Crew Welfare Week 2022

DAY 1 - Tuesday 21 June

11:00 GMT / 14:00 EEST / 19:00 SGT

Week Opening: Apostolos Belokas, Managing Editor, SAFETY4SEA

11:10 GMT / 14:10 EEST / 19:10 SGT

Keynote Address: Kitack Lim, Secretary-General, IMO

11:15 GMT / 14:15 EEST / 19:15 SGT

Session #1: Ship Managers Session – Panel Discussion
Moderated by Mrs. Dorothea Ioannou, CEO Designate​, The American Club

  • Andy Cook, Crewing Operations Director, V.Group
  • Boriana Farrar, Vice President - Chief Legal Officer, Patriot Contract Services, LLC
  • George D. Gourdomichalis, President & Managing Director, Phoenix Shipping & Trading S.A.
  • Sunil Kapoor, Director, FML Ship Management Limited
  • Karin Orsel, Chief Executive Officer, MF Shipping Group

12:30 GMT / 15:30 EEST / 20:30 SGT

Session #2: The Ship Managers Perspective

  • Capt. Sokratis Tigkos, Crew & Marine Manager, Omicron Ship Management Inc. - Crew Welfare: A key point in shipping - PEOPLE FIRST
  • Katerina Somaripa, Crew Operator, Prime Marine - Overview of Crew Welfare Prime Initiatives
  • Dimitris Fokas, Training Manager, Angelicoussis Group - Mental Health, Wellbeing, Training & Health Promotion 
  • Dr. Theoharis I. Sinifakoulis, Fleet Medical Advisor, Angelicoussis Group - Mental Health, Wellbeing, Training & Health Promotion 
  • Eirini Pirpili, Wellness/Gym Manager, Angelicoussis Group - Mental Health, Wellbeing, Training & Health Promotion
  • Aristonis Trochanis, Soft Skills Expert, Angelicoussis Group - Mental Health, Wellbeing, Training & Health Promotion

13:15 GMT / 16:15 EEST / 21:15 SGT

Session #3: The Crew Manager Perspective

  • Ambassador Carlos C. Salinas, PTC Founder and IMO Maritime Ambassador - Global Maritime Professionals at the HEART of PTC 
  • Gerardo Borromeo, CEO, PTC - Global Maritime Professionals at the HEART of PTC
  • Atty. Iris V. Baguilat, President, Döhle Seafront Crewing (Manila), Inc. - Best Practices: Easing back to the pre-pandemic norms

14:00 GMT / 17:00 EEST / 22:00 SGT

Session #4: Best Practice Video Interviews

  • Sophia Bullard, Director, Crew Health Programme, UK P&I Club
  • Rich McLoughlin, Head of Maritime Engagement, Safetytech Accelerator

14:15 GMT / 17:15 EEST / 22:15 SGT

Session #5: Focus Presentations

  • Rich McLoughlin, Head of Maritime Engagement, Safetytech Accelerator - Technology for Crew Wellbeing
  • Dr.  William Moore, Senior Vice President, American Club - American Club’s Good Catch Initiative
  • Bjarke Jakobsen, Partner & Senior Consultant, Green Jakobsen - Key soft skills a maritime leader must possess to enhance the crew welfare on board
  • Junal Gatungay Jr., Learning and Development Consultant, Green Jakobsen - Key soft skills a maritime leader must possess to enhance the crew welfare on board
  • Dr. Maria Progoulaki, Regional Representative and Senior Consultant, Green Jakobsen - Key soft skills a maritime leader must possess to enhance the crew welfare on board

14:50 GMT / 17:50 EEST / 22:50 SGT

Crew Welfare Awards Ceremony

  • Crew Welfare Tanker Operator Award
  • Crew Welfare Dry Bulk Operator Award
  • Crew Welfare Management Award
  • Crew Welfare Service Provider Award
  • Crew Welfare Organisation Award
  • Crew Welfare Diversity & Inclusion Award
  • Crew Welfare Personality Award
  • Crew Welfare Leadership Award

15:30 GMT / 18:30 EEST / 23:30 SGT

Program of day ends

DAY 2 - Wednesday 22 June

11:00 GMT / 14:00 EEST / 19:00 SGT

Day Opening: Apostolos Belokas, Managing Editor, SAFETY4SEA

11:05 GMT / 14:05 EEST / 19:05 SGT

Session #6: Industry Stakeholders Panel – Panel Discussion
Moderated by Mrs. Carleen Lyden Walker, Co-Founder/Executive Director of NAMEPA and IMO Goodwill Maritime Ambassador

  • Sara Baade, CEO, Sailors’ Society
  • Jillian Carson-Jackson, President, The Nautical Institute
  • Ismael Cobos Delgado, Head, Maritime Training and Human Element, International Maritime Organization (IMO)
  • Simon Grainge, Chief Executive, International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN)

