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What we do

Further & Further is a consultancy that help technology providers and developers and commercial shipping find the common ground necessary to partner for mutual benefit.

Shipping has more digital tools than ever, yet very few of them achieve broad adoption, become part of daily usage, or reach the level of a trusted brand. Operators describe systems filled with features they have no use for and interfaces that feel detached from the work. Rather than improve their work flow, it’s often the opposite. The reluctance toward more digitalization is more often a reaction to being hustled into expensive cluttered tools that fail to match operational reality. When software doesn’t fit, it doesn’t just underperform. It also destabilizes the work.

What if the solution were software with less features designed by shipping for shipping?

AI is a not just another tool – it’s a strategic hire for your business. There is no “doing AI” – there’s knowing why you’re hiring it and what you want it to improve. We identify this first. Does it exist palatably off the shelf? If no, let’s change that. We work companies to move desired features into developers + AI to build with precision. The goal is to create tools that feel as if they were grown inside the company — sized to reality, integrated cleanly, and disciplined from the beginning with a plan for change management done really, really well so your teams make the most of the tools. You need someone internally to champion the choice behind it to override the fear factor of engineering your own replacement.

With new tools, access should build over time. Trust comes from results, and results build confidence.

Further & Further is brand agnostic and welcomes difficult questions and perspectives, just like you.

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Our Services

PR and Press

PR and Press

You’ll never hear us use the words revolutionary, game-changing, or disruptive and we’ll make sure you never use them either. We provide cringe-free PR – articles, website copy, event coverage, and podcasts – that sound like you and the people you like to spend your time with.

AI Content Fixing

AI Content Fixing

We improve low-quality AI-generated content – from lifeless and generic to red-flag inaccuracy – that’s costing companies credibility and eroding your marketing investment.

Make the world a better place and never say game changing again!

What Do People Say About You?

What Do People Say About You?

A brand lives in what people say when you’re not in the room. We conduct tailored market research to uncover how your company and product suite are genuinely perceived in the industry, and what potential customers are actively looking for that you don’t yet offer. You get clear insight into market expectations, missed opportunities, and the data needed to drive commercial growth.

Right Sized Tech

Right Sized Tech

We assess which technologies actually make sense for your operation and resources—and whether they’ll pay for themselves. We’re brand agnostic and start with a focus on incremental improvements with frameworks that can work with your current setup.

Venture Studio: Entrepreneur x Entrepreneur

Venture Studio: Entrepreneur x Entrepreneur

We partner with shipowners and senior maritime leaders to transform ideas into marketable tech by validating the fit in the wider market, shaping governance and scalability, building the go-to-market, and socializing adoption within teams so ventures don’t fall over.

Chatham House Style Events

Chatham House Style Events

Chatham House Rules. Reimagining formats and conversation to change the spectrum of desired outcomes.

Our Services

Right-sized Tech

You’ll never hear us use the words revolutionary, game-changing, or disruptive. We assess which technologies actually make sense for your operation and resources—and whether they’ll pay for themselves. We’re brand agnostic and start with a focus on incremental improvements that could work with what you’ve already got.

Reality-Based Sustainability Events

Partnering with Dr. Liapis from the Hellenic Institute of Marine Technology to create brand-agnostic roundtables with shipowners, technical managers, and decision makers where tech providers are naturally folded into conversations around industry friction points. We’ll use results-based examples without tech terminology to better understand where resistance lies and develop win-win solutions

AI Content Fixing

We improve low-quality AI-generated content—from lifeless and generic to red-flag inaccuracy—that’s costing companies credibility and wastes your marketing investment.

Make the world a better place and never say game changing again!

AI Consulting

Using the proprietary ML model developed by Satva Trust, we partner with maritime companies on projects where AI creates real operational value, focusing on practical applications that work with your existing processes, not against them.

Communications & Media

Many maritime websites look like they’re from before the war. Presentations give you a panic attack they’re so full of odd facts, text, and quarreling fonts. Communications feel like an afterthought because they usually are.

