Decent access to the internet at sea is the second most important element for seafarers after salary, says Inmarsat  

Price believes that larger shipmanagement companies can sometimes be less responsive as they can lose the personal touch

Frank Coles, who headed Transas until its sale earlier this year to Wärtsilä, has been appointed chief executive of Wallem, the Hong Kong-headquartered shipping services group

Decent access to the internet at sea is the second most important element for seafarers after salary, says Inmarsat  

The UK Chamber of Shipping chief executive — head of Britain’s main shipowner trade association — has been fascinated with the sea since his boyhood in 1960s Gibraltar. Now his modern-day priorities include Brexit, the sulphur cap, diversity and free trade, but he says the first task is to meet Chamber members

With the departure of Justin Murphy, the association has introduced changes to how it is run, including moving its IMO representative and communications manager Unni Einemo to the newly created role of director

The 54-year-old began his tenure in March 2016. Before that, he had been the deputy director of the No. 704 Institute since late 2003

Decent access to the internet at sea is the second most important element for seafarers after salary, says Inmarsat  

The industry veteran expects shipmanagment consolidation to continue, but appears to have no intention of giving over his own business into the hands of private equity funds