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#EmbraceEquity for International Women’s Day
Celebrated every year on March 8th, International Women’s Day serves both as an honorary day for women, and a reminder of the struggle they encounter due to their gender. Women around the world have historically been faced with bias, violence, inequality, and all sorts of misconducts, simply because they were women... -SAFETY4SEAPosted On:9-Mar-2023
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The Ocean Plastic Pollution Problem is Growing Bigger - And Fast
There are more than 170 trillion — or 2 million tons’ worth — of tiny plastic particles floating on the surface of the ocean, and many of them got there after 2004, according to a paper published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One... -gCaptainPosted On:9-Mar-2023
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An Interview with India’s First and Only Woman Marine Pilot
Marine Pilot, Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi MNI broke the bias and started her career as a trainee pilot in 2011 and she has never looked back. She is India's first and only woman marine pilot, and one among an elite few women River Pilots in the world... -Human Rights At SeaPosted On:9-Mar-2023
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Outbreak: More than 300 fall ill on Ruby Princess cruise
Hundreds of passengers and crew members fell ill while on board a Princess Cruises ship, CDC said. In total, 284 of 2,881 passengers on the Ruby Princess reported being sick during the voyage between Feb. 26 and March 5, CDC investigators said, and 34 of the 1,159 crew members also reported illness... -CBS NewsPosted On:9-Mar-2023
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Women onboard cargo ships need support from port welfare services
The Seafarers’ Charity has released on March 8th (International Women’s Day), a report on the welfare needs of women working on cargo ships. The research reveals women seafarers’ experience of exclusion, isolation and fear of sexual harassment and assault from their male colleagues... -SAFETY4SEAPosted On:9-Mar-2023
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HaiSea, Seaspan target tug gender diversity deficit
It’s time for a crew change in B.C.’s tug and barge sector. Baby boomer retirement is a major driver of that change. But HaiSea Marine and Seaspan ULC also see a need for more than a change in age demographics in a marine industry. Transport Canada estimates will need 19,000 new seafarers over the next 10 years... -Business in VancouverPosted On:9-Mar-2023
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MHSS: Leadership plays a vital role in ensuring good mental health onboard
In an exclusive interview to SAFETY4SEA, Mr. Jannik Grothues, Managing Director, MHSS, talks about seafarers’ mental health challenges, noting that cases of bullying and harassment, suicides, panic attacks and hallucinations onboard show an increase... -SAFETY4SEAPosted On:9-Mar-2023
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International Seaways welcomes first dual-fuel LNG VLCC for charter with Shell
New York-based tanker company International Seaways has taken delivery of the first dual-fuel LNG very large crude carrier (VLCC) Seaways Endeavor. Seaways Endeavor is the first of three dual-fuel LNG VLCCs ordered by the company at South Korean shipyard DSME in 2021... -Offshore EnergyPosted On:9-Mar-2023
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MOL and Vale to Install Rotor Sails on Capesize Bulk Carrier
MOL and Vale International have announced a partnership to retrofit a 200,000-ton capesize bulk carrier with two 35-meter x 5-meter rotor sails, produced by Norsepower. The identity of the vessel has not been disclosed by is currently employed under a mid-term contract for transportation of iron ore for Vale... -gCaptainPosted On:9-Mar-2023
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Captured CO2 Injected Below the North Sea in CCS World First
A consortium led by UK-based chemicals company INEOS is claiming the world’s first injection of captured carbon dioxide into a depleted oil field in the Danish North Sea. The initiative, called Project Greensand, is aimed at demonstrating the feasibility of CCS to reduce carbon emissions... -gCaptainPosted On:9-Mar-2023
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Rig Fire at Mobile, Alabama Scrapyard
A fire has broken out on a semi-submersible rig that is being dismantled in Mobile, Alabama. Multiple fire units arrived on scene to discover a “multi-story, oil rig-like structure” with heavy smoke and flames, the Mobile Fire-Rescue Department reported... -gCaptainPosted On:9-Mar-2023
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MSC Containership Loses Empty Containers Overboard Off Bermuda
An MSC containership lost more than three dozen empty containers overboard in heavy weather. The Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre said it was advised via email of the incident last Friday, March 3, at 7:15 p.m.. The MSC Shristi reported losing 46 empty shipping containers at three different times during bad weather... -gCaptainPosted On:9-Mar-2023
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