Cradlepoint, the global leader in cloud-delivered LTE and 5G wireless edge solutions, has enabled Tas Bull Seafarers Foundation to provide internet connectivity to thousands of international seafarers entering Australian ports in a program called the Seafarer Connect Initiative. Tas Bull Seafarers Foundation has rolled out Cradlepoint wireless cellular routers and its NetCloud Service at nine ports across New South Wales, Western Australia and Victoria so far, with the aim of equipping every...
The Mission to Seafarers has published the latest Seafarers Happiness Index report for the first quarter of 2021, revealing a mixed picture in terms of welfare standards and conditions for seafarers.
The report shows big discrepancies in seafarer welfare, with happiness levels fluctuating significantly. The report also reveals the positive impact of improved connectivity and port welfare services, but also shows growing concern over crew changes, access to COVID vaccines and onboard working...
During Stress Awareness Month, Hanseaticsoft is recommending that shipping companies take a fresh approach to mental wellbeing and make use of technology to support the mental health of seafarers.
This follows research from Mental Health Support Solutions (MHSS) which showed a rise in mental health problems among seafarers in a three-month period to the end of February. The report showed heightened anxiety from seafarers onboard, with burnout and depression being reported. MHSS also saw an...
Marking a significant step forward in seafarer welfare, a group of established maritime entities have joined forces to build a digital platform aimed at improving the emotional well-being of the world’s 1.7 million seafarers.
Launched today, the Safebridge CrewCare app – jointly developed by volunteer group Container Shipping Supporting Seafarers (CSSS), maritime EdTech company Safebridge, data analytics company Motion Ventures, and the Universities of Manchester and Plymouth – encourages...
There are currently 400,000 seafarers stuck at sea, according to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), due to government’s travel restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Another 400,000 are unable to join ships and earn money. Despite lobbying by the IMO and other major shipping organizations, many governments have yet to declare seafarers as key workers to facilitate crew change. Other countries, such as Australia, have declared crew as key workers but seafarers face...
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The newly-released Seafarers Happiness Index report for July-September 2020 has revealed an average increase in happiness levels from 6.18 to 6.35 compared to the previous quarter, though there are signs that optimism is diminishing.
The positive overall result in the report, which was produced by the maritime welfare charity Mission to Seafarers, masks significant fluctuations between July and September.
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Early responses from seafarers were...
International maritime welfare charity Sailors’ Society recently marked the fifth year of its longstanding Wellness at Sea partnership with containership operator and manager, Seaspan Ship Management.
Thousands of Seaspan crew have benefitted from Sailors’ Society’s Wellness at Sea programme, which aims to help seafarers keep physically and mentally fit for a long and productive career with their company.
Seaspan has been on board since Wellness at Sea launched in 2015, working with Sailors’...
The chaplain of the mission for seafarers in Lyttleton is concerned about its funding in the close future, the lack of which would eventually mean a severe struggle for its seafarer welfare sector.
The New Zealand government’s lack of commitment towards the local maritime industry can soon put to threat its sustainability, an issue that had been apparent prior to the COVID-19 pandemic as well.
As per a report released by the Human Rights At Sea, in April, regarding the situation, it was...
The latest Seafarers Happiness Index, published by The Mission to Seafarers, has revealed the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the welfare of international seafarers and their families.
The report makes it clear that the seafarer community is in the midst of a mental health crisis. The report shows the continuing decline of happiness at sea, largely due to the inability of seafarers to sign off and return home. Heavy workloads, virus fears and a perceived lack of COVID-19 precautions on board...
The Maritime Charities Group, a coalition of 10 major maritime charities, has joined forces with the Merchant Navy Training Board to publish a good practice guide to designing a training course for seafarers on mental health and wellbeing awareness. Written by experts from the maritime and education sectors in response to the growing mental health crisis amongst seafarers, the new Seafarers’ Mental Health Awareness and Wellbeing Training Standard was launched today, during Seafarers Awareness...