12:20 GMT / 15:20 EEST / 20:20 SGT

Session #7: Seafarer Rights, Diversity & Inclusion

  • Frances House, Senior Advisor on Special Programmes, Institute for Human Rights and Business - Delivering on Seafarers’ Rights
  • Andrew Stephens, Executive Director, Sustainable Shipping Initiative - Delivering on Seafarers’ Rights
  • Xiwei Zhao, Product Manager, RightShip - The seafarers’ code of conduct and Crew Welfare Assessment
  • Danielle Centeno, Vice President of Loss Prevention and Survey Compliance, American Club - Women at Sea: Career Interest, Challenges, and Stigmas

13:00 GMT / 16:00 EEST / 21:00 SGT

Session #8: Soft Skills – Panel Discussion
Moderated by Mr. Apostolos Belokas, Managing Editor, SAFETY4SEA

  • Capt. John Dolan, Deputy Director, Loss Prevention, Standard Club
  • Dimitris Fokas, Training Manager, Angelicoussis Group
  • Bjarke Jakobsen, Partner & Senior Consultant, Green Jakobsen
  • Aggeliki Saranti, Crewing Recruitment Officer, Euronav
  • RAdm Bill Truelove, Managing Director, CSMART Training Center
  • Capt. Parani VS, HSSEQ Manager, Tufton Asset Management Ltd.

14:15 GMT / 17:15 EEST / 22:15 SGT

Session #9: Mental Health

  • Maris Cirulis, Managing Director, CleverPoint Marine - Managing Stress through Science and Technology
  • Penelope Robotis, Clinical & Organizational Psychologist/Chief HR Officer, I.M.E.Q. Center - Rethinking Psychological Safety in the Workplace
  • Connie S. Gehrt, Managing Director, CONOVAH - How can you support wellbeing through ship-shore communication?
  • Dr. Rachel Glynn-Williams, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Glynn-Williams & Associates Ltd - Critical Incidents at Sea: Stress, psychological trauma and how best to respond
  • Charles Watkins, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mental Health Support Solutions - How Leadership and Psychological safety are connected to mental health challenges on board
  • Dr. Michela Terrei, Psychologist, I.M.A. Assessment and Training Center, Inc. - Maritime Education and Training: The role of maritime academies in building the awareness on mental health issues

15:30 GMT / 18:30 EEST / 23:30 SGT

Session #10: Seafarer Health

  • Maris Cirulis, Managing Director, CleverPoint Marine - Relationship between Physiology and Performance
  • Dr. Periclis Tzardis, Chief Medical Advisor, ShipMedCare - Pre-employment assessment and prevention for Seafarers
  • Alex Ngai, General Manager, Impact Health Group - Telemedicine is a service, not a platform: Attempting to decifer telemedicine for the maritime industry
  • Dr. Chia Yih Woei, Chief Executive Officer, Seacare Medical Centre (SMMC) - Telemedicine is a service, not a platform: Attempting to decifer telemedicine for the maritime industry

16:00 GMT / 19:00 EEST / 00:00 SGT (23 JUN)

Program of day ends

DAY 3 - Thursday 23 June

11:00 GMT / 14:00 EEST / 19:00 SGT

Day Opening: Apostolos Belokas, Managing Editor, SAFETY4SEA

11:05 GMT / 14:05 EEST / 19:05 SGT

Crew Welfare Survey: Apostolos Belokas, Managing Editor, SAFETY4SEA

11:30 GMT / 14:30 EEST / 19:30 SGT

Session #11: Crew Welfare Best Practices

  • Cheah Aun Aun, Director (Shipping), Marine, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) - Safeguarding Crew Welfare in the Pandemic
  • Gisa R. Paredes, Chief Operating Officer, WellAtSea - Modernizing Crew Welfare Through The Power Of Community Management
  • Capt. Hari Subramaniam​, Regional Head ‑ Business Relations, Shipowners' Club - Seafarer Health and Wellbeing
  • Martin Foley, Chief Executive Officer/European Regional Coordinator, Stella Maris - Holistic approach to crew welfare
  • Konstantinos S. Galanakis, CEO, Elvictor Group - Social Crew Welfare: Challenges, Solutions, Pros & Cons, Lessons to be Learned
  • Ersi Zacharopoulou, EMEA Business Development Manager, SGS SA - Crew Well-Being Monitoring Program

12:50 GMT / 15:50 EEST / 20:50 SGT

Session #12: Crew Abandonment

  • Andrew Roberts, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa, RightShip - Seafarer Abandonment: Cast Off and Set Adrift!

