Crewing Crisis
Stranded seafarers make direct appeal for more action on crew changes
Crews tell their stories of resilience, missing families and not stepping on land for nearly six months as coronavirus pandemic leaves them stuck at sea
Diversity issues now prominent in battle for maritime talent
Diversity Study Group sees signs of real progress in female representation at junior and middle levels, but says there is work to be done at senior level and as regards moving beyond whites and Asians
Why the pandemic was a watershed for shipping
In the same way that the switch from ‘relationship banking’ to ‘digital banking’ has taken 10-15 years to get right, so the move from relationship-shipping to data-shipping will take a decade or more
Few shipping companies offering careers to women, conference told
Very few employers want to to take women on as seafarers despite the public relations image that shipping wants to project
50 Stephen Cotton, International Transport Workers' Federation
The ITF has been busy with efforts to repatriate crews held up in the Ukraine crisis; the crew change fall-out from the pandemic; the need to improve gender-inclusivity at sea; and seafarers' inclusion in the decarbonisation of shipping debate
76 Mark O'Neil, Columbia Shipmanagement/Intermanager
InterManager’s emphasis has switched from the crew change crisis to welfare of Ukrainian and Russian seafarers, while the transformation of Columbia Shipmanagement continues apace
82 Andrew Wright, The Mission to Seafarers
Acknowledgement of seafarer missions in the Top 100 is long overdue, as pastoral care continues to provide seafarers and their families with invaluable support and assistance globally
56 Li Tianbi, Water Transportation Bureau at China’s Ministry of Transport
The situation is likely to get worse before it gets better; Mr Li and his authority must put more efforts to help solve the conundrum that appears increasingly out of his control
Top 10 technology leaders 2022
Tech embraces new fuels, new digital capabilities, new engines and equipment and everything in-between. Larger businesses also have the challenge of recruiting and retaining new skills; this sector is evolving rapidly
Crew retention essential to address seafarer shortage issue
Seafarer shortage is a real issue that needs to be addressed by the industry, says the Singapore Shipping Association
Navigation incidents are ‘preventable’, says Standard Club
Tight ship schedules result in commercial pressure on both ship and pilot
OOCL says using greener fuels requires significant crew training
International Chamber of Shipping is proposing the IMO should itself set a target that all the new regulations for handling the safety of the potentially dangerous new fuels should be in place by as early as 2026
Different approaches needed to train Gen Z seafarers
Maersk Training, a training centre run by the shipping liner, has adopted different ways of training and engaging young seafarers
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