Brew with Captain Stu

Well, it may be all over for some of us, but the game plays on. So how do you follow the football when you’re away at sea?

As Mike prepares for a trip to the Saudi desert, Stu gives us a tour around the sparky shack, and Steven talks us through making a covert listening device with a simple rubber and elastic band.

As we look ahead to a new year, we consider the highs and the lows of the markets in 2022, and where things might be heading next.

And Stu is doing his best to serve up some smoko festive sparkle, with some rather wobbly antlers.

It’s been four long months since we met for our last Brew with Stu.

And since then, it’s fair to say that we’ve all had some fairly choppy waters to navigate.

In this episode, after what you could describe as a series of loose cannons in UK politics, we consider what life at sea can teach us about career progression and accountability.

We take a look at which sectors of the market are doing well out of the global energy crisis, and why there will always be fewer bad girls than boys in the world of shipping.

But first, Mike has some explaining to do.

Welcome to episode 10 of our Smoko - the podcast whose buoyancy keeps us all afloat.

In this episode - what makes you happy, and how important is workplace wellbeing? We’ll be finding out more about that, and the purpose of the industry-leading Seafarer’s Happiness Index.

Steven Jones earns himself a new nickname, after he shares a startling tale about laying cables in Bermuda.

And - now the mercury is finally rising and summer is almost here, we’ve been giving some thought to what constitutes our favourite summer tipple. For seafarers,  it’s all about the dirty beer.

Welcome to episode 9 of our Smoko, where ex-seafarers come together in a safe place to talk ship.

This time we’re discussing supply chain strains, the joy of vacuum fenders, and food, glorious - and not so glorious - food.

Speaking of which, birthday cake and beers are very much still on the menu for Captain Stu this week, as he continues to enjoy the spoils of a rather significant birthday.

Hello and welcome, to our smoko… our regular brew Captain Stu and his well-travelled crew.

This time we’re chewing the fat fall out from the P&O sackings, exploring the morality of the capitalist dream, and establishing why palm trees suddenly appearing on deck is probably not a good thing.

But to kick things off, Stu’s working hard to convince us that he isn’t a Formula One bore. Is it really a useful business metaphor? And if so, who’s he putting in the driving seat?

Welcome to the latest episode of Brew with Captian Stu, with the conflict in Ukraine ongoing and sanctions on Russia impacting global shipping lanes, were taking a look at the complexity of the way our sector does business. Does it really have to be so complicated? Stu has a big birthday on the horizon but definitely doesn't want a party, and somebody brought home a bit of a cough from their recent ski trip.

Hello, welcome to the first brew with captain Stu of the new year. With tensions high over a potential conflict in the Ukraine, we're taking a look at how wartime impacts supply chains and our seafaring community.

Hello and welcome to our festive edition of brew with captain Stu, this time prepare yourself, as we talk turkey about Elon Musk's Starlink, the importance of connectivity and what life is like for men and women who are away at sea this Christmas.

Hello and welcome to episode 4 of brew with Captain Stu, in this episode we've cracked opened the chocolate bonbons, and found ourselves an extra couple of mugs as Stu's joined by fellow tea suppers Steve and Mike, keep listening to find out more about an unlikely avocado protest, how shipping will always find its way round, and why every seafarer is devoted to their smoko.

In this episode, we’re taking a ride through the digital wild west. Join us on the gallops as we consider how to navigate uncrewed vessels, and the potential of our ops platform Podium as we move towards the age of autonomous shipping.