Tag: leadership

The Lloyd's Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub (LRMDH) and the Maersk McKinney Moeller (MMM) Zero Carbon Shipping Centre examine the human factor concerns posed by ammonia as a maritime fuel.

CHIRP Maritime has published an analysis which identifies the key causal factors of safety incidents reported to CHIRP Maritime over the past year. These include inadequate leadership or supervision, issues with visual detection, inadequate risk assessment, and the need for proactive safety risk management.

The Nautical Institute announced a new collaboration with The Seafarers’ Charity to develop a new range of training courses aimed at improving the leadership and management skills of seafarers and those working ashore.  

In an exclusive interview to SAFETY4SEA, Mr. Jannik Grothues, Managing Director, MHSS, talks about seafarers’ mental health challenges, noting that cases of bullying and harassment, suicides, panic attacks and hallucinations onboard show an increase.

The geopolitical uncertainty brought by the Ukrainian war, the continuous disruption post-COVID, and the escalation of climate change effects have pushed business leaders to put a greater focus on their sustainability agendas, according to the 12th UN Global Compact-Accenture CEO Study.

Extreme weather conditions, dangerous cargoes, piracy and terrorism, navigation challenges, equipment failures, and human factors, such as fatigue, mental exhaustion or poor judgment, make shipping a safety-challenged, or even hazardous, industry. This makes the safety culture a vital concept for shipping organizations that wish to reduce the risk of incidents. Have you ever heard of Hudson Safety Ladder?

Have you ever wondered what is driving your career decisions? How do you measure success in life? Why did you behave in a specific way to that coworker? All of these questions can be answered when you identify how you prioritize the six basic human needs, says life coach and author Tony Robbins.

All of us complement many different roles in our lives at the same time. Are you a parent? Are you a manager at your job? Are you a Captain or a shipping officer? Are you coordinating a volunteer association? Whether you are one or several of these things, one thing is certain: you are a leader.

When Green-Jakobsen prepared the Junior Officer leadership course for TORM, they based it on the Senior Officer leadership courses which have been core in TORM’s leadership development for a number of years. The course was structured to include Preparation, Facilitation and Application. 

Green-Jakobsen and TORM have worked together for many years. Among other things Green-Jakobsen has provided as series of leadership courses over a number of years to both Senior and Junior Officers.