All articles by Frankie Youd
Frankie Youd is a Senior Reporter for Just Auto. She has a background in Journalism with a BA Hons degree from The University of Sussex.
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It’s a match! The platform assisting maritime recruitment
Working in the shipping industry can be a rewarding, if challenging, career, which is why shipping companies must understand the skills and background of their seafarers to correctly match them up with tasks. Maritime tech company Seafair aims to assist the industry with just that via a digital platform.
Global shipping container shortage: The Christmas follow up
The Covid-19 pandemic caused a dramatic stir in the shipping industry when it came to container availability, leaving many companies unable to ship products, with others stuck with a backlog of empty containers. Frankie Youd follows up on the container shortage and profiles what the future could look like for this issue.
Artificial intelligence to the rescue: Assisting the shipping container crisis
The shipping industry is continuing to struggle with the ongoing shipping container shortage with many companies trying to adjust and adapt to the issue. However, could artificial intelligence guide shipping back to smooth sailing?
Tackling the shipping container crisis with help from AI
The Covid-19 pandemic hit the shipping industry hard and saw supply chains interrupted causing the globally recognised shipping container shortage which is seen today. With thousands of companies being impacted by this surplus, could AI be the solution to this problem?
Tackling the seafarer shortage with online training courses
The shipping industry has been impacted by not only the Covid-19 pandemic but also the issue of sourcing skilled seafarers. We speak to Nigel Cleave, senior advisor at OneLearn Global, to find out more about the maritime training provider’s courses and how the user-friendly interface has been designed with Gen-Z in mind.
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Sailing towards improved mental health with Isca Wellbeing
As of July this year, the Bahamas Maritime Authority has recognised the ‘Seafarer Mental Health Awareness and Wellbeing’ course offered by Isca Wellbeing. We speak with Isca Wellbeing director John Burden, to find out about the course and its development.
Cloud hiring levels in the ship industry dropped in August 2021
We’ve analysed hiring patterns using data from GlobalData.
Robotics hiring levels in the ship industry dropped in August 2021
We’ve analysed hiring patterns using data from GlobalData
Bringing AI onboard to support shipping’s decarbonisation journey
The shipping industry has started retrofitting vessels, exploring new fuel types and rethinking vessel design to help achieve ambitious environmental goals. Could artificial intelligence be the latest weapon in the fight against climate change?
Cybersecurity hiring levels in the ship industry for August 2021
We’ve analysed hiring patterns using data from GlobalData.