Special Collaboration: The Last Dinosaur & The Teqplay Vodcast | Driving change in maritime together

This special co-production between Driving Change in Maritime and The Last Dinosaur brings together Léon Gommans, CEO and co-founder of Teqplay, and Chris Aversano, host of The Last Dinosaur and Partnership Lead at Wood Mackenzie.

We discuss how Teqplay was built around one core idea: making maritime operations more visible, predictable, and collaborative through digital twin technology. From AIS data and port orchestration to automated Statements of Facts and operational transparency, we explore how better data changes the way ports and shipping companies operate.

The conversation also dives into the broader digital transformation of shipping, which includes AI, siloed operations, resistance to transparency, startup consolidation, and why maritime still struggles with manual processes despite the scale of global trade.

Along the way, we reflect on why we both started maritime podcasts, how media can attract new talent into the industry, and why the future of shipping depends as much on trust and people as it does on technology.