Wellness

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...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal-safety/shipping/ukraine-crisis-columbia-acts-to-help-traumatized-seafarers-and-families/

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...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/inland/ntsb-towboat-captains-sleep-inertia-likely-led-to-2-5-million-hit-on-lock-gate/

Uber Eats partners with Hims & Hers, will deliver in 12 markets

Uber Eats partners with telehealth platform Hims & Hers to deliver personal care products to 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

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