In response to the growing concern surrounding mental health at sea, MarinePALS has launched a dedicated microlearning video series focused on mental well-being and suicide prevention for the maritime community. This initiative aligns with the company’s broader commitment to fostering a culture of safety and care across the global seafaring workforce.
A recent report by marine insurer Gard revealed that more than 400 lives were lost in the shipping industry...
MLC 2006 Implementation and Compliance
DNV’s Maritime Academy Hellas is offering on 11 June 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...
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (“K” LINE) is pleased to announce that it has received a visit from 16 students from International Trading Institute, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University (SMU).
Since its establishment in 2000, SMU has produced a large number of human resources to trading industry, including marine transportation, and offers Industry Study Mission, overseas company visit programme, for students specializing in maritime business or global trading. This...
Thank you all for your comments on our last and today we will try to draw some interesting parallels to open your appetite / interest so we all try and create peace on Planet Ocean…
Shipbroking and in particular Ship Sale & Purchase is at the end of the day very much like Diplomacy, particularly in sorting out any dispute between two parties – or two or more nations.
In Ship Sale & Purchase, buyer and seller have to perform the Agreement, the MOA, which has been drawn up / construed after both...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/18/death-of-diplomacy-part-5/
| Programme is designed to enable more gender diversity at sea and tackle growing skills shortage across the industry |
| London, United Kingdom; 16 May 2025 – V.Group (V.), the global ship manager and marine services provider, and International Seaways (NYSE: INSW), one of the world’s largest tanker companies, have today announced the launch of a newly designed female cadet programme. Together with INSW, V. is implementing various strategic initiatives to create a more female friendly... |
– covering industry basics, ship design, structural strength, and cybersecurity –
Tokyo – ClassNK has started offering the 2025 edition of ClassNK Academy’s e-learning content. These courses help new employees understand the maritime industry, deepen engineers’ knowledge of ship stability, performance design, and structural strength, and enhance cybersecurity awareness for crew members and IT staff. Each course is available on the ClassNK Academy website, making it possible to learn the...
Just before Friday’s event on International Women in Maritime Day at the IMO HQs this coming Friday, we had on the 13 May 2025 a unique event at the iconic Trinity House with an excellent panel of speakers – see picture below, and will revert with the brief write up of the event soon. Here below we bring you verbatim the keynote speech by Sarah Kenny, BMT’s CEO. She was warmly applauded by the 200 strong audience:
Good afternoon everyone,
I am delighted to be here today, to kick off what...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/15/bmts-ceo-sarah-kenny-speech-on-ocean-opportunities/
In the face of unpredictable provisioning costs, port disruptions, and longer lead times MCTC has reinforced its commitment to supporting vessel crews by empowering galley teams with the necessary skills and maintaining strong operational standards.
Galley crews are shouldering the responsibility of supply chain and provision challenges and must be equipped with support and the skills to adapt their roles, warns MCTC. Crews are now grappling with rising costs and tightened budgets while still...
| Sign up for LR’s retrofit webinar to learn how retrofits can save you money by making your fleet more efficient and compliant, with real-world examples. Date: 27th May 2025 Presented by LR’s energy transition global Advisory lead Jack Pringle, the webinar will show how retrofitting improves your bottom line, covering: The business benefits of retrofits Checking your... |
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...