Ep 79: Voltic Shipping | Launching and Scaling a Modern Shipping Line

About this episode

Callum Beaumont interviews Ryan Dooley about launching and scaling a modern shipping line focused on solar-powered vessels.

In this episode of the Maritime SoftwareHub - The People Podcast, Callum Beaumont speaks with Ryan Dooley, Chief Commercial Officer at Voltic Shipping, about his career across maritime and technology and what drew him to help shape the commercial direction of one of shipping's most ambitious new ventures. The conversation also covers the roadmap from chartering vessels through to fully solar-powered ships, and what it would mean for the economics of shipping if this model works at scale. If you would like to learn more, you can visit www.volticshipping.com or reach out to Ryan directly via LinkedIn or email at ryan@volticshipping.com. ++ This podcast is brought to you by Cordell Beaumont, the specialist maritime software, commodity insights, and carbon intelligence recruitment agency.

People in this episode

Host: Callum Beaumont

Guest: Ryan Dooley

Topics covered

• shipping
• maritime technology
• solar-powered ships
• commercial direction
• career in shipping

Keywords

• Voltic Shipping
• maritime
• technology
• shipping economics
• solar power

Sponsors

Cordell Beaumont

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Voltic Shipping

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