Richard Clayton
Chief correspondent
I joined Informa at the end of June 2017 from IHS Fairplay. My role now, as it was for the past two years at IHS, is to bring more than 30 years’ experience in maritime journalism to the business. This means I won’t just be writing opinion and insight pieces for the various sites, newsletters, and magazines, I will also be connecting with our colleagues in sales, marketing, and events to help build our presence. I have experience in chairing round table discussions, seminars and webinars, business and breakfast briefings; I have delivered keynote speeches at IMO events and shipping organisation events; I have written white papers on topics such as annual previews and key trends in the industry; and spoke to small groups both in-house and externally to set out how I think shipping is evolving.
My wife and I run a small Bed & Breakfast business in the beautiful Wye Valley, where we welcome walkers on the Offa’s Dyke Path, visitors to the England/Wales border, and friends who are passing through.
Latest From Richard Clayton
LR acquires hull performance data specialist GreenSteam
Lloyd’s Register says move expands its aim to solve complex problems with integrated software solutions to cut greenhouse gas emissions and operating costs
Maersk Tankers agreement opens door for rapid expansion
Christian Ingerslev, chief executive officer at Maersk Tankers, believes it is easier to maximise value and reduce carbon footprint if vessel managers have large scale. That is much better done if partners play to their strengths
Wind-power system for shipping to get transatlantic test
Airseas chief argues that with the cost of greener fuels likely to be much higher than existing fuels, reduced consumption will quickly pay dividends
Covid has revealed lack of investment, MSC chief tells London
Speaking to London Shipping Week, the MSC chief executive spoke of higher freight rates causing agony for customers, the need to find scalable fuels for the future, and a very uneven economic recovery ahead.
Shipping must stop thinking of seafarers as a problem
Shipping should regard the human element — at sea and shore — as a resource to be used throughout the industry. That resource needs upskilling; the initiative for that must come from seafarers themselves
Britain’s export trade has a great deal at stake
The UK is already a major exporter on the world stage and is looking to build bridges to trade partners in economic powerhouses of the future. But trade deals are not always as transparent as we think