Opinion

In the current business age, social media and an online presence are considered essential tools to brand one’s identity and create a company persona to draw in new customers and recruit competitively. Some corporations have […]

The IMO’s decision to dedicate 25 June, this year’s International Day of the Seafarer, to gender equality is indicative of a gradual cultural shift in the sector towards being more visibly inclusive. Given that shipping […]

A profound experience of crew loss hammers home the risks and dangers crew face when working at sea Looking at ships coming into shore, one will likely, at first glance, see a reddish smudge inching […]

With the spate of ship fires in early 2019, it is time for shipping to act to stamp out the risk of dangerous goods and misdeclared cargo In the first five months of 2019, there […]

The issue of migration has become a political football in EU countries – many of whom are cutting down their own search-and-rescue efforts and preventing people rescued at sea from seeking refuge from entering their […]

During a ‘Wellness at Sea’ conference in March last year, held by the British Sailor’s Society, I was struck by the powerful presentations on the significance of the impact of mental health matters on shipboard […]

Transportation is the backbone of our globalised economy and it has been undergoing significant transformation because of the 4th Industrial Revolution – a period characterised by the integration of artificial intelligence and higher degrees of […]

The maritime world should pay attention to a recent internal review by the US Navy that reveals the magnitude of cyber threats it is dealing with. It not only highlights its own major inadequacies in […]