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European Manning & Training 2013

SMM CEO Roger Adamson will be among the speakers at the 16th European Manning & Training conference held this year in Dubrovnik between 14th – 15th May 2013. Roger will be presenting on ‘Assessing Crew Communications Strategies.’ You can find more information about the conference here. If you are attending in Dubrovnik and would like to catch...

Is Ka band the only solution? DS Cyprus

A welcome invitation to speak at another of the Digital Ship series of conferences this time in Cyprus brought a pleasant change from the snow in the UK. Together with a chance to discuss our packed programme of research for 2013 with industry colleagues, my presentation covered ‘The future of satellite communications – is KA band the only solution?’...

Shipping World & Shipbuilder Interview

April’s issue of Shipping World & Shipbuilder includes an extended interview with SMM CEO Roger Adamson. Entitled ‘Battle of the Bands’ the article covers Roger’s predictions on emerging trends, the different rates at which commercial shipping sectors are taking up communications technology investment, and the demand from owners for IP...

ACI Maritime Comms & Technology London

Return on investment strategies and technology convergence in maritime were the themes of my presentation recently at the ACI 8th Maritime Communications & Technology conference in London. These two things are the drivers shaping our work across research, consultancy and commentary during 2013 at Stark Moore Macmillan. As we move ever closer towards the launch...

Maritime Insight Interview: Crew Retention

SMM CEO Roger Adamson was recently interviewed by maritime website Maritime Insight. You can read the interview here, and the text is below. Crew retention is the tip of the digital iceberg Almost 12 months ago an ambitious project began to take shape. Roger Adamson of Stark Moore Macmillan, Vizada (now Astrium Services) and two of the largest crewing agencies in...

Digital Ship: Crew Communications

The March issue of Digital Ship magazine carried an article by SMM CEO Roger Adamson on the latest Astrium Crew Communications survey. You can download a copy of the article here....

Astrium Crew Research Published at DS Bergen

It’s been one of the largest projects SMM have been involved in, but finally the Crew Communications 2o12 survey results were released at the Digital Ship Scandinavia conference in Bergen. It was an ideal platform for myself and the team at Astrium who have worked so hard on this project, to share the first real comprehensive data about crew’s usage of...

Groundbreaking Crew Survey Released

In the second quarter of 2012 Astrium Services set out to undertake a comprehensive survey of officer and ratings’ usage of, and requirements for, crew communication solutions in the commercial shipping sector. The objective was to establish a clear picture of current crew communications requirements, the level of access to communications,what crew paid for these...

Maritime Insight Interview:Managing Shipboard load

SMM CEO Roger Adamson was recently interviewed by maritime website Maritime Insight. You can read the interview here, and the text is below. Managing the data shipboard load and creating low/high end opportunities In the first part of my interview with Roger Adamson, the Stark Moore McMillan ceo laid out some of the issues that face the bandwidth vendors in 2013 and...

Maritime Insight Interview: Creating an easier sell

SMM CEO Roger Adamson was recently interviewed by maritime website Maritime Insight. You can read the interview here, and the text is below. Making the maritime satcom market an easier sell for the bandwidth vendors I caught up with Roger Adamson, chief executive of maritime marketing specialist Stark Moore McMillan just before Christmas after an extended bout of...

Seasons Greetings

A very Merry Christmas and best wishes for a prosperous 2013 to all friends and colleagues in the maritime industry and beyond. We look forward to working with you for a successful 2013.

Successful MEC London

As part of the Advisory Board for the 2012 Maritime Electronics & Communications conference, it may sound rather self-congratulatory to write about its success, but I believe that it’s worth celebrating when ship operators and suppliers come together in a positive way as they did in London recently. Feedback on all the presentations from delegates was...

Adamson on Advisory Board for MEC2012

SMM CEO Roger Adamson will be part of the Advisory Board for the 2012 Marine Electronics and Communications Conference in London. The event which will be held 24th & 25th September takes an in-depth look at major issues facing ship operators today and in the future and is an important event for anyone whose business involves electronics and communication...

Emerging Trends at Maritime Insights Europe

Fresh from my visit down to Cobham in Southampton, I was once again in London for this year’s Maritime Insights Europe conference. Held at the Strand Palace Hotel once again (where the lack of signal in the basement conference area was a continuing source of frustration!), the two-days were an opportunity to catch up with a variety of colleagues in the...

Maritime Market Overview for Cobham Dealers

As part of a busy June I was pleased to be invited to speak at Cobham’s Dealer Conference where the focus of my presentation was an overview of the maritime market. Cobham’s staff and dealers were both welcoming and focussed on the segmentation and stats I provided to them with many discovering insights which had previously eluded them and their...

OffComm News On Crew Communications

OffComm News magazine has published a review of Roger Adamson’s session at the Indian Manning & Training Conference. The text of the article is below and you can see the full magazine online. Alternatively download a copy of the article here.  Offcomm_News_Autumn2012....

Informa 5th India Manning & Training Conference – Mumbai

I was delighted to accept an invitation to speak at the 5th India Manning & Training conference in Mumbai from where I have just returned. As always the Manning & Training conference series lived up to expectations and the discussions were lively and wide ranging. During my slot I covered crew communications and gave some initial insight into the interim...

GVF Maritime Insights, Singapore

I kicked off my long-haul travel for 2012 with an appointment at the Global VSAT Forum’s Maritime Insights conference in Singapore. A co-operation between InterManager and the GVF it was an interesting mix of people there. My session was entitled “The Maritime Communications Marketplace: Analysing Wider Horizons” and, once again, the level of...

Declines in SMS traffic bad for crew?

In Finland, GSM operator Sonera posted a steep, 22% decline in Christmas Eve text messages a decline of 2.4 million SMS messages. Now this is unlikely to have a major effect on satellite communications operators with SMS services (such as Fleetbroadband & Iridium) as SMS traffic does not account for a significant part of their revenue and  the majority of the...

Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2012

All at Stark Moore Macmillan would like to wish friends and colleagues across the maritime industry and beyond a Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2012. We thank all of you for continuing to make working in the maritime space an enjoyable and fulfilling experience.