We help maritime companies who understand the importance of bringing value to the conversation. Whether it’s improving how your story gets told, the positions you take on industry issues, website content that’s well-written, straightforward, and effective, or starting a company blog or podcast—we provide the substance, edge, and voice to grow engagement and attract new clients.

Communications & Media

Many maritime websites look like they’re from before the war. Presentations give you a panic attack they’re so full of odd facts, text, and quarreling fonts. Communications feel like an afterthought because they usually are.

We help maritime companies who understand the importance of bringing value to the conversation. Whether it’s improving how your story gets told, the positions you take on industry issues, website content that’s well-written, straightforward, and effective, or starting a company blog or podcast—we provide the substance, edge, and voice to grow engagement and attract new clients.

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About the Partners

Emma Collier – Founder & Partner

After a decade building people-focused brands and bridges between industries, Emma has spent the last five years building in maritime. Working at the intersection of technology, adoption, and human decision-making, she ran Global Partnerships for George Economou’s EVIDENT, which tokenized the first maritime asset, a $100m LNG carrier. As the Founder of Further & Further, her goal is to provide the translation from tech utopia to straight facts so that shipping companies can vet and work with their vendors more strategically and the frameworks necessary to implement so their teams can realize the return on investment.

She is also host of the Further & Further podcast, which aims to somewhere between Lex Fridman and Joe Rogan for the maritime industry.

Dimitris Orfanos – Partner

Dimitris brings 17 years of hands-on experience in technical management roles within major ship management and owning companies. His deep operational insight into fleet technical functions — combined with practical understanding of digital tools in shipping — positions him at the intersection of engineering execution and strategic technology deployment.

At Further & Further, he evaluates vendor solutions and guides shipping clients with pragmatic frameworks that align innovation with operational reliability. Dimitris also advises on the commercialisation of maritime AI models, connecting technical needs with scalable digital opportunities. He couples real-world technical credibility with a forward-thinking mindset to help maritime stakeholders move beyond pilot phase and achieve measurable, fleet-wide outcomes.

Tasos Chatzisavvas – Commercial Partner

Tasos is a certified REV (Recognised European Valuer) and civil engineer with master’s degrees in Environmental Protection and Engineering Project Management. As founder of AEIFOROS, he specializes in renewable energy projects, property valuations, and technical consulting, with two decades of experience working with major Greek banks including National Bank of Greece and Eurobank.

As a Commercial Partner to Further & Further, Tasos brings deep knowledge of Greek regulatory frameworks, public procurement processes, and project implementation—essential expertise for navigating complex approvals and understanding what actually works in the Greek market. His experience spans from photovoltaic parks to real estate development, providing the local knowledge and regulatory insight that foreign investors and maritime companies need when entering Greek markets.

Christiana Aristidou – Commercial Partner

Christiana Aristidou is a Transnational Business Technology Lawyer, CEO of The Hybrid LawTech Firm, regulated by the Cyprus Bar Association, and an established authority in technology law, regulation, and digital transformation. With more than twenty-six years of practice, she advises regulators and major organizations on cross-border legal matters involving advanced technologies, fintech, compliance, and risk.

She develops comprehensive training programs with unique content, combining research, innovation, regulation, technology law, and digital transformation. Her work educates institutions such as the Central Bank of Cyprus, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, and other public and private entities internationally.

As a Commercial Partner to Further & Further, she supports maritime companies in evaluating technology vendors, strengthening cybersecurity and digital infrastructure integrity, ensuring regulatory alignment, and clarifying liability across operational and data systems.

Robin Russel – Commercial Partner

Robin navigates the complexities of maritime evolution with three decades of leadership across shipping, real estate, finance, and technology. Currently the CEO at Satva Trust, his leading Satva Trust to selection for the Lloyd’s insurance market’s accelerator programme, Lloyd’s Lab, from among 200+ global applicants underscores his balanced approach to industry advancement.

Get in touch

To schedule a consultation, event coverage, or learn more about what we do, send an email to emma@further.consulting or reach out directly via LinkedIn

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