This IMO Podcast features discussion on the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution by ships.

Based in London, IMO works to ensure safe, secure and efficient shipping on clean oceans.

To help celebrate the first-ever Day of the Seafarer, IMO Secretary-General Efthimios Mitropoulos sends a message of admiration and gratitude to seafarers everywhere.

Thank you Seafarers.

Coracle is delighted to be supporting this initiative by publishing this podcast, by making the iPhone game Ship It! free for the day, by reducing the price of the iPhone app Maritime Glossary to £1.19 for the day and by running the ‘I’m the Captain’ quiz found at imo.coraclequiz.com

Fire on the Horizon

James Tweed talks to Capt. John Conrad about his book on the Deepwater Horizon accident.

Coracle meets Ryan Wallace of OCEANUSlive.org

OCEANUSLive is a suite of applications that allows Ship and Yacht masters, CSOs, Duty Personnel Ashore, and relevant maritime safety and security bodies to collaborate within a single, secure environment to enhance the safety and security of vessels at sea.

Supported by Watchkeepers to provide advice, it can be used exclusively or in conjunction with shipping company internal communications capability. Emergency Coordination chat rooms can be set up in a matter of hours as necessary to meet the demand.

The ICS prize-giving award ceremony took place at Trinity House in London on Oct 21, 2010.

This podcast has the speeches from Alan Marsh (ICS President) and Mr R Woods CBE as well as the prize awards.

ARMAC prize: Mrs M O’Reilly

CLARKSONS prize: Mrs T Henry

JOHN GOOD & SONS prize: Mr PK Maina

O’KEEFE prize: Mr R Coulling

SHELL INTERNATIONAL TRADING & SHIPPING prize: Mr CC Heng

STEPHENSON CLARKE prize: Mr S Neylon

E A GIBSON prize: Mr PK Maina

BALTIC EXCHANGE prizes: Mr J Holland, Mr M Bloete, Mr R Phillips

STEAMSHIP MUTUAL prize: Mr S Edwards
THE TUTORSHIP PIETER VAN GELDER prize: Mrs E Panova
IHS FAIRPLAY prize: Capt AK Sengupta

BRAEMAR SEASCOPE prize: Ms TL Carter

PETER TALBOT WILLCOX MEMORIAL prize: Ms K Narvidaite

CHARLES GEE & CO CENTENARY prize: Mrs E Panova

CORY BROTHERS prize: Mr C Hamilton

SHIPBROKERS’ REGISTER prize: Mr E Buttery

MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING CO (UK) prize: Miss K Aldrick

PORT STRATEGY prize: Mr A Kearney

ADAMANTIOS C HADJIPATERAS MEMORIAL prize: Mrs M Savva

MICHAEL ELSE AND COMPANY prize: Mr S Davies

VAUGHAN-JAMES EUROPEAN prize: Mr J Tiron De Llano

LLOYDS LIST prize: Mr E Rousos
PRESIDENT’S prize: Mr E Buttery

Do you have a particular interest in some part of the maritime scene? Would you be willing to share your knowledge for the benefit of the maritime community at large?

If so, we want to hear you on Shipping Podcasts…

Please send your mp3 audio recording to podcasts@coracleonline.com or simply email us with a time that would be convenient for us to call you and we’ll record you over the phone.

Our first listener podcast is from Henry Samut on the topic of piracy. Henry is studying for a post-grad in Maritime Law having worked for AP Moller-Maersk since the mid 1980′s.

This Coracle Online podcast – published September 1, 2010 – features maritime blogger Ryan Skinner discussing the PortFire40 …

This podcast is sponsored by ShipServ

Meet the Portfire40!
Acknowledging those who make change in the maritime business

Earlier this summer TradeWinds published a list of the 100 individuals and/or teams that they find most powerful or influential in shipping. They called it the Power 100.

Shipowners and scions topped the list. Even if TradeWinds ran away from the idea, the Power 100 parallels the Shipping Wealth 100. Wealth may be equivalent to power or influence, as these can be bought, but what’s to admire about that?

Some power and influence cannot be bought; it stems from great ideas and the courage to follow them, based on a desire to enrich society – not just oneself. The marine industry is full of people like this, though few will appear on the Power 100.

So welcome to the Portfire40.

The Portfire40 is made up of 40 personalities who are having a lasting impact on the industry by the novelty and vigor of their thinking, the strength of their passion for improvement and the impact they have on colleagues and partners.

This is an open and growing list: Do you know someone who fits the Portfire40 description? Send an Email or leave a comment describing who and why.

With the Portfire40, we’re looking for people and stories. Share those that move you. This is your chance to draw attention to that person you admire – if he or she is selected for the Portfire40, we’ll quote you!

For those who want to know where the term “portfire” comes in, check out the word’s derivation. Basically, it is a slow-acting fuse used in military and mining contexts. And that’s the value of the Portfire40; they burn slowly and silently, but to shattering effect.

Credit for the inspiration for Portfire40 goes to Steven Jones, who – in Shiptalk Recruitment’s newsletter Gangway – shared his take on the Power 100 and the need for something better.

The Portfire40 is a list of those shipping personalities who haven’t inherited a shipping empire but rather carved out significant change in the industry with passion and pride. Contribute today! Please Send an Email or leave a comment below with your candidate’s name, employer and why you think he/she belongs among the Portfire40. The more eloquent you are, the more likely you will convince the jury.

[Please Note: No-one, neither you as a contributor, nor the person you suggest, will be contacted in any commercial context. It shouldn't be necessary to say this, but in this day and age it is worth repeating. This list has no commercial value!]

This Coracle Online podcast is supported by ShipServ

This podcast is an appeal for help for Pakistan …

This podcast features an interview with Karachi based broadcasters Kiran Nanjiani and George Fulton.

From the USA you can text ‘SWAT’ to 50555 to donate $10 – Hilary Clinton asks for your help…

From the UK you can text ‘GIVE” to 70707 to donate £5 via the Disasters Emergency Committee

Would you be interested in learning about the different types of ships? Free Email based course from Coracle… Sign up for the Daily Draft here sponsored by ShipServ

This is a Coracle Online podcast, produced in association with sponsors ShipServ from the Connect10 conference held in Copenhagen in May 2010.

On this podcast you can hear Mark Holford talking about the Chauncy Maples project.

Chauncy Maples is Africa’s oldest ship and once renovated she will be Lake Malawi’s mobile clinic and in partnership with NGO’s, the Ministry of Health’s on-board nursing team will provide treatment for diseases such as malaria, dysentery, tuberculosis, measles, HIV/AIDS to inaccesible lakeside communities.

You can read about the charity on their website www.chauncymaples.org

You can donate directly via their justgiving page

This is a Coracle podcast in association with sponsors ShipServ recorded at the ShipServ Connect10 conference in Copenhagen in May 2010.

On this podcast you can hear the panel speak on Data Quality: the hidden cost in the communications channel.

Moderator: Don Staffin, ShipServ
Panel -
Lars Brenneke, EAST WIND
Colette White, Princess Cruises
Matthew Hodinson, SpecTec