Tag: trends

The Mission to Seafarers published the findings of its Q2 2023 Seafarers Happiness Index report. The data from Q2 2023 show a significant drop in overall happiness to 6.77/10, down from 7.1/10 in Quarter 1.

Andrew Moll, Chief Inspector of the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB), explains the challenges and priorities of investigating marine accidents and trends that have arisen through the branch’s work.

Alexander Varvarenko, Founder & Owner, Shipnext explains how the implementation of data-management tools, and a wider use of machine learning and AI, will drive operational efficiency and highlights that competition and innovation inevitably pushes the industry in the right direction.

On 4th of July 2023, at Istioploikos in Piraeus, the DNV-Jotun-Kongsberg Joint Norwegian Workshop, held under the auspices of the Norwegian Embassy in Greece, provided an insightful and productive platform for addressing emerging technologies, market trends, and regulatory changes impacting the maritime industry.

In a recently published report, World Maritime University studies and presents 10 trends influencing global commercial shipping.

In order to promote seafarer welfare, the Mission to Seafarers released an industry study comprising preliminary results from the Executive Roundtable session held during Singapore Maritime Week 2023.

The INTERCARGO Benchmarking Bulk Carriers 2022-2023 report has been published, which evaluates the bulk carrier industry through various performance indicators.

Dryad Global published its Annual Report 2022/2023, which demonstrates that war risk, illegal territorial expansion, cyber crime and global health issues all significantly challenged the maritime industry in 2022.

In its Q1 2023 Seafarers Happiness Index report, the Mission to Seafarers noted that the percentage of happiness about seafarers' ability to keep fit and healthy on board, has fallen to 7.1 from 7.83.

Officer supply shortfall has reached a record high and is not expected to improve, leading to manning cost inflation, according to the latest Manning Annual Review and Forecast 2023/2024 report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.