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For over four decades, the International Marine Purchasing Association has been the voice of the marine procurement industry.
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IMPA London 2026 Preview: The GMPC with Paolo Magonio, Scorpio Group & GMPC Chairman (opens the original)
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Maritime procurement has been fragmented for decades. Can a group of peers sitting at the same table actually fix that, or is standardisation just wishful thinking in an industry this global and this varied? In this preview episode for IMPA London 2026, Steve Alexander sits down with Paolo Magonio, Head of Group Procurement and Services at Scorpio and Chair of the Global Maritime Procurement Council (GMPC), to unpack what the GMPC actually is, why it exists, and what it's already delivered in it
IMPA London 2026 Preview: Talent Development in Procurement with Joanne McCulloch (V.Group) (opens the original)
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Shipping doesn't have a graduate problem, it has an imagination problem. So how do you get the next generation excited about a career they didn't even know existed? In this preview episode for IMPA London 2026, Steve Alexander is joined by IMPA's Jasmine Schestak, Programme Manager and Head of Sustainability, for a look at talent development, education, and growing the next generation of maritime procurement professionals, followed by an interview with Joanne "Jo" McCulloch, Global Head of Fleet
IMPA London 2026 Preview: AI in Procurement with Rick Ackermann (BW LPG) (opens the original)
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AI is transforming procurement faster than anyone predicted — but is it making the profession sharper, or quietly eroding the expertise behind it? In this preview episode for IMPA London 2026, Steve Alexander sits down with Rick Ackermann, Head of Procurement at BW LPG and keynote speaker for this year's AI in Maritime Procurement day, alongside IMPA's Dom Scott. Rick doesn't hold back. He's candid about embracing AI in his own team's daily work — faster tenders, sharper contract analysis, real
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