Tag: training

When Green-Jakobsen prepared the Junior Officer leadership course for TORM, they based it on the Senior Officer leadership courses which have been core in TORM’s leadership development for a number of years. The course was structured to include Preparation, Facilitation and Application. 

In an exclusive interview to SAFETY4SEA, Mr. SP Singh, Managing Director, Executive Ship Management Pte (ESM) Ltd mentions that crew shortage, new technology & capability enhancements and digitalization are currently the key seafarer manning challenges for consideration.

ITF, ICS and the International Maritime Employers' Council (IMEC), have come together to sign a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) to take forward the ‘spirit of cooperation’ that marked the shipping industry’s joint efforts throughout the pandemic.

A recent report concluded that an inability to attract and retain seafarers can pose a significant challenge to the maritime industry's transition.

A recent study shines light on the importance of seafarers' training to advance shipping's decarbonization, with DNV analyzing the challenges in providing such training.

The Maritime Technologies Forum (MTF) has released a comprehensive assessment to compare the feasibility and readiness of alternative marine fuels.

A report of the MCG Redundancy and Retraining Bursary Fund, published yesterday, showed that in total 105 seafarers who lost work due to Covid-19 were granted help with the cost of training. At least half of them have secured another job in maritime.

The IMO MSC 106, 2-11 November 2022, adopted a new SOLAS Chapter XV on safety measures for ships carrying industrial personnel (IP) along with a related mandatory IP Code, and progressed the development of the draft of a new international code of safety for autonomous ships.

In a recent study, DNV describes the skills that every seafarer needs to have or develop in order to keep up with the latest decarbonization technologies.

In a new study commissioned by the Maritime Just Transition Task Force, DNV explores how best to support the maritime workforce in making the shift to a decarbonized shipping industry.