Tag: wellness at sea

A new online platform was launched, called Offshore Titans. The platform aims to provide psychological and lifestyle help necessary to maintain mental stamina within the offshore energy industry.

The Port of Rotterdam Authority and Deltalinqs, the Association of Rotterdam Shipbrokers and Agents, will encourage support to help organisations that care about the mental well-being of seafarers during the difficult period brought by COVID-19 crisis. 

Have you heard about mindfulness? Or meditation? Most probably you have. But how about mindfulness meditation? Mindfulness meditation is a great way to experience the current moment and include that awareness into your everyday life, reaping multiple benefits, such as less stress.

WHO defines mental health “as a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community.”

ISWAN's seafarer helpline has experienced a surge in demand amid the COVID-19 crisis which has deeply affected seafarers worldwide, with repatriation being at the center of concerns, the organization informed. 

Capt Yiannis Kapageridis, TMS TANKERS LTD, explores ways that can assist to boost the wellbeing of modern seafarer in order to cope with efficiently on any adversity presented  on the dynamic environment onboard a ship.

As hundreds of thousands of seafarers have already exceeded length of their tour of duty onboard amid COVID-19 uncertainty, they should request, without delay, access to long-term medications that they require so that they can be delivered as essential items, the ITF noted.

Seafarers' happiness has been lower for the first quarter of 2020, with clear concerns about current safety and welfare provision for those serving at sea during the COVID-19 crisis, according to the latest Seafarers Happiness Index report. 

Port restrictions, changes in the shipping industry and the feeling of unknown that the COVID-19 has brought, is affecting seafarers. Therefore, it is important that seafarers have a good mental health condition and build resilience through this difficult time.

Incident reporting scheme CHIRP Maritime has issued advisory papers for seafarers, covering technical and psychological issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.