Brazil – why cabotage should open for foreign companies
With more than 4,000 kilometers of coastline and thousands of kilometers of navigable rivers, the expansion of the Brazilian cabotage market presents opportunities which are as vast as the country itself. To stimulate competition in this sector and benefit the entire supply chain, the Brazilian Federal Government has proposed the creation of a new regulatory […]
US Election – and the fractured state of news reporting
Like many people around the world I was gripped by the live TV coverage of the US presidential election last month. Breaking news of the results made for compulsive viewing. But I was also fascinated for another reason: the way that many major news organisations have now given up all pretence of offering balanced and […]
Beware the armchair expert
One of the challenges with rolling TV news is how to keep the content varied and fresh. For developing or long-running stories, the production team will trawl networks and contacts for any talking head that can be persuaded to step in front of the camera and give their opinion. While this gives much needed colour […]
Newsletter December 2020
In this issue we see how a migrant stowaway attempt is spun into a hostage crisis. The US Election and how news reporting has fractured offers further media insight. Cabotage in Brazil: an economic frontier that could open up to the world – we find out how. There’s a look at environmental compliance – how […]
Our next webinar
As the pandemic continues to restrict our ability to travel and meet in-person, we are continuing our webinar series. A huge thank you to the speakers and panellists who have contributed to our webinars so far and thank you to the thousands of you who have joined us from almost every corner of the globe […]
Crew changes – make mental health a priority
Swathes of seafarers are serving well beyond the terms of their original contracts amid the on-going coronavirus pandemic. Separated from friends and family, supporting their mental health is now more important than ever before. Navigate Response assembled a team of experts to discuss one of the great challenges the maritime industry faces. During a one-hour […]
What are you waiting for?
Well, we got through the summer months. Like the months before, it was a world of online platforms, for those of us not stranded at airports as one quarantine rule replaced another at a few hours’ notice. Time to take stock, space to think ahead or simply catch up on those things that never get […]
Rescue attempts arrive on time for Puchi the dog
On 29 March 2020, Bernhard Schulte owned vessel Johann Schulte was en route in the Alboran Sea when second officer Szczytko spotted smoke in the distance from a small craft. It was a fishing vessel on fire. Capt. Yevtushenko was informed, and the crew prepared immediately the rescue boat, whilst liaising with Spanish authorities. The […]
Drills: keeping it real
“This is a drill, this is a drill” – the words often inspire apprehension and boredom in equal measure in the offices of many ship owners and managers. Mounting regulation and increasing transparency in our industry have combined to ensure that undertaking drills has become an increasingly integral part of the daily workload for seafarers […]
How to take a great photo – for you and your company
The nature of working in crisis media response inevitably means I end up having to focus on the pernicious, sometimes damaging, impacts of photos on social media. Our clients expect that. When I conduct training, there is sadly no shortage of bad practice I can draw from to illustrate how using social media irresponsibly can […]