Sustainable Maritime Interiors Declaration
A Movement for Change
The passenger shipping industry is making giant strides towards greater sustainability, with big wins recorded for fuel, emissions, energy efficiency and other projects. To date, though, there has been no coordinated cross-industry action plan for ship interiors, with progress in this field made primarily from isolated islands of activity.
Unlike land-based construction, there has been no common best practice framework for sustainably building and maintaining ship interiors that can unite this community in the pursuit of collective goals. Interior designers and specifiers of land-based buildings have certifiable environmental guidelines that they can adopt and follow that do not exist for maritime projects. But in the maritime sector, it has been down to progressive shipowners to write their own guidelines or adapt practices from other industries.
The Sustainable Maritime Interiors Declaration (SMI Declaration) will not solve the challenges that we face but it will give us a starting point from which to move forward more positively. It will guide owners, designers and specifiers and it will inspire other stakeholders to contribute the missing elements that are needed to build and maintain more sustainable ship interior life cycles.
The SMI Declaration is just the beginning – the Sustainable Maritime Interiors initiative will grow, and others will join our cause to advance the sustainability of maritime interiors through associated guidance, best practice and, ultimately, through a formal framework.
Your support is welcome
Shipshape Consulting support the declaration. For more information please click the link to Find out more and add your support of the SMI Declaration.
News, Events and Conferences
International Cruise & Ferry Review Autumn Winter 2024
A first-class customer experience : Ferry Business Article in ICFR by Simon Johnson
International Cruise & Ferry Review Autumn Winter 2024
Executive Editor : Jon Ingleton, Editor : Rebecca Gibson, Ferry Advisor : Simon Johnson.
Published in association with Interferry, our Ferry Business section (page 87) opens with a commentary from Mike Corrigan, whose regular column provides another thorough account of the association's priorities, which align with the market's most pressing issues.
Simon Johnson asks Frederic Pouget, Arnaud Le Pouchelet and Joelle Croc of Brittany Ferries how five new E-Flexer vessels are renewing the operator's fleet and strengthen the customer experience.
International Cruise & Ferry Review Spring Summer 2024
A first-class customer experience : Ferry Business Article in ICFR by Simon Johnson
International Cruise & Ferry Review Autumn Winter 2024
Executive Editor : Jon Ingleton, Editor : Rebecca Gibson, Ferry Advisor : Simon Johnson.
Published in association with Interferry, our Ferry Business section (page 76) opens with a commentary from Mike Corrigan, whose regular column provides another thorough account of the association's priorities, which align with the market's most pressing issues.
Simon Johnson talks with StraitNZ CCO Will Dady in the latest article on how ferry companies are focusing on customer experience.
A first-class customer experience : Ferry Business Article in ICFR by Simon Johnson
A first-class customer experience : Ferry Business Article in ICFR by Simon Johnson
A first-class customer experience : Ferry Business Article in ICFR by Simon Johnson
Available to Download on Shipshape Website Following the Marine Interiors Expo 2023 held in Hamburg, these articles were published in September 2023. Simon Johnson asks five leading ferry executives and four distinguished interior designers how they are continuing to deliver an excellent experience for their customers during times of change.
International Cruise & Ferry Review Autumn Winter 2023
Creating compelling customer experiences : Ferry Business Article in ICFR by Simon Johnson
A first-class customer experience : Ferry Business Article in ICFR by Simon Johnson
Executive Editor : Jon Ingleton, Editor : Rebecca Gibson, Ferry Advisor : Simon Johnson.
Published in association with Interferry, our Ferry Business section (page 88) opens with a commentary from Mike Corrigan, whose regular column provides another thorough account of the association's priorities, which align with the market's most pressing issues.
Simon Johnson talks with Joëlle CROC of Brittany Ferries, Grand Navi Veloci's Matteo Della Valle , Steve Newbery of DFDS, Wasaline Peter Ståhlberg and Stena RoRo's Per Westling how they are continuing to deliver an excellent experience for their customers.
International Cruise & Ferry Review Autumn Winter 2023
Creating compelling customer experiences : Ferry Business Article in ICFR by Simon Johnson
Creating compelling customer experiences : Ferry Business Article in ICFR by Simon Johnson
Executive Editor : Jon Ingleton, Editor : Rebecca Gibson, Ferry Advisor : Simon Johnson.
Simon Johnson asks four leading maritime interior designers about the importance of data, detailed design briefs and collaboration
when it comes to creating sustainable onboard interiors that help passenger ship operators to deliver better guest experiences.
