crew welfare

Crew welfare and inclusiveness are key to cruise success

A culture of inclusion and belonging that puts employee welfare and opportunities first is a top priority at Carnival Corporation. 

As a long-standing collaboration partner, DNV has provided a wide range of services to Carnival Corporation, including crew training and certification of training programmes. In this context, a conversation with Global HR Chief Bettina Deynes revealed a wealth of valuable insights into how to build a common culture that puts crew first and ultimately ensures an...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/04/18/crew-welfare-and-inclusiveness-are-key-to-cruise-success/

OSG rolls out Starlink fleetwide

Tampa, Fla., headquartered Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (NYSE:OSG) is joining the growing number of shipowners worldwide rolling out SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service fleetwide.

OSG says its decision marks a pioneering moment for Jones Act and U.S.-flag shipping and that, since the market introduction of Starlink’s Global Maritime service earlier this year, its IT department has worked to substantially complete installation of Starlink equipment on every vessel in the fleet of OSG...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/shipping/osg-rolls-out-starlink-fleetwide/

Report: Connectivity crucial to seafarers’ future welfare needs

Mobile satellite communications leader Inmarsat has sponsored a new report exploring the future of seafaring to 2050. The report offers recommendations on how shipping, training institutions and welfare services can respond to the changing needs of tomorrow’s seafarers.

The study —“A fair future for seafarers?” — has been prepared by maritime innovation consultancy Thetius.

Published with shipping’s COVID-19 crewing crisis yet to be resolved, the report takes a view of the shipping industry to...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipping/report-connectivity-crucial-to-seafarers-future-welfare-needs/

ITF Members Board Ever Given To Check Crew Welfare

  • Representatives of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (seafarers as key workers ) Sunday boarded the MV Ever Given (IMO: 9811000) to check on the health and welfare of the crew.
  • The cargo vessel is currently anchored in Lake Bitter, in the Suez Canal system, as Egyptian authorities and the vessel’s insurer argue over damages claims.
  • ITF Arab World and Iran Network Coordinator Mohamed Arrachedi worked closely to have the two ITF contacts in Egypt to board the vessel and perform...

https://mfame.guru/itf-members-board-ever-given-to-check-crew-welfare/

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