Tag: trends

International Maritime Organization (IMO) has released its Annual Report on acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships where piracy incidents are documented and examined globally and regionally. 

The world of work is rapidly changing, with the advancement of AI reshaping the business status quo and the skills required for the present and future workforce.

Hearing loss is a common problem seafarers face, especially those working in the engine room, UK P&I Club notes. As a result, the Club has published a guide with measures to monitor and limit hearing loss amongst crew. 

In early 2023, BP issued its new Energy Outlook considering the recent disruption to global energy supplies and associated impacts on global prices, and exploring how this could affect the energy transition out to 2050.

The Mission to Seafarers published the findings of its Q1 2023 Seafarers Happiness Index report. The data from Q1 2023 shows a drop against all question areas, with the exception of connectivity.

There is undoubtedly a significant moral case behind sustainability and ESG, but a better understanding of it can demonstrate how the business case is equally strong, argues Gina Panayiotou, ESG Manager, West of England P&I.

During the 2023 Singapore Maritime Week, the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) launched a Maritime Workforce Transformation Guidebook which offers a practical approach for companies in the maritime sector to embark on job redesign to better attract talent to the industry.

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), has launched Offshore Sustainability Insights, a report about the current sustainability status of the offshore industry from across the globe.

Daniel Saunders, Christina Howard and Mark Tooke of Watson Farley & Williams examine the findings of The Sustainability Imperative Part 2, an investigation into the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations on the shipping industry.

After a tumultuous three years for global supply chains, ocean freight stakeholders are under pressure from shifting economic conditions, geopolitical influences and labour challenges going into 2023. That’s according to a new survey released by leading real-time supply chain visibility provider FourKites.