CSSS urges that container stack failure can result in seafarer PTSD
Container Shipping Supporting Seafarers (CSSS) shed light on the physical and psychological impact of a container stack collapse on the seafarers.
Read moreContainer Shipping Supporting Seafarers (CSSS) shed light on the physical and psychological impact of a container stack collapse on the seafarers.
Read moreThe Government of New Zealand announced a funding boost for seafarers' welfare services, as part of its commitment to allow more support to seafarers visiting the country.
Read moreAnalysis of data issued Mental Health Support Solutions (MHSS), revealed that mental health problems among seafarers are getting worse, while anxiety onboard ships remains a growing issue.
Read moreAn Australian-first initiative trialling Wi-Fi on cargo ships off the Port of Gladstone allows seafarers to connect up to 20 kilometres from the shoreline, boosting communication capabilities with their loved ones.
Read moreIt is known that COVID-19 has had a wide-spread impact on the mental health and wellbeing of those working in maritime transport, with many of those unable to return home for months. Therefore, Maritime UK launched the Mental Health in Maritime Pledge.
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.
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