The Lloyd’s List Podcast: Can Japanese gambling deliver autonomous shipping?

What has the Apollo astronaut programme got to do with ageing Japanese seafarers and funding for autonomous shipping? Listen to this week’s edition of the Lloyd’s List Podcast to find out! On the podcast this week; Naoto Nakagawa, the former head of the Japanese delegation to MEPC, currently in charge of the Nippon Foundation’s project to create fully autonomous shipping, “MEGURI 2040”. Also featuring a brief snippet from the excellent Global Maritime Forum talk given by renowned economist, Mariana Mazzucato. You can find the full presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9T1ZlDlxsI