13:00 GMT / 16:00 EEST / 21:00 SGT

Session #13: Crew Welfare Panel – Panel Discussion
Moderated by Mr. Apostolos Belokas, Managing Editor, SAFETY4SEA

  • Gabriele Dado, Commercial Director, Safetytech Accelerator
  • Capt. Faouzi Fradi, Group Director Crewing and Training, Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd.
  • Andrew Roberts, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa, RightShip
  • Nikos Toumazatos, Crew Manager, Latsco Marine Management Inc
  • Ioanna Vernardou, DPA / CSO, Blue Planet Shipping Ltd

14:15 GMT / 17:15 EEST / 22:15 SGT

Session #14: Crew Travel

  • George Kyvernitis, Managing Partner, Kyvernitis Travel - Crew Travel: Patterns for the future

14:30 GMT / 17:30 EEST / 22:30 SGT

Session #15: Crew Change

  • Nikos D. Marmatsouris, Group Senior Marketing Manager, GAC Shipping SA GAC - Crew Changes in Covid times: A Global review

14:45 GMT / 17:45 EEST / 22:45 SGT

Session #16: Nutrition onboard

  • Nichole Stylianou, Food Dietitian Nutritionist, MCTC Marine Ltd. - Nutrition On Board Ships
  • Dr. Kate Pike, ISWAN - Social Interaction Matters (SIM) Project: The importance and role of food

15:10 GMT / 18:10 EEST / 23:10 SGT

Session #17: The Seafarers Perspective

Hear from ocean going seafarers their thoughts on Crew Welfare

15:50 GMT / 18:50 EEST / 23:50 SGT

Crew Welfare Week Closing: Apostolos Belokas, Managing Editor, SAFETY4SEA

16:00 GMT / 19:00 EEST / 00:00 SGT (24 JUN)

Program of day ends

SAFETY4SEA announced the winners of the inaugural 2022 Crew Welfare Virtual Awards on Tuesday, June 21st, recognizing industry’s tanker operators, dry bulk operators, organizations, service provides, managers and individuals that demonstrated leadership and embraced outstanding practices towards crew welfare.

The winners of the 2022 Crew Welfare Virtual Awards are:

 

Crew Welfare Tanker Operator Award

Winner
Prime Marine Management Inc.
For assisting seafarers and their families during the unprecedented humanitarian crises (both pandemic and Russian invasion of Ukraine) by providing medical and mental health support. The company, having high levels of empathy and responsibility for the seafarers’ welfare, is focused on supporting them by various means.

Mr. Dimitrios Kampadellis, Crew Manager, Prime Marine Management Inc.:

"We feel that all these efforts are owed to all of our company assets, which are the crew members. We do not believe that we were and are doing anything extraordinary, as we feel that we are just giving back a modest part of what we have been getting all these years, which is loyalty hard work and performance."


Crew Welfare Dry Bulk Operator Award

Winner
Oldendorff Carriers
For focusing on crew welfare, giving priority to timely crew changes, supporting social life onboard by supplying free internet and investing in crew wellness and happiness, as part of its commitment to sustainability.

Mr. Harry Papadimitriou, Director of Crewing, Oldendorff Carriers:

"The last few years have been very challenging for promoting crew welfare on board. For this reason, we have had a major campaign to get our crew members vaccinated and at this point we have managed to have 98% of our crew fully being vaccinated. We have also provided all crew members with internet access, however we still encourage and support old-fashioned crew entertainment and socializing on board."


Crew Welfare Management Award

Winner
OSM Maritime Services, Inc.
For putting ‘Financial Literacy, Health & Wellness and Family Values’ as basic pillars of its strategy to support OSM seafarers and families during the pandemic. During 2021, OSM conducted several virtual talks, engagement activities, town halls and conferences and provided support to OSM seafarers on quarantine, especially those who tested positive.

Mrs. Mailyn Borillo, Managing Director, OSM Philippines Inc.:

"In OSM we have three basic pillars for our crew and family welfare program. First is the financial literacy program, because it is not how much you earn, it is how much you save and invest. Secondly, we advocate seafarers to take care of themselves, so they can take care of others. Lastly, we offer the family values seminars because the best gift seafarers can give to their children is a good relationship with them."


Crew Welfare Service Provider Award

Winner
WellAtSea
For its WellAtSea Program which is focused on mental resiliency, physical strength & health, and improved group dynamics and socialization. Through game play, a rewards system, and social platform, the program is currently equipped with 37 months of evidence-based content or more than 200 different engaging activities, physical exercises, and learning modules.

Ms. Gisa R. Paredes, M.A. Rpsy, Chief Operating Officer, WellAtSea:

"We have more than 450 ships with approximately 14 000 seafarers whom we are dedicated to helping. We also wish to thank our team that has tirelessly kept in good spirits for the sake of the seafarers throughout this pandemic, their dedication, enthusiasm and genuine concern for the seafarers, which has eventually positively affected the way that crew members engage with each other."


