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V.Group has requested NATO to provide naval escorts for shipping in the Black Sea, due to concerns that vessels could be at risk, because of the conflict in Ukraine, according to the Financial Times. However, the inquiry was rejected by NATO.

Ship management company V.Group entered a strategic partnership with Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping to boost industry transition to net-zero future.

It is known that the COVID-19 pandemic and current crew change situation has negatively affected the health and wellbeing of seafarers.

V.Group recently completed an initiative, which goals to introduce user-friendly language and improve safety performance within the operations. 

Amid COVID-19 crisis and the crew change issue that has presented, the ship management company V. Group managed to facilitate 7,315 seafarers movements in the three months since 17th March.

The ship management company, V.Group shake hands with Sailors’ Society in order to collaborate and produce a guide focused on the positive role that Masters can play in ensuring crew wellbeing.

V. Group highlights the importance of wellbeing onboard, highlighting a healthy life onboard positively affects the customers, as seafarers will be happy conducting their work and the results will be positive. Therefore, the company announced that they will celebrate seafarers throughout the year, referring to ways that can improve their mental and physical wellbeing onboard.

While the voting procedure for the 2019 SAFETY4SEA Awards is open, Stephen MacFarlane, Information Systems Director, V.Group tells a few words about ShipSure for which the company has been shortlisted for the Technology Award. Mr. MacFarlane underpins that when it comes to safety and performance, transparency plays a major role.

Marine support services company V.Group will unveil a new app for seafarers and an upgraded training centre in Manila as progress is ongoing on Project Embark. The app will be providing seafarer data to improve crewing performance and assist in planning.

V.Group collaborated with the management consultancy Accenture to improve its approach to crew management. Named Embark, the project seeks to develop an in-house shared services model which streamlines key processes for V.Group’s seafarers, customers, and colleagues.