In this episode, Konrad does not pull any punches. He discusses a wide range of topics from the emergence of new maritime social media role models like Captain Thomas Lindegaard Madsen and Captain Kate McCue, to the darker topics like social equity, human rights, and sexual abuse at sea.
Konrad also discusses his frustrations with the IMO, US Navy, Biden Administration, and MARAD as well as his recent and highly controversial Day Of The Seafarer article Death, Cancer, Suicide, and Maersk. He discusses Frank Coles’ new seafarer travel petition and Cole’s suggestion that seafarers strike for human rights.
It is unlikely that you’ll agree with everything Lena and John talk about but that’s the point. “Shipping today is preoccupied with HR and PR niceness,” says Konrad. “We avoid disagreement and debates about the uncomfortable truths in shipping. This is a mistake.”
