UK publishes guidance to protect seafarer welfare
The UK published new guidance to help ship owners and managers understand the long-term wellbeing impacts of COVID-19 on their crew.
Read moreThe UK published new guidance to help ship owners and managers understand the long-term wellbeing impacts of COVID-19 on their crew.
Read moreSeafarers, like all human beings, need three things: recognition, stimulation and certainty, argues INTERTANKO in its second edition of ’’Crew Welfare Management and Mental Wellness’’. In this article, we explain ways to address seafarers’ need for stimulation.
Read moreIn response to the added pressures on seafarers due to COVID-19, The Mission to Seafarers launches a new e-learning modules as an extension to its WeCare programme.
Read moreA group of established maritime entities shake hands and collaborated in order to develop a digital platform which goals to improve the emotional well-being of the world’s 1.7 million seafarers.
Read moreAs the 16 seafarers from the cargo ship MV Anastasia were finally released following months of being stranded onboard off China, the ITF called on shipowners to pay the millions of dollars required to get seafarers off ships which remain stranded off the Chinese coast due to the country’s informal Australian exports ban.
Read moreA recent survey conducted by ISWAN highlighted the importance of social interaction onboard and how senior officers and the power of a great leader are more than just being higher in the hierarchy.
Read moreRecreation is an important ‘consideration’ for MLC 2006, for positively affecting seafarers’ mental health and acting as quite effective team bonding tool. With many crews remaining onboard beyond their contract limits amid the ongoing crisis, we gathered some shared activities that make every day routine of crews onboard a bit happier!
Read moreBeing a leader in business is a powerful tool that helps you motivate and inspire others. Adding leadership skills in your social life onboard will help you build stronger relationships with crewmates, improve the feeling of trust and communication and boost your mental health.
Read moreIt is known that internet has dynamically entered into our daily lives within the years. In fact, internet has among others changed industries, business, education, communication, and the ways in which we interact with the others. However, when it comes to shipping industry, connectivity onboard has proved to effectively improve seafarers’ mental health and their overall wellbeing.
Read moreIsolation has always been an aspect of life at sea and one of the main arguments for all those refraining from a potential seafaring career. What are the main drivers of this isolation and how has this been redefined in the era of COVID-19?
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