Port To Port Podcast

Chris McDade was appointed as Vice President of Gas Operations by Teekay in the Summer in the middle of the COVID pandemic.  His rise within Teekay to his new position has been relentless and his willingness to take on new projects and succeed isn't common so it was great to learn more about his journey in joining the industry as a Deck Cadet and the small decision at the time to join one of two vessel types and the eventual difference it made in his career path.

Teekay Gas has went through incredible growth in recent years and the culture they have created within the Gas Business isn't easy to achieve so it was great to hear Chris's opinions on how they have achieved this and the opportunities they have ahead of them in the future.

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Thomas Wøidemann is the CEO of Lauritzen Kosan in Copenhagen. We discuss a range of topics from what it took for him to achieve his career goals and how his loyalty and consistency in accepting new challenges within his company helped him advance to his current position.

Starting out in the commercial side of the business with a bit of luck before accepting a challenge to move to Texas to gain experience rather than the commercial gain that is often looked at as the primary motive.

Having now worked and lived in 3 continents we discuss a range of topics and Thomas shares his belief that those looking to advance their career should be willing and perhaps seek out new challenges and look to solve problems for their companies proactively in order to progress.

It was a real pleasure to interview Thomas and I hope you enjoy the podcast.

Chrissie Clark is the Programme Manager for Diversity & Skills with Maritime UK.  

Chrissie has made great strides so far in her first year in the post strengthening the existing Women in Maritime Network and Launching the LBGT Maritime Network, the Ethnicity in Maritime Network and the Mental Health Network.  All of the networks hold monthly meetings and engagement has been incredible so far.

Chrissie started her career in Diversity in Australia within the Mining sector.  You could argue Maritime and Mining are comparable in their make up and Chrissie describes some of the ways in which they broke barriers consistently and aims to do the same within her current role.

We touch on the more personal side of moving your family around the world and try to settle in during a global pandemic and the challenges both physical and mental.  Chrissie is incredibly passionate about all of her groups and none more so than Mental Health, it has been a hard year for millions around the world and this network has been such an important resource for seafarers and shore based employees that may have been struggling throughout and beyond the COVID Pandemic.

It was a real pleasure to interview Chrissie, her positivity and passion is infectious and I hope you enjoy the podcast.

Alexander is the CEO and Founder of SHIPNEXT and VARAMAR.  In this episode we discuss the thought process behind starting SHIPNEXT and some of the challenges he has met since starting SHIPNEXT.  As a company SHIPNEXT is a global trade platform linking ships with Cargoes around the world.

If you are looking for inspiration Alexander's story and attitude is sure to push you as he shares how he has pushed through the opinions of the naysayers and now successfully grown two businesses.

This was a real pleasure to record with Alexander and even if you aren't in the commercial side of shipping his passion for his business and what he has achieved in his career so far is testament to hard work, having a vision and setting goals.

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Launching a Marine Tech Start Up is never going to be an easy task but at Chord-X spending the majority of your first year in business in the COVID Pandemic hasn't stopped them.

I this episode we learn more about Jon and non maritime start to now leading an exciting start up forward.  Taking inspiration from Aviation and Formula 1 industries Chord-X is a game changer for vessel owners and managers for not only saving fuel costs but also in early detection of engine anomalies in real time either by crew or shore based teams.

Jon has interesting comments on the change drivers in the industry and some unique observations between autonomous vessels and similar advancements in other industries.

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It has been a hard year for many but one of the positive stories to emerge has been the acquisition of Harland & Wolff Belfast and Harland & Wolff Appledore by Infrastrata Plc.

In this episode we can learn a bit more about the man leading the charge for shipbuilding in the UK, Infrastrata's CEO John Wood.  We learn more about his background from childhood exposure to the Maritime industry to going full circle with the incredible story of his first vessel as a Engineering Cadet being built in Harland & Wolff. 

We were lucky enough to have John on for our first episode and hope you enjoy listening to it as I had interviewing him.