Tag: Resilience

A Human Factors approach can generate general guidance that would be applicable to numerous ship bridge and equipment designs. Overall, Human Factors can help to maximise the safety impact of safety lessons learned the hard way via incidents and accidents.

It is difficult to have a Safety Culture and an effective Safety Learning Culture when it is believed that only seafarers make mistakes of any consequence.

Georgia boasts a rich maritime history, and its seafarers are renowned for their exceptional skills and experience. Elvictor, a leading company in the Georgian market, presents this article to bring attention to the potential of Georgian Crew as a complementary approach to your crew recruitment, explains Konstantinos Galanakis, Chief Executive Officer at ELVICTOR GROUP Inc.

Irit Singer, Chief Marketing Officer at Windward, explains that ‘actionable visibility’ is vital for a more resilient supply chain. Implementation of IoT devices, widespread adoption of AI-powered solutions and machine leaning can help towards, and they should be utilized by all maritime stakeholders who are interested in improving their operational efficiency.

Three G7 countries – the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom – confirmed their multi-year commitment to building ocean resilience through the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) amounting to USD$22 million.

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.

Lack of knowledge of mental health issues can make those who are affected by them more susceptible to stigma, discrimination, and exclusion at work, or even prevent them from finding employment in the first place.

Meditation can be simply included into one's workday and practiced regularly. You only need 10 to 20 minutes per day to increase your resilience, reduce stress, control your emotions, and develop a positive outlook on life.

People living with mental health conditions have a right to work. A report by ILO and WHO on mental health highlights that employers should support people living with mental health conditions.

On November 10ht at COP27,  maritime industry leaders launched a joint statement highlighting the urgent need for coordination at all levels to not only reduce emissions, but also to make the maritime industry more resilient and equitable.