Crew Welfare Organisation Award

Winner
ISWAN (International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network)
For helping numerous seafarers globally during the COVID-19 breakdown, providing humanitarian support to them and their families, through its Regional Program, SeafarerHelp, Relief Funds and Social Interaction Matters (SIM) Project.

Mr. Simon Grainge, Chief Executive, ISWAN:

"It is hard to imagine how tough life has been for seafarers in recent years, while now they are dealing with a situation in Ukraine. However, ISWAN's work is far from finished; we will continue to provide seafarers with support through our helplines and crisis funds, as well as through our advocacy and campaigns for as long as they need it, because without them the world supply chains will collapse."


Crew Welfare Diversity & Inclusion Award

Winner
Maritime SheEO
For providing a platform that promotes the next generation of female maritime leaders. Recently, Maritime SheEO in collaboration with IMO & WISTA launched the Maritime SheEO Leadership Accelerator Programme to provide management knowledge and skills to empower women in the maritime industry.

Mrs. Sanjam Gupta, Founder, Maritime SheEO:

"Maritime SheEO started with a dream to drive equality within the maritime industry. It started as a small initiative in 2019, and it has grown with the hard work and efforts of our team. Today, the only thing that separates women from reaching leadership positions is opportunity. We all need to champion diversity, and we promise we will continue to do so in the coming years. Diversity is what makes our industry special."


Crew Welfare Personality Award

Winner
Doris Magsaysay-Ho, President and CEO, Magsaysay Group of Companies
For promoting and enhancing crew welfare, setting ‘We Care’ as a core corporate value. In that regard, Magsaysay Group puts its people as key priority offering to them various programs and initiatives to empower, address societal challenges, and promote sustainable well-being.

Ms. Doris Magsaysay-Ho, President and CEO, Magsaysay Group of Companies:

"The pandemic has given the shipping industry a rare opportunity to think about what is truly important in our lives. It has also made us realize that without seafarers, mankind would not have food, medicine, and the basic necessities we need in our daily lives. All of us must rethink how we support the crew health and wellness, in order for the pre-employment medical to become a positive annual exam to help seafarers become healthy, rather than something to fear and worry about."


Crew Welfare Leadership Award

Winner
Gerardo A. Borromeo, Vice-Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, PTC Holdings Corporation
For his invaluable contribution to the Philippine maritime industry. Mr. Borromeo has been responsible for the development and implementation of the PTC Group’s strategic initiatives and business interests and has also demonstrated innovative leadership, taking the helm of the board of key industry’s associations throughout his career.

Mr. Gerardo A. Borromeo, Vice-Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, PTC Holdings Corporation:

"Over the last 18 years I have come to truly appreciate the important role that shipping plays in facilitating global trade; a perspective that is not always visible to the general public. However, equally significant is the responsibility of global maritime professionals to ensure that shipping achieves its objectives. These two considerations are what have driven me over the years to encourage greater engagement across all stakeholders of our industry."


 

About Crew Welfare Awards

Crew Welfare Awards are part of the Crew Welfare Week within the scope of fostering Crew Wellbeing & Sustainable Shipping. The process to be employed is a combination of open nomination and vote from audience and the industry panel of experts.. The award categories are:

Crew Welfare Tanker Operator Award
To be awarded to any ship operator of oil or chemical tankers, or gas carriers that demonstrated Initiative, Best Practices and Excellence and in any aspect of crew welfare

Crew Welfare Dry Bulk Operator Award
To be awarded to any ship operator of bulk carriers, or general dry cargo vessels that demonstrated Initiative, Best Practices and Excellence in any aspect of crew welfare

Crew Welfare Management Award
To be awarded to crew management company that demonstrated Initiative, Best Practices and Excellence and in any aspect of crew welfare

Crew Welfare Service Provider Award
To be awarded to any Service provider that delivered service which contributes towards improving crew welfare

Crew Welfare Organisation Award
To be awarded to any organization or association that planned, promoted and delivered any program fostering crew welfare with tangible results

Crew Welfare Diversity & Inclusion Award
To be awarded to any organization that planned/delivered a program or promoted in any way the Diversity & Inclusion agenda

Crew Welfare Personality Award
To be awarded to a Personality that provided industry influence and contributed towards moving the crew welfare agenda forward with tangible results

Crew Welfare Leadership Award
To be awarded to an Industry Figure that has provided leadership by steering their organization and/or the industry towards crew welfare excellence

Notification procedure is initiated few months ahead of the event with an open invitation to the industry stakeholders to propose nominations online via relevant form at dedicated awards page. Shortlisted nominees are announced within a week after nomination submission is concluded and open vote to declare the winner of each category is available for a period of three months through relevant application at dedicated awards page. Winners are announced at the award ceremony, during the Crew Welfare Week.

