Maritime Means..‪.‬ Spire Maritime

In this episode of "Maritime Means...", Blythe is joined by maritime industry expert and Maritime Professor Lauren Beagen. Lauren is an attorney and legal consultant specialised in translating Federal Maritime Commission regulation and breaking down supply chain silos. Lauren talks about detention and demurrage, the Jones Act, and some of the legal issues the maritime industry is facing today.

In this episode of "Maritime Means...", Blythe is joined by award-winning, data-driven journalist Chris Cook.  Chris is a University of Oxford grad, currently serving as senior reporter for the Financial Times, where he recently co-authored a story that exposed Russia secretly taking grain from occupied Ukraine. Chris talks about using satellite AIS data and photographic imagery to bring light into dark shipping practices in his stories.

In this episode of "Maritime Means...", Blythe is joined by Lori Ann LaRocco. She is an American journalist, senior editor of guests at CNBC, maritime trade columnist for FreightWaves, author of six books, and most importantly, a mom of three. Today, Blythe and Lori will talk about her start in the maritime industry, current issues plaguing trade in present times, the future of trade, and the intricacies of trade in mass media.

In this episode, we invite John Konrad, founder and CEO of gCaptain and author of the book “Fire on The Horizon.” He is certified to captain the world's largest ships, has sailed from ports all over the world, and has built some of the world's most advanced ships and handled billion-dollar offshore construction projects in some of the world's harshest maritime conditions. Today, John discusses the need to trade critical daily products and services to keep our industries running and create jobs.

In this episode of Maritime Means, Blythe is joined by Chris Aversano. Chris is a product manager at Q88, a Veson company that is an information management and software solution for the global maritime transportation industry. He also hosts the podcast “The Last Dinosaur” about maritime shipping in the digital age. Today, Blythe and Chris discuss bringing the historic maritime industry into the modern age through technology, collaboration, and podcasting.

In this episode of "Maritime Means...", Blythe is joined by Sal Mercogliano. Sal is a former merchant mariner and firefighter, and current chair of the Department of History, Criminal Justice, and Political Science at Campbell University in North Carolina. He is also a maritime historian, faculty athletic rep, and the host of “What is Going on With Shipping?” on YouTube. Today, Blythe and Sal will talk about how to understand different maritime jobs, the history of marine disasters, environmental aspects of the industry, and the history of the world of shipping.