We turned ten and we are pleased to present our new friend SAM that comes with a newly design of our logo and website. From now and onwards, SAM, which is a Sea Otter and officially our mascot, will join us to the journey of exploring the maritime industry.
Providing news insight and advisory for safety, environmental and sustainability topics in shipping with 200K visitors monthly on the web and a monthly readership of more than 10K in our paper publications, now that we count a continuing decade of presence, we decided to incorporate a few changes.
From late March, a new design of safety4sea.com is live with the aim to provide our readers an easier way to learn all latest maritime updates and get informed about key safety, green, smart and career challenges in the spotlight. It also allows our readers better access to special columns Career Paths, Opinions, Seafarer Stories, Industry Voices, Maripedia etc and to our YouTube channel in which they can find all events and talks as well other informative videos produced by our team.
What it’s more, its responsive design makes safety4sea.com adjustable to various screen sizes while when reading an article, they can scroll down and find related articles to enhance their knowledge on a topic. Also, the search tool has been upgraded, offering more options to filter news of interest.
SAFETY4SEA new logo keeps the core concept of our previous design, adding bold and sharp details on the lettering, alongside with our badge that incorporates a sea otter. SAM loves SAFETY4SEA new look website and hopes that our readers will enjoy scrolling down the fresh homepage and stay updated with latest maritime news. As always, your opinion matters and we will be glad to hear your thoughts about SAFETY4SEA as well as any ideas and topics that you would like to see more. So, don’t hesitate to send us feedback by taking our quick survey.
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As a sea otter, SAM cares about the environment; is very curious and likes to investigate new things. SAM is going to accompany us to our special columns, demonstrating ways to stay safe at sea, protect the marine ecosystem and foster sustainability. SAM is considered as an endangered large species of otter; thus, environmental protection is SAM’s key priority! Sea otters have excellent eyesight, a good sense of smell and strong teeth; so, don’t be surprised if you find SAM highlighting tips for proper lookout and safe navigation!
SAM will inculcate ways to build team coherence and spirit and will highlight how important teamwork is onboard because it is known that sea otters cannot stay away from their team, even when they sleep! In particular, when sea otters sleep, they often hold paws or attach themselves to kelp to prevent them from drifting away from their group.
More info about Sea Otters include: they inhabit coastal areas in the north pacific; they rarely come ashore, and they congregate in single sex groups known as “rafts”. They feed on crabs, clams, mussels, sea urchins and abalone. Thus, SAM will be highly sensitive to green topics, supporting sustainable practices for a cleaner shipping industry.
What is more, sea otters can live their entire life without leaving the water; This is the reason why SAM is fostering sustainable shipping and is committed to promoting safer, smarter & greener practices. In other words, SAM loves the sea and everything around SAFETY4SEA. Let’s welcome SAM to our team!
On the occasion, we are pleased to also announce SAFETY4SEA Crew Welfare Survey (including Wellness & Wellbeing elements) as an industry initiative to assess status, provide feedback to all industry stakeholders and identify a roadmap to improve on an organizational and industry level. This will be the 2nd Crew Welfare Survey as we have had a similar initiative conducted within Q4 of 2019 Have your say and participate in our survey to give rise to welfare issues.
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Did you know?
- Sea Otters are the smallest marine mammal.
- Held every year during the last week in September, Sea Otter Awareness Week spotlights the important role of sea otters in nearshore ecosystems of the North Pacific Ocean.
- World Otter Day is celebrated every year on the last Wednesday of May. This day was founded by the International Otter Survival Fund (IOSF).
- Fun fact: An otter pup’s fur is so dense that it cannot dive underwater until it gets its adult fur. This comes in handy when mothers leave their pups safely floating on the water’s surface while they forage for food.