The Crew Welfare Week took place from 21 to 23 June 2022, to discuss and embrace the role of the seafarers in shipping. Seafarers are the essential workers who keep the maritime industry moving. Ship managers acknowledge that, focusing on ways to improve their work and life onboard. Furthermore, in the current industry’s busy agenda, which sheds focus on ESG topics, crew welfare is definitely on top, being a key ‘Social’ issue.

 

During these challenging times, maritime stakeholders are continuously bringing seafarers’ wellbeing on the surface and taking part in many initiatives which prove the power of collaboration in crew welfare as well. Providing proper recreational facilities on board and ensuring a Diverse, Equal & Inclusive environment are among their key concerns.

The event is organized by SAFETY4SEA having as lead sponsors the following organizations: Columbia Ship Management, MacGregor, RightShip, Singapore Organisation of Seamen (SOS), SQE MARINE.

Other event sponsors are: The American Club, Arcadia Shipmanagement Co. Ltd., Blue Planet Shipping Ltd., Capital-Executive Ship Management Corp., Capital Gas Ship Management Corp., Capital Ship Management Corp., CleverPoint Marine, Dorian LPG, Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Limited (EASTMED), EURONAV, Green-Jakobsen A/S, I.M.A. Assessment and Training Center Inc., Latsco Shipping Limited, North P&I Club, OCEANKING, RISK4SEA, Safetytech Accelerator, SGS, Standard Club, Steamship Mutual, Sun Enterprises Ltd, Thome Group, UK P&I Club, V.Group, WellAtSea.

The event is being supported by the following organizations: Australian Mariners Welfare Society (AMWS), Filipino Shipowners Association, INTERCARGO, MPA Singapore, Sailors’ Society, Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI).

DAY 1 – Tuesday 21 June

Opening the event, Mr. Apostolos Belokas, Managing Editor, SAFETY4SEA, explained that for a second year, this unique industry initiative aims to bring together many of the stakeholders to discuss how to improve living and working conditions onboard and contribute to the promotion of best practices in favor of crew welfare and wellbeing, beyond compliance.

A video message from IMO Secretary-General, Mr Kitack-Lim, followed on the importance of 2022 Day of the Seafarer and IMO campaign with the theme ‘Your voyage – then and now, share your journey’. Every seafarer’s journey is different, but they all face similar challenges. For 2022, the campaign of the Day of the Seafarers, look at seafarer voyages, what it includes and how has it evolved over time and what remains at the heart of seafarers’ reality. This campaign gives seafarers a chance to share what resonates with them currently, whether it’s the crew change crisis being unresolved or the future of technology.

 

Session #1: Ship Managers Session – Panel Discussion

The event was followed with panel discussion moderated by Mrs. Dorothea Ioannou, CEO Designate​, The American Club, featuring the following speakers: Andy Cook, Crewing Operations Director, V.Group ; Boriana Farrar, Vice President – Chief Legal Officer, Patriot Contract Services, LLC; George D. Gourdomichalis, President & Managing Director, Phoenix Shipping & Trading S.A.; Sunil Kapoor, Director, FML Ship Management Limited; Karin Orsel, Chief Executive Officer, MF Shipping Group.

 

Session #2: The Ship Managers Perspective

Capt. Sokratis Tigkos, Crew & Marine Manager, Omicron Ship Management Inc., explained how his company invests in crew welfare/ wellbeing and in the best possible living conditions, so that the crew themselves can concentrate and overcome the difficulties of their daily job.

Katerina Somaripa, Crew Operator, Prime Marine, provided an overview of Crew Welfare Prime initiatives, highlighting that promoting wellbeing onboard can help to create a positive working environment by minimizing stress levels, improving seamen satisfaction and engagement.

A team from the Angelicoussis Group – Mr Dimitris Fokas, Training Manager, Dr. Theoharis I. Sinifakoulis, Fleet Medical Advisor, Mrs. Eirini Pirpili, Wellness/Gym Manager and Mr. Aristonis Trochanis, Soft Skills Expert – presented training & health initiatives related to wellness and welfare of their seafarers. As mentioned, important wellbeing elements for people onboard, related to their contracts and leave periods, crew changes as planned and training, were challenged due to the pandemic. These were elements beyond company’s control; however, the Angelicoussis Group actively supports the basic’s of seafarers’ wellbeing ensuring safe and healthy working environment, connectivity with family while onboard, compliance with work 7 rest hours and all regulations and continuous education and training. In that regard, the company has established DELPHIC Maritime Training Center which offers company specific training over STCW requirements.

 

Session #3: The Crew Manager Perspective

Ambassador Carlos C. Salinas, PTC Founder and IMO Maritime Ambassador, highlighted that seafarers are the heart and soul of global trade and acknowledged the significant contribution of all Filipino global maritime professionals who are the driving spirit behind what makes the country a proud manager enabler.

