The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) has announced a 12% rise in employment contracts for Panamanian seafarers during the first four months of 2025 a promising result attributed to the strategic efforts led by the Seafarer Recruitment Committee.
During the closing session of the Committee’s 17th meeting, Felipe Arias, Acting Director General of Seafarers (DGGM), reaffirmed the PMA’s steadfast commitment to generating quality employment within the maritime, logistics, and port sectors. He...
As a seafarer, your job demands a high level of technical expertise and physical endurance. However, soft skills—often overlooked—are…
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/13/improving-soft-skills-as-a-seafarer/
Navigational Audits
DNV’s Maritime Academy Hellas is offering on 5 June 2025, a one-day course on Navigational Audits.
The biggest risk facing a ship owner is a major navigational incident in spite of the fact that the techniques for safe navigation are well known. When these techniques are professionally executed, navigational risks are reduced.
Navigational audits are a requirement of TMSA and becoming more and more common in other trades e.g. bulk carriers.
This course...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/12/dnvs-maritime-academy-hellas-course-navigational-audits-5/
Q1 survey shows stabilisation of crew satisfaction, though problems persist such as maintenance backlogs on older ships which force difficult prioritisation decisions
LONDON, 08 May 2025 – The Mission to Seafarers’ latest edition of its quarterly Seafarers Happiness Index has revealed a steadying in seafarer satisfaction, marking a small rise as the survey enters its 10th year.
The Q1 report shows an overall rise in seafarer happiness to 6.98 out of 10, up from 6.91 in Q4 2024. Despite positives,...
Why safety culture matters more than ever
Gard CEO Rolf Thore Roppestad outlines how the marine insurer is stepping beyond its traditional role to become a valued partner in safety, wellbeing and loss prevention. With ‘Safer with Gard’ as a central pillar of its 2030 strategy, the mutual is using data, technology and targeted partnerships to support seafarers, strengthen safety culture and deliver actionable, real-world insight to its customers.
A shared...
| MAY 05, 2025 |
| HEALTH SPOTLIGHT: SUN EXPOSURE & DEHYDRATION |
| As warmer seasons approach, managing sun exposure and dehydration becomes safety critical for those working on and off vessels. In recognition of this, the American P&I Club – in cooperation with Medical Solutions Services (MSS) – has published its first USCG Tac Plus Newsletter of 2025: Health Spotlight: Sun Exposure & Dehydration. |
| The newsletter outlines the risks associated with sun damage and... |
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/05/american-club-member-alert-may-05-2025/
| Being a parent while working at sea is tough. You miss birthdays, school events, and everyday moments with your children. Long contracts,… |
ClassNK releases ‘Prime Shipmanagement Guidelines’ for leveraging successful case studies to enable flexible responses to various situations
– aiming to contribute to safer and more efficient vessel operations –
Tokyo – ClassNK has released ‘Prime Shipmanagement Guidelines’ which aim to achieve sustainable ship management with safety as the highest priority. Evolving environment surrounding ship management, including fuel transition, stricter regulations, and crew shortage, ClassNK aims to enable...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/04/30/classnk-releases-prime-shipmanagement-guidelines/
Washington, D.C., April 28 2025 – New analysis from S&P Global, released today by the World Shipping Council, highlights the critical role of the liner shipping industry in the U.S. economy.
The report independently quantifies the annual impact of the liner shipping industry – across key metrics including GDP contribution, employment, wages, sales activity, and government revenues.
Key findings from the report show that liner shipping (container and vehicle carriers):