Tag: trends

Getting organized comes as second nature to some of us, while others may choose to procrastinate on any “spring cleaning” or organizational tasks.

Constant changes onboard require quick thinking in order to come up with solutions, which lead to increased pressure. While working under pressure can be problematic, certain aspects of it can even lead to some advantages.

A network of psychological practitioners has come together to form the Maritime Mental Health Professionals Community of Practice (MMHPCoP).

MOL and Tohoku Electric Power announced that a coal carrier equipped with Wind Challenger - a hard sail wind power propulsion system - was delivered and started operation on October 7, 2022.

NeurodiversAtSea, a seafarers’ neurodiversity charity, announced the launch of its first annual Neurodiversity Benchmark Survey. The survey aims to gather data in support of a maritime neurodiversity strategy.

Understanding what the future might look like is important so that the Port of Rotterdam Authority has developed four diverse global scenarios in detail.

In 2022, nine flag states have already joined a relatively new standards and safety regime aiming to shape the future of training for autonomous shipping globally, proving that, in the current landscape of growing automation, the human factor remains critical.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and the Singapore Maritime Foundation are partnering with Pacific Carriers Limited, Pacific International Lines and American Bureau of Shipping, to establish the Alliance for Future Maritime Talent (AFMT).

Opening this year’s IUMI annual conference in Chicago, President Richard Turner introduced “Adapting to a World in Transition” as this year’s conference theme, highlighting the impact of climate, asset, macroeconomic and geopolitical changes on marine insurers.

The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) presented its analysis of the 2021 marine insurance market trends, showing that global marine insurance premiums were up 6.4% on 2020, rising to USD 33 bn in 2021.