Gerardo Borromeo, CEO, PTC, stressed the power of collaboration that enables industry to work as a platform for the development of wellness and acknowledged that seafarers are at the center of all operations, these who move the world trade and thus, it is vital to providing them a mechanism to maximize the total wellbeing of our global maritime professionals.

Atty. Iris V. Baguilat, President, Döhle Seafront Crewing (Manila), Inc., shared best practices for easing back to the pre-pandemic norms. Among other initiatives, her company created Döhle Seafront Family Hubs in strategic and key cities in the Philippines to foster enrichment activities, community building and positive relationships.

 

Session #4: Best Practice Video Interviews

Sophia Bullard, Director, Crew Health Programme, UK P&I Club, said that ensuring crew wellness and safety onboard are their top priorities. The Club is continuously investing in crew welfare initiatives through collaboration with other parties, such as The Mission to Seafarers, Stella Maris and Sailors’ Society, which are charities that can provide a picture of seafarers’ lives and concerns while onboard. She also mentioned that technology will play a vital role towards, as there are very helpful tools and applications to monitor the aspects of wellness at sea.

Rich McLoughlin, Head of Maritime Engagement, Safetytech Accelerator, highlighted that seafarer welfare is a fundamental aspect of safety at sea and that industry stakeholders need to provide seafarers with more tools and data in order to be able to understand and control the factors that affect their overall wellbeing. For improving welfare, technology is only one part of the solution; the big shift is a cultural one, he stressed, adding that we need a better understanding and appreciation of both the key issues of the supply chain and the social issues, albeit the commercial pressures and costs.

Session #5: Focus Presentations

Rich McLoughlin, Head of Maritime Engagement, Safetytech Accelerator, presented key technologies for monitoring crew wellbeing, explaining that analytics, AI, visual analytics, AR & VR, sensors, wearables, drones and robotics can make operations safer, less risky and sustainable.

Dr. William Moore, Senior Vice President, American Club , presented the American Club’s Good Catch Initiative, which provides simply understood guidance and case study examples to seafarers, in multi-media formats, in order to become able to identify, assess and report unsafe conditions onboard.

Bjarke Jakobsen, Partner & Senior Consultant, Green Jakobsen, stressed that seafarers’ performance onboard is linked to their welfare; enhanced crew welfare contributes to enhanced safety and operational performance onboard. In this equation, leaders onboard play a vital role to keep the balance and enhance crew welfare, as they influence their team’s thoughts, feelings and actions.

Junal Gatungay Jr., Learning and Development Consultant, Green Jakobsen, highlighted that onboard leaders should encourage the crew to speak up in order all team members to feel empowered, involved and confident with ship matters. This approach can make a big step in improving crew welfare and starts with productive conversation.

Dr. Maria Progoulaki, Regional Representative and Senior Consultant, Green Jakobsen, highlighted that leaders should keep in mind the three basic interpersonal needs – control, inclusion, appreciation – in order to empower their teams successfully, engage everyone and give positive feedback.

 

 

DAY 2 – Wednesday 22 June

Session #6: Ship Managers Session – Panel Discussion

The day started with a panel discussion moderated by Mrs. Carleen Lyden Walker, Co-Founder/Executive Director of NAMEPA and IMO Goodwill Maritime Ambassador in which the following industry stakeholders participated: Sara Baade, CEO, Sailors’ Society; Ben Bailey, Director of Advocacy, The Mission to Seafarers; Jillian Carson-Jackson, President, The Nautical Institute; Ismael Cobos Delgado, Head, Maritime Training and Human Element, International Maritime Organization (IMO); Simon Grainge, Chief Executive, International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN); and Capt. Kuba Szymanski, Secretary General, InterManager

 

Session #7: Seafarer Rights, Diversity & Inclusion

Frances House, Senior Advisor on Special Programmes, Institute for Human Rights and Business, highlighted that lack of transparency and poor regulatory enforcement at sea, enables poor practices such as forced labour, withholding wages, recruitment fees among others and discussed about challenges and opportunities with regards to seafarers’ rights.

Andrew Stephens, Executive Director, Sustainable Shipping Initiative, talked about industry’s Code of Conduct that helps ship operators to respect seafarers’ human and labour rights as well as charterers and cargo owners to strengthen due diligence and inform chartering-related decision-making. It involves a Self-Assessment Questionnaire that provides guidance on how to track progress.

Xiwei Zhao, Product Manager, RightShip, referred to Seafarers’ Code of Conduct and Crew Welfare Assessment, that aims to provide transparency on the current crew welfare landscape. By obtaining more effective crew welfare data, industry can go beyond minimum compliance and achieve higher standards for seafarers, Mr. Zhao stressed.

