Dec 21, 2021
Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.
The international shipping industry is responsible for transporting around 90% of all international trade which has rebounded during the sharp falls we experienced during the pandemic. Capt. Rahul Khanna, the Global Head of Marine Risk Consulting at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty in London, joins RIMScast today to discuss maritime, shipping risks, and the global supply chain.
In this episode, Capt. Rahul Khanna shares how the shippers are now busier than ever with the global nature of this sector and the lack of spare capacity within it. He speaks about the impact that COVID-19 has had on supply chains, the pros and cons of chartering your own container ship as a company, maritime risk advancements, and the biggest supply chain risks that he is seeing regarding vaccine distributions.
Be sure to tune in for this deeply fascinating conversation with the first captain to join the podcast, Capt. Rahul Khanna!
Key Takeaways:
[:01] Do you want to reach risk professionals around the world? Here’s how to sponsor RIMScast.
[:24] About RIMS’ Global Membership and RIMScast.
[:36] About today’s episode with Capt. Rahul Khanna.
[:47] Upcoming RIMS current virtual offerings.
[1:30] About the upcoming two-day virtual event: 2022 RIMS RiskTech Forum.
[2:11] More about today’s episode with Capt. Rahul Khanna.
[2:45] Justin welcomes Capt. Rahul Khanna to the podcast!
[3:14] Capt. Rahul Khanna shares about his career and what has led him to becoming the Global Head of Marine Risk Consulting at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty.
[5:06] How supply chain issues are making it harder for companies to keep shelves stocked.
[7:10] How does the news of new variants, like the Omicron variant, impact supply chains?
[10:10] When Capt. Rahul Khanna was piloting his own ship, how big was his crew?
[10:44] Was Capt. Rahul Khanna ever a captain of a cruise ship?
[10:55] Capt. Rahul Khanna describes how it felt to pilot a ship for the very first few times.
[11:42] Some companies are chartering their own container ships. What are the pros and cons of doing that in the current state of the world?
[14:30] About the RIMS Mobile App, the RIMS Buyers Guide, and the RIMS 2022 RISKWORLD.
[16:08] The biggest supply chain risks that Capt. Rahul Khanna is seeing, regarding vaccine distributions and where along the chain he is seeing these risks originate most frequently.
[19:14] When distributing vaccine shipping around the world, how is security a factor when the ship gets to more hostile areas or countries? How would you account for your crew and cargo?
[23:11] Aside from COVID-19, what are the biggest supply chain risks we should be expecting in 2022?
[27:51] Developments regarding maritime risk that Capt. Rahul Khanna is excited for.
[30:57] Capt. Rahul Khanna shares some parting words of advice to the global risk management community.
[32:44] Justin thanks Capt. Rahul Khanna for joining RIMScast and shares some of the links to look out for in this episode’s show notes!
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“How COVID-19 Has Impacted the Global Supply Chain with Thomas Cook”
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Recent Risk Management Magazine coverage of Shipping and Supply Chain Risk:
“Shipping Risks Strain Global Supply Chains”
“Managing Supply Chain Disruption”
“Managing Supply Chain Legal Risks”
“Going Lo-Fi At Sea To Reduce Cyberrisk”
RIMS Publications, Content, and Links:
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Tweetables (For Social Media Use):
“Technology [provides] a lot of opportunities to make our supply chains … efficient, … fast, and safer. … Can we dial our focus from just maintaining them to looking [toward] the future … so that when we have another big problem, … we are … prepared?” — Capt. Rahul Khanna
“What the pandemic has shown us … [is] how intricately we are connected to each other. A problem in one part of the globe affects the other part of the globe … and this has been evident in the last year or so.” — Capt. Rahul Khanna
“To solve these problems, we cannot work in isolation. It has to be a coordinated effort, globally.” — Capt. Rahul Khanna