The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), representing over 80% of the world’s shipowners and operators, has launched a set of industry principles in an effort to combat and eliminate harassment…
Wellness
Columbia launches female cadet mentoring program
As part of its bid to attract more women into the maritime sector, the Columbia Group, which includes Cyprus headquartered Columbia Shipmanagement, has launched a mentoring program aimed at female cadets.
Recognizing that maritime is missing out on a great deal of female talent who could bring different perspectives and more ideas and innovation, the group is underscoring its commitment to creating a more diverse workforce with the 12-month mentoring program.
Columbia hopes that the program will...
https://www.marinelog.com/legal/shipping/columbia-launches-female-cadet-mentoring-program/
Idwal adds crew welfare to ship inspection grading
Cardiff, Wales, based international ship inspection specialist Idwal has added 12 key crew welfare questions to its rigid and standardized inspection process.
With its extensive international surveyor network, Idwal has several representatives on board all types of vessels every day. While it has traditionally only covered data points related to ship condition and management, the company says that it is passionate about improving awareness of crew welfare issues and has long wanted to enhance...
https://www.marinelog.com/legal-safety/wellness/idwal-adds-crew-welfare-to-ship-inspection-grading/
Managing stress, even in small spaces
by Sally Pace, CEO, Connect Healthcare Collaboration
Here are some unsettling statistics. The American Psychological Association’s 2021 Work and Well-being Survey reported that “3 in 5 employees reported negative impacts of work-related stress, including lack of interest, motivation, or energy (26%) and lack of effort at work (19%).” This means approximately one-quarter of a vessel’s crew is likely stressed out and unmotivated to perform their best.
It keeps going. The participants across all...
https://www.marinelog.com/legal-safety/wellness/managing-stress-even-in-small-spaces/
Inmarsat solution helps owners meet MLC crew connectivity mandate
Among eight significant just-agreed amendments to the ILO’s Maritime Labor Convention 2006 (MLC) is one that makes providing onboard crew connectivity a requirement for ship owners. The new MLC amendments come at a time when seafarer welfare is under increasing scrutiny. The world’s leading provider of global, mobile, satellite communications, Inmarsat, has long been a strong proponent for the well-being of crew, and says its Fleet Hotspot solution is helping ship owners address the...
Seafarers Happiness Index sinks to eight-year low
The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, published today by the Mission to Seafarers, reveals the lowest levels of seafarer satisfaction for eight years, with the index’s measure of overall happiness decreasing from 6.41 to 5.85 and levels dropping across all categories.
The survey, undertaken with the support of the Standard Club and Idwal, reports on first quarter 2022 and shows that a turbulent start to 2022 on many fronts has severely impacted seafarer happiness. From the COVID-19...
https://www.marinelog.com/legal-safety/wellness/seafarers-happiness-index-sinks-to-eight-year-low/
Ukraine crisis: Columbia acts to help traumatized seafarers and families
Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM), together with its owning company and its clients, have raised over $1.5 million and assembled a team of 320 psychologists, mostly from Ukraine, to aid traumatized families of seafarers who have been impacted by the war in Ukraine.
The package of measures, financed by the newly set-up Columbia and Clients Charitable Fund, will help to provide accommodations, as well as professional psychological support, to traumatized seafarers and their families at designated...
NTSB: Towboat captain’s sleep inertia likely led to $2.5 million hit on lock gate
A captain who assumed a watch immediately after waking was likely experiencing sleep inertia, leading to a tow striking a lock gate in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, says the National Transportation Safety Board.
On March 22, 2021, the towing vessel Ava Claire was transiting westbound pushing two fully loaded tank barges in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway near Intracoastal City, La. After entering the Leland Bowman Lock, the bow of the lead barge struck a closed lock gate, damaging and...
Uber Eats partners with Hims & Hers, will deliver in 12 markets
Uber wants in on the health and wellness space. The rideshare and food delivery giant is partnering with telehealth platform Hims & Hers (NYSE: HIMS) to deliver personal care and health products to Uber Eats customers in 12 markets, including Los Angeles, Seattle, Miami, Philadelphia and Austin, Texas.
Uber (NYSE: UBER), which launched Uber Health — a service that allows health care organizations to arrange rides for patients — in 2018, has been dipping its toes into the health and wellness...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/uber-eats-partners-with-hims-hers-will-deliver-in-12-markets