Danielle Centeno, Vice President of Loss Prevention and Survey Compliance, American Club, highlighted that a career at sea offers competitive pay and benefits, unmatched experience and growth opportunities; however, women seafarers face several challenges and stereotypes and may be target for bullying and sexual harassment.

 

Session #8: Soft Skills – Panel Discussion

A panel discussion, moderated by Mr. Apostolos Belokas, Managing Editor, SAFETY4SEA and involving the following experts: Capt. John Dolan, Deputy Director, Loss Prevention, Standard Club; Dimitris Fokas, Training Manager, Angelicoussis Group; Bjarke Jakobsen, Partner & Senior Consultant, Green Jakobsen; Aggeliki Saranti, Crewing Recruitment Officer, Euronav; RAdm Bill Truelove, Managing Director, CSMART Training Center; Capt. Parani VS, HSSEQ Manager, Tufton Asset Management Ltd., focused on the importance of investing in soft skills.

 

Session #9: Mental Health

Maris Cirulis, Managing Director, CleverPoint Marine, explained how technology can improve seafarers wellbeing and offer ways to control stress at sea. Stress management strategies are not only helpful for those who experience anxiety, depression and other symptoms, but for everyone, especially for those who feel that stress doesn’t really affected them, he said.

Penelope Robotis, Clinical & Organizational Psychologist/Chief HR Officer, I.M.E.Q. Center, explained why Psychological Safety in the Workplace is important, highlighting that when organizations create a psychologically safe workspace, they benefit in engagement, innovation, problem solving and performance.

Connie S. Gehrt, Managing Director, CONOVAH, gave a presentation on how stakeholders can support wellbeing through ship-shore communication, highlighting the importance of good collaboration. She also noted that remote work challenges the ship-shore relationship and thus, it is important to make significant efforts to understand others perspectives and support inclusion, involvement, engagement and respect.

Dr. Rachel Glynn-Williams, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Glynn-Williams & Associates Ltd, explained how critical incidents at sea can create stress and psychological trauma and suggested best ways to respond. For example, to manage emotional effects, it is advisable to talk to someone, write about it and keep in contact with others.

Charles Watkins, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mental Health Support Solutions, discussed how leadership and psychological safety are connected to mental health challenges on board, suggesting to strive for ‘mentally healthy ships’ in which seafarers feel supporting and caring towards suffering while they can voice their concerns freely.

Dr. Michela Terrei, Psychologist, I.M.A. Assessment and Training Center, Inc. highlighted the role of maritime academies in building the awareness on mental health issues. Mental health awareness training should be provided to all crew, be constantly updated and include a module about the psychological first aid, Dr. Terrei said.

 

Session #10: Seafarer Health

Maris Cirulis, Managing Director, CleverPoint Marine, talked about psychophysiology which is a field of psychology that investigates the physiological basis of core cognitive and effective psychological processes and presented how wellbeing is being featured in ESG metrics and strategies.

Dr. Periclis Tzardis, Chief Medical Advisor, ShipMedCare, focused on the importance of PEME in order crew to undergo specific tests and their results to be carefully analyzed before embarkation. As explained, the goal of performing the PEME exams is to identify potential dangers for the seafarer’s health and prevent a medical incident from occurring while traveling.

Alex Ngai, General Manager, Impact Health Group, stressed that telemedicine is a service, not a platform and attempted to decipher telemedicine for the maritime industry. In particular, medical service should not be tied down to downloading a specific platform but it should be provided on-demand, using the best form of internet connection.

Dr. Chia Yih Woei, Chief Executive Officer, Seacare Medical Centre (SMMC), referred to the benefits of the medical usage of telemedicine for seafarers, how to use it, how helpful it has been during the pandemic and ways to move forward and improve this service.

 

DAY 3 – Thurday 23 June

Session #11: Crew Welfare Best Practices

Cheah Aun Aun, Director (Shipping), Marine, MPA Singapore, presented how Singapore faced the challenges of the pandemic. For example, the country provided a Crew Change Safe Corridor and a Crew Facilitation centre. Also, SSA together with MPA, unions and international organizations, established the STAR Fund to ensure safe crew changes through a CrewSafe audit program.

Gisa R. Paredes, Chief Operating Officer, WellAtSea  suggested how to modernize crew welfare through the power of community management which is the art of crafting engaging activities to create a network in which people can connect, share and grow.

Capt. Hari Subramaniam​, Regional Head, Business Relations, Shipowners’ Club, noted that during the last few years, there has been a growth in medical related incidents onboard that are attributed to change in lifestyle conditions while health problems, such as those relating to heart, stomach, stroke and back continue to present several incidents.

Martin Foley, Chief Executive Officer/European Regional Coordinator, Stella Maris presented his organization’s holistic approach to crew welfare which provides practical assistance, spiritual support and guidance, pastoral care, help in an emergency, family support, communication and warm clothing.

