Shipping must be prepared for social media storms In today’s instant media world, silence equals guilt or worse – that you are running away from the problem By Ed Ion
Mainstream market moves as maritime media landscape changes There is a feeling that the news business desperately needs – and wants – more innovation. By Ed Ion
Post crisis dawn for super managers The image of the third-party ship management sector is changing – and a new breed of ‘super manager’ is emerging fast. By Ed Ion
The vessels dragged into a bigger story In these cases, seemingly ‘minor’ incidents can get blown out of all proportion… By Edward Ion
In a crisis – call first One of the staple pieces of advice we give to our clients is to pick up the phone and call us when a serious situation is developing By Edward Ion
Lloyd’s Open Form – at the centre in a major maritime crisis Far fewer LOFs are signed these days because there are fewer shipping accidents By Edward Ion
Shipping’s darkest secret: coping with suicide at sea In the shipping industry, it is one of the last taboos By Edward Ion
US Election – and the fractured state of news reporting The noble ideas of balance and impartiality are well and truly dated By Edward Ion
Drills: keeping it real This is a drill, this is a drill” – the words often inspire apprehension and boredom in equal measure By Dustin Eno
Covid-19: transforming journalism and how the media sees shipping The pandemic has left journalists worldwide facing multiple crises… By Edward Ion
The new generation of journalists …what do they want from you? Our advice to owners and all operators of ships is to treat all journalists equally. By Edward Ion
Media covering the unrest in Hong Kong – or fomenting it? The scale of the trouble, size of the demonstrations and disturbingly violent actions on all sides have played out in the media in gory detail. By Edward Ion
Protecting your fleet from cyber attack – start with the easy stuff It seems as if the cyber story and shipping is going to run and run and there is no doubt it is a headline grabbing topic. By Edward Ion
Fujairah attacks – when shipping is caught up in a bigger story For shipping, yet again it shows the industry is a very soft target… By Edward Ion
Communicating in a crisis when the problem is in China We’ve all seen the ‘Great Fire Wall of China’ joke and it’s one that is likely to be cracked for quite a while… By Edward Ion
