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The Market Lens: Has sustainability become yet another overused buzzword in the Maritime ecosystem?
The Career Lens: If on a scale of ‘humble brag’ to ‘loud self promotion’ you are a minus, keep reading!
The Leadership Lens: Control and Micromanagement might get the job done but it won’t build winning teams!
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The Market Lens
Has sustainability become yet another overused buzzword in the Maritime ecosystem?
Sustainability has become the most-used word in maritime boardrooms. But behind the buzz, we see that the shift is actually very real, just not evenly distributed.
With the IMO rolling out new greenhouse gas pricing and fuel standards, companies now face real costs for emissions. That’s pushing shipowners and ports to move beyond pilot projects into fuel transition strategies built around methanol, ammonia, and biofuel readiness.
Singapore isn’t waiting. It’s leading.
Here’s where it gets interesting.
While many markets are still testing ideas, Singapore is already running full-scale pilots from ammonia bunkering trials with Fortescue to biofuel collaborations with BP and Hapag-Lloyd.
Through the MPA’s decarbonisation blueprint, Singapore is positioning itself as Asia’s green fuel hub, developing infrastructure, grants, and partnerships to handle low-carbon fuels at scale.
There is a talent story that needs a closer lens.
We think this isn’t just an infrastructure story - it’s a talent story.
As sustainability moves from PR to performance, companies are creating entirely new roles:
Fuel transition and decarbonisation project leads
ESG and compliance specialists
Energy traders and fuel procurement managers
Port operations experts for new fuels and safety
And since this expertise often doesn’t exist within traditional maritime talent pools, Singapore is now pulling in professionals from energy, renewables, and data sectors to fill the gap.
What does this mean for Maritime professionals?
If you’re in the maritime today, your experience is still gold - but it needs translation.
The new advantage lies in understanding the intersection of shipping, energy, and technology.
Those who can speak all three languages - operations, sustainability, and commercial impact - will lead the next decade of maritime growth.
Takeaway: The future of maritime belongs to professionals who understand not just how ships move, but how the world is moving toward cleaner oceans.
The Career Lens
If on a scale of ‘humble brag’ to ‘loud self promotion’ you are a minus, keep reading!
Many professionals hesitate to talk about their achievements because they don’t want to sound boastful.
But visibility isn’t vanity - it’s clarity.
If people don’t know what you do well, they can’t connect you to new opportunities. The goal isn’t to self-promote, it’s to make your value easy to find.
Start with contribution, not communication.
Visibility begins with impact.
When you deliver something that genuinely helps your team, your clients, or your company - talking about it becomes natural.
Frame your updates as lessons learned or insights gained:
“Here’s what worked for us when we reduced turnaround time by 12%.”
“We found an interesting pattern while optimising costs last quarter.”
You’re not bragging, you’re sharing learning.
Turn your work into signals.
In today’s digital-first world, visibility happens through small, consistent signals, not grand announcements.
Comment on industry updates.
Share an article with a short thought.
Write one post a month about something you solved or observed.
These signals add up to a clear, professional story: someone who’s active, aware, and relevant.
Make your manager and mentors your amplifiers.
Visibility doesn’t mean bypassing hierarchy.
Keep your leaders informed about your wins - a quick summary in review meetings, or a note sharing outcomes.
Leaders often open doors for those who communicate their progress clearly, not loudly.
Internal visibility is as powerful as external visibility.
Takeaway: Being visible isn’t about self-promotion, it’s about storytelling.
Tell the story of your work with authenticity and purpose, and the right people will notice.
The Leadership Lens
Control and Micromanagement might get the job done but it won’t build winning teams!
As industries transform from decarbonisation to digitalisation, leaders are realising something important: you can’t control everything, and you shouldn’t try to.
The most effective leaders today focus less on approval chains and more on alignment - giving their teams the why behind decisions, not just the what.
People don’t need micromanagement - they need meaning.
Teams are global, hybrid, and fast-moving.
Leaders who try to manage every detail end up slowing the very agility they want to create.
What works better is context-based leadership explaining how a task connects to the bigger goal, then trusting the expertise you hired.
As Simon Sinek said,
“The role of leadership is not to control, but to create the conditions for people to thrive.”
Set direction, then step back.
This shift doesn’t make leaders less involved, it makes them more strategic.
When people understand the larger mission, they make smarter, faster, and more confident decisions.
And that’s exactly what high-performing organisations especially in fast-changing sectors like maritime need most right now.
Takeaway: The leaders who’ll define the next decade aren’t the ones who manage the most, they’re the ones who make others understand the most.
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