Helena Sawelin of Tillberg Design, Kristoffer Jensen of OSK Design, Alan Stewart of SMC Design and Jason West of WDC Creative share their views in this edition.
Creating compelling customer experiences : Ferry Business Article in ICFR by Simon Johnson
Creating compelling customer experiences : Ferry Business Article in ICFR by Simon Johnson
Creating compelling customer experiences : Ferry Business Article in ICFR by Simon Johnson
Available to Download on Shipshape Website This article was published April 2023. In the post-Covid era, ferry operators have recognised that they need to invest in delivering high-quality services that will exceed customers’ expectations and win business back. Simon Johnson asks Matteo Della Valle about Grandi Navi Veloci’s strategy
Travel by ferry with your pet. Shipshape Hound tours Europe
Interferry Conferences - The premier event in the shipping calendar
Travel by ferry with your pet. Shipshape Hound tours Europe
Our very own Shipshape Hound "Presley" toured Spain in April 2023 just showing you how much ferry companies have worked hard to welcome your pet to travel with you.
He loved the warm welcome from Brittany Ferries on Plymouth-Santander, Grimaldi on Barcelona-Civitavecchia and Balearia on Denia-Ibiza & Ibiza-Formentera.
He was the first ever Hound to attend the Shippax Conference 24-26 April 2023 and received his name badge as a VID (Very Important Dog) Woof woof 🐾
Brittany Ferries : UK Best Ferry Operator 2021/22/23
Interferry Conferences - The premier event in the shipping calendar
Travel by ferry with your pet. Shipshape Hound tours Europe
Shipshape Consulting were proud to advise and guide the Commercial Team at Brittany Ferries during the COVID pandemic to help manage the close down of operations and prepare for recovery in a post COVID era. Brittany Ferries were recognised for their outstanding delivery and customer experience :
- Extraordinary Marketing Awards 2021/2
- Best UK Ferry Operator 2021/22 voted by consumers at the British Travel Awards
- Best UK Ferry Operator 2023 voted by Travel Weekly readers at the Globe Travel Awards
Interferry Conferences - The premier event in the shipping calendar
Interferry Conferences - The premier event in the shipping calendar
Interferry Conferences - The premier event in the shipping calendar
Simon Johnson and Yolanda Stewart attended the 44th Interferry Conference in our home town of London. For the 3rd year in succession, Simon was moderator and was delighted to assist Interferry create another successful conference, which attracted record numbers: 370 delegates representing 260 ferry operators, members and suppliers from 40 countries. The Conference theme was on Innovation and held at the O2 Intercontinental Hotel London in 2019 ...
The 45th Interferry Conference theme was held in Santander, Spain 2-6 October 2021 where the hosts were one of our innovative clients Brittany Ferries
Shipshape Consulting were delighted to attend the 46th Interferry Conference in Seattle, USA 1-5 October 2022 and the 47th Interferry Conference in Hobart, Australia 5-8 November 2023
Attending and Moderating Conferences & Events
Attending and Moderating Conferences & Events
Interferry Conferences - The premier event in the shipping calendar
Simon Johnson was Moderator at the 42nd, 43rd and 44th Interferry Conferences in Split; Croatia, Cancun; Mexico and London; UK. Key Note Speakers have been David Rowan: Founding Editor of Wired, Robin Silvestor: President & CEO of Vancouver Fraser Port and Senior Executives from BC Ferries, Brittany Ferries, Carus, Kongsberg, Marine Atlantic, MBNA Thames Clippers, SilverRail, Spirit of Tasmania, Ultramar, Wartsila amongst others joined him on the stage. Take a look at our gallery to see Shipshape Consulting at work and attending conferences and events ...
Post COVID-19
Interferry Conference panel sessions: your route to the inside track!
Interferry Conference panel sessions: your route to the inside track!
Interferry Conference panel sessions: your route to the inside track!
News from Interferry: 26 Jun 2024 - Interferry2024 Marrakech
Interferry welcomes high-profile ferry leaders to the Interferry2024 annual conference in Marrakech.
The conference has a triple “S” theme of “Safety, Security and Sustainability”.
Sign up - see you there. 👍
Interferry study reveals ferry industry’s huge economic impact
Interferry Conference panel sessions: your route to the inside track!
Interferry Conference panel sessions: your route to the inside track!
News from Interferry: 12 Oct 2021 - A study commissioned by trade association Interferry has revealed startling statistics on the far-reaching extent of the global ferry industry’s value to the world economy. Research into the latest pre-Covid full-year figures found that, in 2019, ferries carried 4.27 billion passengers – on a par with aviation – and 373 million vehicles across a worldwide fleet of 15,400 vessels
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