Commodore G. Prakash (retd.) shares his insights on the current conflict in the Red Sea, and in general, the Indian Navy's work in the Indian Ocean. His work can be found at https://dras.in/author/cmde-g-prakash/ and https://www.eurasiantimes.com/should-merchant-vessels-be-armed-to-thwart-houthi/amp/. He can be reached at gp1064@gmail.com ..read more

Robert R. Frump (https://frumpblog.com) shares his insights into the sinkings of the Marine Electric and El Faro. Check out his books Until The Sea Shall Free Them and The Captains of Thor. Also as referred to in the podcast, you can listen to the testimony of Third Mate Gene Kelly of the Marine Electric at https://youtu.be/i-oQhCiW2_E?si=z4M-e3WSsyJahTCW ..read more

Vivek Menon, Associate Director, Global Operations & Industry Engagement at the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN.DK) shares his insights on combating corruption in the maritime industry. Vivek can be reached at Vmenon@macn.dk for feedback or queries ..read more

Capt. John Nicholson (www.idwalmarine.com) shares his insights about Navigation Audits and assessments ..read more

Marine Weather expert Huw Davies shares his insights on avoiding hurricanes and extreme marine weather, numerical weather prediction, and making the best use of weather forecasts for vessel routing. He can be reached at https://www.stratumfive.com/author/huw/ if you have any feedback about the episode. The same applies to me- reach out to me through my website parani.org or connect with me on LinkedIn ..read more

Captain Henk Hensen, FNI, shares his views on Tug use in Port (https://www.polestar-publishing.com/henk-hensen/). Tug safety, Training with Tugs, and safe working with Tugs, Pilots and the Ship ..read more

Konstantinos S. Galanakis, CEO of Elvictor Group shares his insights on how maritime crew management can be improved with technology and his insights on managing crew performance with a long-term strategy. You can read blogs from Konstantinos on Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/effective-crew-recruitment-7087078947691085825/). Elvictor Group website (www.elvictorgroup.com) Enjoyed the podcast? Connect with me on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/parani-vs-a5ab6363) or through my website (www.parani.org ..read more

Captain Jay K Pillai (www.jpmaritime.asia) describes his journey of leadership throughout the stages of his career, including in his last position at Pacific Basin as Head of Ship Management & New Building. He also shares his take on John C. Maxwell (www.johnmaxwell.com) 5 levels of leadership. Finally, Jay shares how his hobby of hiking helped him both professionally and on a personal level. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, connect with Jay and me (VS Parani) on LinkedIn. You can also find blogs and other podcast episodes on my website parani.org ..read more

Capt. Prashant Saxena (charismight.com) talks about the oil major vetting process onboard tankers, how to prepare for them, and SIRE 2.0. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, and have any feedback, connect with Prashant and/or me on LinkedIn. Check out my other episodes on my website parani.org. I suggest you follow/subscribe to the podcast (for free) so you get notified when new episodes are uploaded ..read more

I tell my own story to Praneet Mehta (merchantnavydecoded.com). Why I joined shipping, and what I've learned along the way ..read more