Tag: SAFETY4SEA

While the voting procedure for the 2018 SAFETY4SEA Awards is open, Christopher Papachastas, Managing Director of Poseidon Marine Supplies, talks about ‘Total Care’ programme for which the company has been shortlisted for the ‘Initiative’ category alongside a number of other distinguished nominees. After 3 years of implementation, the feedback received is positive, confirming a change in the mentality of the crew onboard the vessels that have entered the program, Mr. Papachastas explains.

While the voting procedure for the 2018 SAFETY4SEA Awards is open, Nathan Seldon, Global Head of VMS Sales, Q88 LLC talks about its SaaS based ‘Voyage Management System’ for which Q88 LLC has been nominated in the ‘Technology’ category alongside a number of other distinguished nominees. Mr. Seldon notes that ‘the shipping industry is more data centric than ever before’ and therefore, he encourages ship operators to embrace new technology by understanding that it is here to stay with the aim to improve safety and overall efficiency.

Taking into consideration today’s training needs, CSMART offers online distance learning tools before the actual training, bridging the gap between theory and practice. For the future of maritime training, a key challenge could be how to cultivate knowledge beyond compliance, Capt. Hans Hederstrom, Managing Director of CSMART mentions, due to increased operational complexity and emerging risks.

While the voting procedure for the 2018 SAFETY4SEA Awards is open, Sophia Bullard, Director of UK P&I Club’s Crew Health Programme shares a few words about the Crew Health/PEME Programme for which the Club has been shortlisted for the ‘Initiative’ category alongside a number of other distinguished nominees. The UK P&I Club has operated this program for 22 years, showing strong commitment to the well-being of crew and inspiring several other industry’s stakeholders.

During Posidonia 2018, SAFETY4SEA team met with Mr. Dave White, Global Director of Sales and Proposition - Medical, UnitedHealthcare Global, for an exclusive interview on good mental health for crews onboard. In the maritime field, the company provides medics and doctors to ships and rigs globally.

In an exclusive interview with SAFETY4SEA, Mrs. Julia Anastasiou, Crew Director at OSM Maritime Group, discusses the existing and future manning and training challenges, highlighting that industry needs equality which refers not only to bridging the gender gap but also the nationality and religion gap.

The GHG footprint of LNG is worse than this of the current conventional fuels, argues Mr. Panos Zachariadis, Technical Director of Atlantic Bulk Carriers Management. With this respect, LNG should be viewed only as a SOx and NOx compliant fuel and those that invest in it 'should proceed on these grounds', he notes.

During Posidonia 2018, SAFETY4SEA team met with Mr. Pantelis Skinitis, Business Development at ABS, to discuss about industry’s response to cyber risks. Mr. Skinitis noted that shipping industry needs specific guidance on how to implement any cyber security regulatory framework and advised to follow the example from other industries;

In an interview with SAFETY4SEA, Mr. Andreas Nicolaou, Managing Director at Dromon Bureau of Shipping, argued that the road to a robust safety culture in the maritime industry is not to add new standards, but to ensure the effective implementation of the existing standards.

While speaking at the SAFETY4SEA Cyber Masterclass, Mr. Max J. Bobys, Vice President, HudsonCyber, presented the rapidly evolving cyber risk landscape, specifically in the maritime industry. Mr. Bobys discussed the IMO's current cyber risk management framework, and he referred to common questions into challenges shipping companies face, along with forthcoming trends.