Tag: safety culture

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has developed advanced simulation modeling of thermal runaway in Lithium-ion battery fires, with the aim to tackle one of maritime’s biggest emergent safety risks.

In an exclusive interview during Nor-Shipping 2025, held from June 2–6 in Oslo, Cristina Saenz de Santa Maria, Chief Operating Officer, Maritime at DNV, emphasizes that advancing the sector’s green transformation requires more than technology and innovation.

During the 2025 SAFETY4SEA Hamburg Forum, Lennart Ripke, Senior Consultant, Commercial Director, Green Jakobsen, discussed how organizational safety often neglects the role of human factors in systems, processes and equipment, leading to gaps in overall safety performance.

On 25 June, the global maritime community comes together to celebrate the Day of the Seafarer. This year's campaign, 'My Harassment-Free Ship', is a bold initiative aiming to promote a culture of respect and zero tolerance for bullying and harassment at sea.

Following the announcement of the launch of the Lloyd’s Register Foundation Global Safety Evidence Centre, we spoke with Nancy Hey, Director of Evidence and Insight at the Foundation, about the Centre’s key focus areas and the concept behind its creation.

BSEE published an alert highlighting an incident where a dropped steel plate during drilling operations injured two personnel.

Behind every technical process is a human decision—and in the demanding world of maritime work, human behavior isn’t just a side factor. It’s the core of safety performance, notes Maria Kolitsida, Founder, SignalFusion.

The first of nine guidelines introduced in March by the Global Maritime Forum’s (GMF) All Aboard Alliance emphasizes the importance of fostering a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative working environment onboard vessels.

NTSB released its Safer Seas Digest 2024, highlighting the most important lessons learned from 34 maritime casualties in 2024.

Falling from height is a leading cause of workplace fatalities and injuries, according to the latest brief by TT Club.