Foresights

The purpose of ship management has not changed. The nature of excellence has.
In this thought leadership article, Anglo-Eastern Univan Group CEO Bjorn Hojgaard examines how the expectations placed on modern ship managers are evolving in an increasingly complex operating environment. While safe operations, technical excellence and regulatory compliance remain fundamental, today’s owners are asking different questions, around resilience, cybersecurity, decarbonisation, geopolitics, crew development, AI, and long-term risk.
Bjorn argues that ship management is not a commodity but a professional craft built on judgement, capability and trust. As uncertainty becomes a defining feature of global trade, owners are no longer buying technical management alone. They are investing in accumulated experience, resilient systems, strong people, operational discipline and the peace of mind that comes from knowing their assets are being managed with a long-term perspective.
Drawing on Anglo-Eastern’s investments in people, digital infrastructure, AI, security intelligence and sustainability services, the article explores why the future of ship management will be defined not by scale alone, but by organisations that continually compound knowledge, judgement and trust.
By Bjorn Hojgaard, CEO, Anglo-Eastern Univan Group

Our whitepaper highlights how seafarers still face daily hassles with paper forms, necessitating lengthy walks across large vessels for signatures and repeated data entry across systems, adding complexity to demanding work.

The maritime industry has historically lagged in digital transformation due to poor sea connectivity and reliance on manual routines, but advances like Starlink’s low-latency networks now enable cloud access, mobile apps, real-time data sharing, and seamless workflows.

Anglo-Eastern views this shift as essential, integrating connectivity with chosen platforms for a paperless future that empowers crews, boosts compliance, and delivers value to shipowners through transparent operations.

The digitisation roadmap provides point-of-work access to digital permits, checklists, and logs, automates workflows to cut duplication, and ensures validated data for safety and fleet-wide regulatory assurance, with a table outlining key initiatives.

Read the full report to learn more

Our whitepaper highlights how seafarers still face daily hassles with paper forms, necessitating lengthy walks across large vessels for signatures and repeated data entry across systems, adding complexity to demanding work.

The maritime industry has historically lagged in digital transformation due to poor sea connectivity and reliance on manual routines, but advances like Starlink’s low-latency networks now enable cloud access, mobile apps, real-time data sharing, and seamless workflows.

Anglo-Eastern views this shift as essential, integrating connectivity with chosen platforms for a paperless future that empowers crews, boosts compliance, and delivers value to shipowners through transparent operations.

The digitisation roadmap provides point-of-work access to digital permits, checklists, and logs, automates workflows to cut duplication, and ensures validated data for safety and fleet-wide regulatory assurance, with a table outlining key initiatives.

Read the full report to learn more

Our whitepaper highlights how seafarers still face daily hassles with paper forms, necessitating lengthy walks across large vessels for signatures and repeated data entry across systems, adding complexity to demanding work.

The maritime industry has historically lagged in digital transformation due to poor sea connectivity and reliance on manual routines, but advances like Starlink’s low-latency networks now enable cloud access, mobile apps, real-time data sharing, and seamless workflows.

Anglo-Eastern views this shift as essential, integrating connectivity with chosen platforms for a paperless future that empowers crews, boosts compliance, and delivers value to shipowners through transparent operations.

The digitisation roadmap provides point-of-work access to digital permits, checklists, and logs, automates workflows to cut duplication, and ensures validated data for safety and fleet-wide regulatory assurance, with a table outlining key initiatives.

Read the full report to learn more

Our whitepaper highlights Mission 30, Anglo-Eastern’s initiative to accelerate young officers’ advancement and promote growth, accountability, and leadership. Maritime careers are shifting, with fewer than 25% planning to remain at sea long-term and promotions occurring later due to breaks and retraining. 

Mission 30 aims for 30% of officers to reach management before age 30, meeting all standard promotion criteria. Supporting this, the Career Care programme provides personalised guidance and mentorship, while the STAR Award rewards early leadership. 

Since launching, internal promotions have surged, exam participation doubled, and retention improved.

The company focuses on internal development, culture, and technology like digital career tracking and a Talent Acquisition Platform to ensure fair, transparent advancement. 

CEO Bjorn Hojgaard says, “Technology will matter, but people will matter more” with systems empowering maritime talent.

Read the full report to see how we are turning complexity into clarity, and disruption into opportunity – one vessel at a time:

This issue of Foresights discusses this new reality of ship management: one defined by technological disruption and regulatory acceleration. Legacy vessels need to be more intelligently maintained to preserve value over the longer term, while the management of modern/digital vessels comes with new layers of complexity that require real-time insights, domain expertise, and proactive strategies.

This transformation is not just technical, it is reshaping the very DNA of shipbuilding, management, operations, and ownership.

Anglo-Eastern’s Asset Management & Technical Support Division (AMTS) offers a transformative solution tailored to this new reality. With a purpose-built Centre of Excellence comprising Electrical, Asset Integrity, and Telemetry Services teams, AMTS delivers proactive, data-driven strategies that extend asset lifecycles, reduce operational risk, and optimise OPEX.

Read the full report to see how we are turning complexity into clarity, and disruption into opportunity – one vessel at a time:

This issue of Foresights explores the key outcomes of MEPC 83 concerning GHG emissions, their implications for the shipping industry, and the role of Anglo-Eastern in assisting shipowners in complying with decarbonisation targets.

This issue of Foresights aims to delve deeper into this noteworthy case and the roles and responsibilities of the various parties involved, answering key questions that have placed it in the spotlight of the world’s media.

This issue of Foresights aims to delve deeper into this noteworthy case and the roles and responsibilities of the various parties involved, answering key questions that have placed it in the spotlight of the world’s media.

This issue of Foresights aims to delve deeper into this noteworthy case and the roles and responsibilities of the various parties involved, answering key questions that have placed it in the spotlight of the world’s media.

This issue of Foresights aims to delve deeper into this noteworthy case and the roles and responsibilities of the various parties involved, answering key questions that have placed it in the spotlight of the world’s media.