Crew Welfare
Keep informed with the latest news, comment and analysis on the issues surrounding the safety and
security of seafarers globally, highlighting the plight of the essential workers that keep shipping moving
IMO recognises seafarers for sea rescues
IMO has recognised ships that help rescue migrants as it laments ‘humanitarian tragedy’ of lives lost at sea
Stop sending ships through the Red Sea, Marlin Luanda master tells owners
Master of a tanker struck by a Houthi missile in January has urged shipowners and operators not to risk crew safety by sending ships through the Red Sea
89 Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX
SpaceX’s flat pricing model for speeds that would be considered superfast on land has seen it dominate the market in a very short space of time
12 Maria Angelicoussis, Angelicoussis Group
Spectacular move into shuttle tankers puts financial clout and vision of the major shipowner on display
79 Peter Rouch, Mission to Seafarers
Rouch has replaced the Reverend Andrew Wright as head of the Mission to Seafarers, the shipping charity offering welfare and support to crew globally
30 Guy Platten, International Chamber of Shipping
2025 will bring new challenges for Platten, who started his career at the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
96 Mark O'Neil, Columbia Shipmanagement/InterManager
A recognition of the urgency of meeting the demands of decarbonisation and digitalisation within the industry and the latter’s seeming inertia in dealing with them, has led Columbia Shipmanagement in certain key directions
60 Stephen Cotton, International Transport Workers’ Federation
Led by Cotton, the ITF makes sure abandoned seafarers find their way home when owners don’t live up to their legal obligations
Schulte Group, Huayang and Xinhaina establish joint venture for crew training
Based in Haikou, the new training company is poised to benefit from Hainan’s forthcoming free trade port policy
Bulker was breaching regulations when crew member was killed, investigation finds
The Isle of Man-flagged vessel manoeuvred astern using its own engines when berthing at Puerto Ventanas, Chile, in contravention of port procedures
Seafarers’ mental health: a call for awareness and action
On board attention and first aid for mental health should be provided
Shipping pays tribute to industry ally John Prescott
The former deputy prime minister played a key role in introducing the UK’s tonnage tax system. Often pugnacious, he was able to bring industry and unions together to reverse the decline of UK shipping
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