The Seafarers’ Mental Health Awareness and Wellbeing Training Standard, a guide that offers standards for designing mental health and wellbeing training courses for seafarers, was launched today. Created by The Maritime Charities Group (MCG; a […]
Classification societies and shipowners are going beyond regulation requirements in firefighting capabilities on container ships. But to improve maritime safety, the causes of fires on board must also be dealt with at the logistics level […]
The restrictions on movement brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for increased digitalisation of the shipping industry to improve efficiency and safety, industry representatives discussed at the World Ports Conference webinar. […]
The Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) plans to support UK cadets who are unable to complete the training required to obtain their Certificate of Competency (CoC) within the allotted Support for Marine Training (SMarT) funding period, […]
A cyber security implementation guide published today gives shipping companies a framework to incorporate cyber security risk management into their existing safety management systems (SMS) ahead of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 1 January 2021 […]
Besides the usual dangers seafarers face, there is now the added pressure of dealing with bribery, theft and fraud in certain ports, which the crew often has to finance out of their own pockets. Interviews […]
Marine technology manufacturer Wärtsilä is launching a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering and supply system simulator. The simulator will promote greater safety onboard LNG-fuelled vessels by improving the level of training for operators of LNG […]
There is a financial imperative for shipping companies to retain qualified, hard-working crew. To do so, they must invest in training and take advantage of innovations occurring in the training sector Recent discussions surrounding crew […]
Options for vital at-sea training berths are limited. To meet this need, a UK organisation has launched a ship-based concept designed to support training requirements Securing quality training berths for cadets is always a challenge. […]
Norwegian insurance provider Gard has issued advisory concerning container lashing practices, warning that over-tightening container lashing equipment is just as dangerous as under-tightening. The loss of containers at sea is a problem for the industry […]
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