Gard is a marine insurer helping our Members and clients manage risk and its consequences. We handle major casualties including collision, pollution, salvage and wreck removal and we learn from these experiences. Together with our Members and clients we work toward sustainable maritime development supporting new ideas and technologies for safer and greener ship operations.
OnWatch is our opportunity to share the experiences and ideas that inspire us.
Episode 15: Women in shipping - A conversation with Capt. Karen Davis & Margaret Kaigh Doyle
Episode 15: Women in shipping - A conversation with Capt. Karen Davis & Margaret Kaigh Doyle by Gard AS
27 Apr 2023
OnWatch Episode 14: Meeting the climate challenge - the Blue Visby Solution
Our guest Dr. Alice Larkin, Professor in Climate Science and Energy Policy at the University of Manchester, sets up the challenge in explaining her work researching "committed emissions" in shipping, that is the GHG emissions to be expected during the lifetime of today's fleet. Her study shows that the carbon budget for shipping will be nearly or completely depleted without immediate emissions reductions. Our guest, Haris Zografakis, a partner with the law firm Stephenson Harwood, explains how shipping can, sector by sector, improve efficiency and reduce emissions by up to 15% and without retrofitting.
8 Mar 2023
Episode 13: International Women's Day - A conversation with Ambassador Nancy Karigithu
in our podcast this International Women’s Day, we listen in on a conversation between our Gard colleague Monica Kohli and Amb. Nancy Karigithu. Monica is a lawyer with the London Defence team and President of WISTA UK. Nancy is a Kenyan maritime lawyer acting as Special Envoy Maritime and Blue Economy and is a candidate for the IMO Secretary General. She shares some sage advice for young people interested in entering the maritime sector.
1 Dec 2022
Episode 12: OnWatch for IUU fishing
Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) together with partners, TM Tracking and Global Fishing Watch have developed a tool for the insurance industry to assess the risks that insured fishing vessels and prospects are breaking the rules. Gard is one of the insurance providers testing the tool in the pilot program.
27 Oct 2022
OnWatch episode 11: Mariners Medicos Guide - Up close and personal
Gard has released the Mariners Medico Guide, a digital, tailor-made, medical guide for assessment and treatment of seafarers aboard ship. We caught up with two special women who spearheaded the project, Gard’s Alice Jackson Amundsen and Dr. Lise Skogstad Loftsgard from the Norwegian Centre for Maritime and Diving Medicine.
27 Sept 2022
OnWatch episode 10: David Farrell on the Jones Act
US Attorney, David Farrell wrote an intriguing article about the near demise of the US flag international fleet in the Tulane Maritime Law Journal titled “After 100 years: Has the Jones Act Sunk the Jones Act and vice versa?”. We talked about the history of the two prongs of the Jones Act legislation, cabotage and personal injury protection and compared the US closed registry for international ships to the system in Norway. Finally, Dave gives his view on the potential impact of the Jones Act on the current US Administration efforts to quickly ramp up offshore wind energy production.
3 Aug 2022
Episode 9: BIMCO’s single use plastics campaign - a conversation with Dr Bev Mackenzie
BIMCO’s Dr Bev Mackenzie provides expertise in marine environmental science, shipping and policy from plastics to climate change. We talk with her about the campaign to reduce single use plastic by replacing plastic water bottles with onboard systems that provide safe and good quality drinking water.
8 Mar 2022
Episode 8: See it to be it - Increasing gender diversity on board
Today we observe International Women’s Day with our On Watch podcast – “See it to be it – improving gender diversity on board.” Our hosts, Kim Jefferies and Kunal Pathak speak with two extraordinary women – Jessie Elizabeth Shifalo and Monica Kohli about their experiences aboard ship and ashore and how mentorship and networking can promote women in seafaring careers as well as shore based maritime industries.
17 Jan 2022
Episode 7: Learning from the Trans Carrier nurdle spill, Part 3
For our third and final podcast in our series about the Trans Carrier nurdle spill, we reached out to SALT, a Norwegian organization that was not involved in the spill and clean-up. SALT is a Norwegian consultancy specializing in marine pollution, marine management and coastal development. We spoke with Brita Staal and Joan Fabres about the scope of nurdle pollution and the effect of nurdle spills on the environment before concluding with a lively exchange of views on potential measures to prevent spills.
17 Jan 2022
Episode 6: Learning from the Trans Carrier nurdle spill, Part 2
In the second in our series on the Trans Carrier nurdle spill, we speak with Thomas Sturgeon, of ITOPF. ITOPF is an international marine pollution consultancy and is Gard’s go to expert for advice in the aftermath of casualties involving pollution of all types. Nurdles are the building blocks for plastic products and are about the size and shape of a lentil. Thomas provides insight into the difficulty of the Trans Carrier clean-up due to the small size of nurdles and the wide disbursement.
9 Nov 2021
OnWatch episode 5: Does Organisational Culture really matter?
In this episode of “OnWatch” we discuss the some key elements of culture and the impact of leadership in shaping the performance of organisations. We talk to Dr. Torkel Soma of SAYFR to understand the true value, and cost, of organisational culture and how it can be improved. Tune in to learn more….
25 Aug 2021
OnWatch episode 4 – Interview with Bernt Apeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Red Cross
Why Bernt Apeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Red Cross, remains optimistic for the future of humanity
27 Jul 2021
OnWatch episode 3 - Learning from experience – the Trans Carrier nurdle spill
Our guests Gisle Rong and Ole Aasbø tell what happened in the aftermath of the casualty and we discuss what can be done to clean-up and prevent spills in the future. Kim Jefferies hosts.
20 Jul 2021
OnWatch episode 2 - Spotlight on seafarer abandonment, Part 2
Following up episode 1's conversation with an abandoned seafarer, Kunal Pathak talks with Gard's Alice Amundsen and the ITF's Mohamed Arrachedi about difficulties in repatriation and tips for avoiding unscrupulous companies.
23 Jun 2021
OnWatch episode 1 - Spotlight on seafarer abandonment
Gard's Kunal Pathak hosts a panel discussing seafarer abandonment and slavery at sea.
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