Tag: SAFETY4SEA

Corporate Social Responsibility includes all voluntary actions by companies towards society and the environment and reflects their responsibility for their impacts. SAFETY4SEA issued an infographic citing key points for both consideration and avoidance, illustrating how companies may integrate CSR effectively into their operations.

The clock is ticking for the 0.5%sulphur cap and although this measure is about to become effective globally in two years from now, the route to compliance remains foggy. SAFETY4SEA seeks to collect essential data reflecting trends with respect to industry’s readiness to comply with the 0.5% sulphur cap.

Our SeaSense column, in association with the North P&I Club, is now focusing on the impact of technology on communication between ship and shore. Living in the 'smart era', life has become easier in many ways, same goes for communication as well. Therefore, we have asked industry's experts to assess whether by facilitating the information exchange truly helps in the relationship between ship and shore or adversely can erode trust.

New technologies are already making a great impact on shipping. It is therefore crucial for the industry to adapt to the new requirements. Dan Rooney, Commercial Maritime Product Director, Speedcast, gave an exclusive interview at SAFETY4SEA at Europort, Rotterdam in early November, highlighting how smart shipping has affected the current landscape.

Looking in the future, it is important for shipping companies to ensure that there are always top-quality antennas onboard vessels, to support safety and leverage on the efficiencies and tangible savings offered by maritime connectivity, Jens Hedegaard Jensen, COBHAM, told SAFETY4SEA on the sidelines of Europort Conference.

Retaining the best crews on board is one of the biggest challenges that safety industry is facing, thus, our SeaSense column, in association with the North P&I Club, is now focusing on IMO’s STCW Convention, which sets the baseline for seafarer’s training. However is this Convention delivering the seafarers the industry needs?

The new technologies are going to affect seafarers’ training standards and methodologies, as they are going to be the backbone for any initiative, said Capt. Pravesh Diwan, Director of KARCO-Karishma Marine Solutions, in an exclusive interview with SAFETY4SEA at Europort Conference, in early November.

There are plenty of benefits when a conventional tanker uses the Orca Tank Technology, according to Martijn van denPoppelen, Head Ship Development in Koole Engineering, who talked about this technology during an exclusive interview with SAFETY4SEA at Europort, Rotterdam in early November.

Although LNG is a very environmentally friendly solution and its cost price is close to other fuels, the lack of LNG infrastructure is a main challenge for the operators to invest in LNG, said Karin Orsel, CEO, MF Shipping Group & President KVNR, at an exclusive interview with GREEN4SEA at Europort Conference, in early November.

Although ship operations are teemed with procedures and technical capacity, in the end, it is the awareness and the behavior of people onboard that could make a difference in ship safety, said Theo Klimp, Fleet Director of Wagenborg Shipping, during an exclusive interview with SAFETY4SEA at Europort, Rotterdam in early November.