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The 2022 Crew Welfare Week, June 21-23, focuses on the vital role that seafarers play for a safer and sustainable shipping as well as the whole trade and economy, setting key priorities on industry's agenda to improve working and living conditions for people onboard.

In the latest GREEN4SEA Virtual Forum, the importance of environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) was highly stressed. Mr. Konstantinos Papoutsis, Euronav’s Sustainability Manager gave a presentation to touch upon the disclosing of ESG data performance and shipping finance regulation and initiatives taken by the industry and beyond.

Two years into a pandemic have opened new, unprecedented pathways for digitalization globally, making shipping to accelerate integration of technologies that were already in track. And although the near future seems unfruitful for a full integration of autonomous ships, the reality of technology revolutionizing conventional shipping operations and help improving maritime safety is closer than we think. Here are the most promising technologies transforming shipping in the coming decade.

The new coronavirus (COVID-19) has cost the lives of more than 5,424,000 while confirmed cases exceed 284,000,000.

The 2021 SAFETY4SEA Forum took place virtually from 19 to 21 of October 2021, focusing on key safety issues and latest updates of the regulatory agenda for the maritime industry which is currently facing challenging times due to the pandemic.

The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) launched a new report, titled "Defining sustainability criteria for marine fuels", outlining fifteen issues, principles and criteria that provide guidance on the sustainability of marine fuels under consideration for shipping’s decarbonisation.

Are there really skills that require zero talent? Well, the reality lies in between yes and no. While these skills do not require the mainstream definition of talent, they do require punctuality; and this is a skill many are struggling with. 

It is known that the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced work-life balance, due to the new normal of remote working era.

In a recent report, Intertanko outlines the plans and procedures to be put in place to prepare a ship for shore personnel to come on board and to protect seafarers from the dangers posed by COVID-19.

In the latest series of Safety Flashes, IMCA summarizes two cases where the fire-fighting equipment was not in an appropriate condition.