going public on return on investment (ROI) numbers, something he’ll also happily share with delegates attending Geneva Dry, due to open on April 28. HarborLab is an…

  • Geneva Dry Dialogues: Seaber

    Geneva Dry Dialogues: Seaber The tech space in dry bulk is crowded, concedes Sebastian Sjöberg, the CEO and co-founder of Seaber, a predictive AI platform providing data-driven decision support for scheduling and chartering optimisation. It’s a point evidenced by the fact that more than a third of the 58 sponsors of this year’s Geneva Dry…

  • Geneva Dry Dialogues: Manta Marine Technologies

    Geneva Dry Dialogues: Manta Marine Technologies Ina Reksten, who runs Norwegian vessel optimisation specialist Manta Marine Technologies, acknowledges many of her clients are struggling to meaningfully translate all the data heading their way. “It sounds straight forward, but a good outcome requires not only strong programming skills and setting data parameters, but also understanding of…

  • Geneva Dry Dialogues: Heidelberg Materials Trading

    Geneva Dry Dialogues: Heidelberg Materials Trading The dry bulk fleet is rapidly ageing and new orders will be vital next year, even if yards are overflowing with contracts for other types of ships. That’s the view of Willem Vermaat, shipping director at cement giant Heidelberg Materials Trading, who will be joining the minor bulks session…

  • Geneva Dry Dialogues: Nova Marine Carriers

    Geneva Dry Dialogues: Nova Marine Carriers Minor bulks are the most exciting segment in dry bulk, according to Vincenzo Romeo, CEO of Nova Marine Carriers, something that is just as well as the Italian is set to take the stage next April in Geneva Dry’s minor bulks session. “There are more origins and destinations in…

  • Geneva Dry Dialogues: Precious Shipping

    Geneva Dry Dialogues: Precious Shipping Making predictions in shipping is akin to chewing glass, Khalid Hashim, managing director of Thailand’s largest dry bulk owner, Precious Shipping. “Only the insane would do that,” he says, stressing: “Predictions in shipping are always wrong.” Nevertheless, when pressed to give his take on where the dry bulk markets will…