Manning – Seafarers and Offshore

Update from Stena Bulk on Stena Immaculate (17 March)

Gothenburg: March 17, 2025
Stena Bulk continues to work closely with Crowley and UK agencies following the incident when the container ship SOLONG struck Stena Immaculate while at anchor last Monday, 10 March. 

Salvage experts from SMIT Salvage are continuing with their detailed onboard assessments of Stena Immaculate. As of yesterday, Sunday, 16 March, the third-party salvage team has confirmed that damage resulting from the containership SOLONG striking the Stena Immaculate was limited to one...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/17/update-from-stena-bulk-on-stena-immaculate-17-march-2/

INTERCARGO Statement on the Loss of Seafarers in the Attack on a Merchant Ship in Odesa

Seafarers must never become targets in conflicts

The International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO) is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of four seafarers in the recent attack on a bulk carrier in Odesa on 11 March 2025.

INTERCARGO fully supports the statement issued by IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez and condemns in the strongest terms any attacks on merchant shipping and the innocent seafarers in its service.

Speaking on behalf of the world’s dry bulk shipowners,...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/17/update-from-stena-bulk-on-stena-immaculate-17-march/

Keep Up with Industry Standards: Enrol In The Behavioural Competency Assessor Course Today

Behavioural Competency Assessor Course
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OVERVIEW

The Nautical Institute’s Behavioural Competency Assessor Course has been designed to provide industry guidance on competency assessment. This course is aimed at person/s conducting behavioural competency based assessments of seafarers on board vessels. The course gives them the skills, techniques and confidence to assess and record behavioural competency in support of company operations, to improve quality and reduce risk.

It is...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/16/keep-up-with-industry-standards-enrol-in-the-behavioural-competency-assessor-course-today/

SEA GUARDIAN Threat & Risk Assessment 08 – 13 March 2025

John (Ioannis) Pavlopoulos, President Sea Guardian SG Ltd., Vice Admiral (ret.) H.N. , Honorary Commander in Chief of the Hellenic Fleet , Former Military Representative of Greece  to the NATO and EU 

THREAT & RISK ASSESSMENT BRIEF UPDATE ​

​​ Brief Update No 25/09 Date: 14 Mar 2025

​​ STATEMENT

This document has been approved for distribution by Sea Guardian S.G. Ltd / Operations Department. The provided Intel and information derive from open sources, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), the...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/14/sea-guardian-threat-risk-assessment-08-13-march-2025/

DNV’s Maritime Academy course – MLC 2006 Implementation and Compliance

MLC 2006 Implementation and Compliance

DNV’s Maritime Academy Hellas is offering on 3 April 2025, a course on the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC 2006). The convention is in force and every ship and ship owner has to comply with it.

But what is the learning curve within the past few months. Where are the major findings detected during Maritime Labour Inspections? Where could your system be improved to be ahead of upcoming problems?

Within the course you will refresh your general knowledge...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/14/dnvs-maritime-academy-course-mlc-2006-implementation-and-compliance-3/

DNV Maritime Academy Hellas: REMINDER – BEHAVIOUR BASED SAFETY (BBS) training course

Vassilia Dimitrakou, Senior Academy Advisor, Deputy Regional Maritime Academies Manager

Behaviour-Based Safety (BBS)

The effective way to positively affect human behaviour and contribute to a safe and efficient working environment

Safety research, over the last century, has revealed that human error is the primal contributing factor to the majority of casualties in the maritime industry.

Although the introduction of technology in the shipping industry aims to improve a ships’ competitiveness and...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/10/dnv-maritime-academy-hellas-reminder-behaviour-based-safety-bbs-training-course/

The Story Behind FairLife Lung Cancer Care

Korina Pateli-Bell

by John Faraclas

Today, during the 5th annual Greece Cancer Summit organized by The Economist, I had the opportunity to attend the speech of Korina Pateli-Bell, Founder and President of FairLife Lung Cancer Care. FairLife was established in memory of her late husband, Simon Bell, who served the shipping industry as a shareholder and co-founder of FairSeas Average Adjusters. Listening to her passionate advocacy for lung cancer screening, I was moved to learn more about her story...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/07/the-story-behind-fairlife-lung-cancer-care/

REBRAIN GREECE London – Unlock Career Opportunities in Greece

REBRAIN GREECE London – Unlock Career Opportunities in Greece

The Hellenic Ministry of Labour and Social Security is delighted to invite you to the REBRAIN GREECE London 2025 event, taking place on March 29th, 2025, at the Novotel London West.

This exclusive, free-of-charge event is designed for Greeks residing in the UK who are considering career opportunities back in Greece. Meet representatives from leading companies across multiple industries, explore exciting job openings, and even...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/02/rebrain-greece-london-unlock-career-opportunities-in-greece/

WISTA UK Celebrates 51st Year of Advancing Diversity in the Maritime Industry

Mike Kane MP, Minister for Aviation, Maritime and Security, Arsenio Dominguez Secretary-General IMO and WISTA UK members and guests

WISTA UK Celebrates 51st Year of Advancing Diversity in the Maritime Industry

[London, 27 February 2025] – The Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) UK is proud to continue its legacy of promoting diversity, inclusion, and leadership in the maritime industry as it embarks on its 51st year. Following the successful 50th-anniversary celebrations...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/02/28/wista-uk-celebrates-51st-year-of-advancing-diversity-in-the-maritime-industry/

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