Tag: Interviews

In an exclusive interview to SAFETY4SEA, Mrs Sara Baade, CEO at Sailors’ Society makes an assessment of the pandemic impact so far, noting as a key opportunity the fact that the COVID-19 has put the spotlight on seafarer mental health and wellbeing.

In an exclusive interview to SAFETY4SEA, Dr Nikos Mikelis, Non-executive Director, GMS, provides updates of the regulatory scheme surrounding ship recycling and the current situation in ship recycling yards.

In an exclusive interview to SAFETY4SEA, Mrs Theresa Crossley, Chief Executive Officer, International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) shares her perspectives on enhancing diversity and inclusion within the maritime industry, citing efforts done so far by her organization.

In an exclusive interview to SAFETY4SEA, Mr. Mark Dickinson, General Secretary at Nautilus International outlines the key challenges and opportunities of the pandemic, urging for more action for the acknowledgement of seafarers as key workers.

In late April, ILO adopted Resolution concerning COVID-19 vaccination for seafarers, proposed by the Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry (SDM). Cyprus is now calling for a mapping exercise to identify the number of vaccines required for seafarers ashore at seafarer supplying countries. In this context, Mr Vassilios Demetriades, Cyprus Shipping Deputy Minister, talks about this new resolution and how Cyprus continues to push for safe crew changes and maintain momentum with seafarer vaccinations.

In an exclusive interview to SAFETY4SEA, James Collett, Managing Director Sperry Marine & President of CIRM, the organisation dedicated to developing and sharing global standards for shipborne electronic equipment and systems, refers to key barriers and opportunities towards a widespread adoption of digitalization within maritime industry.

Blue Planet Shipping announced that the entire crew of MV Afros has been vaccinated onboard with the USA/EU approved single dose Johnson & Jonhson vaccine. On the occasion, SAFETY4SEA contacted Mrs. Ioanna Vernardou, DPA / CSO, Blue Planet Shipping Safety Quality Environmental Department, to learn more about the vaccination process and spread the message across.

Capt. Hans Hederström, Chalmers University of Technology, Professor of the Practice, Dept. of Mechanics and Maritime Sciences, highlights that the maritime industry needs to quit perception that human is the creator of problems and focus instead on ways to empower human skills.

Nigel Koh, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SOL-X Pte. Ltd., a Behavioral Based Safety company, outlines the key safety challenges of human factors and ways to mitigate risks onboard.

Roberto Coustas, Co-Founder and CEO, DeepSea, discusses the opportunities that AI-based vessel optimisation presents for the decarbonisation of fleets and the wider shipping industry.