Human Sustainability in Shipping
During the 2023 Crew Welfare Week, Mr. Ronald Spithout, Managing Director, OneHealth by VIKAND, challenged the industry to rethink its human wellness strategy and consider a Crew Asset Management approach.
Read moreDuring the 2023 Crew Welfare Week, Mr. Ronald Spithout, Managing Director, OneHealth by VIKAND, challenged the industry to rethink its human wellness strategy and consider a Crew Asset Management approach.
Read moreDuring a discussion on the second day of the 2023 Crew Welfare Week, ship managers focused on the key challenges related to seafarers’ wellbeing and highlighted the impact of technology and digitalization in shipping industry.
Read moreMukesh Chatter, CEO and co-founder of Alsym Energy explains that the maritime industry needs help to progress toward net-zero emissions. The industry is struggling partially due to inaction by governments but also because it’s waiting for new alternative fuel technologies to become available, including ammonia, methane, and hydrogen.
Read moreDuring the 2023 Crew Welfare Week, Mrs. Penelope Robotis Clinical & Organizational Psychologist Msc., of IMEQ Center, referred to the key challenges of multigenerational crew and highlighted that we need to systematically explore and analyze factors that may covertly interact and negatively impact crew welfare.
Read moreDavid Griffiths, Claims Executive of UK P&I Club states that to enable decarbonisation of shipping by 2050, in alignment with the Paris Agreement temperature goals, zero emission fuels need to make up 5% of international shipping fuels and 15% of domestic shipping fuels by 2030.
Read moreDuring the 2023 Crew Welfare Week, Mr. Simon Grainge, Chief Executive, ISWAN, highlighted that crew welfare now has a higher profile as a result of the pandemic but we must not lose our focus on this important issue. Seafarers of the future will need to cope with the demands of more technology and smaller crews so good quality welfare remains crucial to the future of seafaring and has important implications for recruitment and retention, he explained.
Read moreMr. Jacob Damgaard, Associate Director, Loss Prevention, Britannia P&I Club says that drug and alcohol abuse is a problem that affects all industries, including shipping.
Read moreDuring the 2023 Crew Welfare Week, Christopher L. Hall, Managing Director, Hong Kong, The American Club, highlighted the importance of quality and adequate sleep for people onboard. Sleep at sea can play a critical role to seafarers’ safety and health and industry needs to make the promotion of better sleep a priority.
Read moreIt's no secret that sexism still affects women in 2023. However, as individuals age, they also experience ageism based on gender, or gendered age-ism. It affects a woman's ability to advance professionally as well as her physical and mental wellness.
Read moreDuring the 2023 Crew Welfare Week, Dr. Christian Lubaton, Medical Director, Nordic Medical Clinic, stressed that a seafarer who is psychologically distressed is not safe for all people onboard and suggested a three-step framework for seafarers’ mental health.
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