Konstantinos S. Galanakis, CEO, Elvictor Group highlighted that effective communication improves the morale of the crew onboard, their productivity and shares the vision of the company to promote efficiency target. Furthermore, communication should be across the cycle of the recruitment process and not only when seafarers are onboard.

Ersi Zacharopoulou, EMEA Business Development Manager, SGS SA talked how their Global Crew Wellbeing Monitoring Program, which is available 24/7 through cloud, can improve the living conditions of crew onboard, beyond Port State Control compliance, decreasing the risk of detention or fines during inspections

 

Session #12: Crew Abandonment

Andrew Roberts, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa, RightShip mentioned that seafarer abandonment happens globally to all vessel types, various vessel ages, on ships with various flag states, affecting seafarers of many nationalities and presented how industry has taken action to support the victims.

 

Session #13: Crew Welfare – Panel Discussion

A panel discussion moderated by Mr. Apostolos Belokas, Managing Editor,  SAFETY4SEA, discussed about the topical issues and challenges that are related to crew welfare and ways to move forward. In the discussion, the following experts participated: Gabriele Dado, Commercial Director, Safetytech Accelerator; Capt. Faouzi Fradi, Group Director Crewing and Training, Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd.; Simon Frank, Chief Human Resources Officer, Thome Group; Andrew Roberts, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa, RightShip; Nikos Toumazatos, Crew Manager, Latsco Marine Management Inc; Ioanna Vernardou, DPA / CSO, Blue Planet Shipping Ltd

 

Session #14: Crew Travel

George Kyvernitis, Managing Partner, Kyvernitis Travel, acknowledged that the role of a crew manager is incredibly challenging considering that he/she tries to balance the requirements and satisfaction of the crew with the corporate interests of the ship and highlighted that the best way to accomplish efficient crew changes is to have a transparent & integrated solution for all parties involved.

 

Session #15: Crew Change

Nikos D. Marmatsouris, Group Senior Marketing Manager, GAC Shipping SA GAC presented a global review of the Crew Changes, noting that currently many countries have waived their restrictions facilitating world trade and ship operations. However, there are still some exceptions, such as Panama which still requires PCR testing.

 

Session #16: Nutrition onboard

Nichole Stylianou, Food Dietitian Nutritionist, MCTC Marine Ltd. Highlighted the importance of educating crew members on proper nutrition to learn which foods are healthy and not, how food and nutrients function in our organism in order to choose wisely healthy dishes and promote positive thinking through a new way of living.

Dr. Kate Pike, ISWAN focused on the importance and role of food for people onboard, as part of ISWAN’s Social Interaction Matters (SIM) Project which among many issues, mealtimes allow crew to engage in conversations and help them to learn more about each other and provide an opportunity to relax. With creativity and skills, mealtimes can be turned into significant occasions and celebrations, she mentioned.

For the closure of the event, a video gave voice to ocean going seafarers who shared their thoughts on Crew Welfare from first hand experience.  Namely, they discussed how  the COVID-19 pandemic has affected their life, what needs to be changed for their wellbeing onboard a ship, what should be industry’s key priorities with respect to crew wellbeing to move forward.

 

Sara Baade


CEO
Sailors Society

Iris Baguilat


President
Döhle Seafront Crewing (Manila), Inc.

Apostolos Belokas


Managing Editor
SAFET4SEA

Gerardo A. Borromeo


CEO
PTC Holdings Corporation

Sophia Bullard


Director, Crew Health Programme
UK P&I Club

Jillian Carson-Jackson


President
The Nautical Institute

Danielle Centeno


Vice President of Loss Prevention and Survey Compliance
The American Club

Cheah Aun Aun


Director (Shipping)
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)

Dr. Chia Yih Woei


Chief Executive Officer
Seacare Medical Centre (SMMC)

Maris Cirulis


Managing Director
CleverPoint Marine

Ismael Cobos Delgado


Head, Maritime Training and Human Element
IMO

Andy Cook


Crewing Operations Director
V.Group

Gabriele Dado


Commercial Director
Safetytech Accelerator

Capt. John Dolan


Deputy Director, Loss Prevention
Standard Club

Boriana Farrar


Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
Patriot Contract Services, LLC

Dimitris Fokas


Training Manager
Angelicoussis Group

Martin Foley


Chief Executive Officer/European Regional Coordinator
Stella Maris

Capt. Faouzi Fradi


Group Crewing and Training Director
Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd

Constantinos Galanakis


CEO
Elvictor Group

Junal Gatungay Jr.


Learning and Development Consultant
Green Jakobsen

Connie Gehrt


Managing Director
CONOVAH

Dr. Rachel Glynn-Williams


Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Seaways Psychology Services

George D. Gourdomichalis


President & Managing Director
Phoenix Shipping & Trading S.A.

Simon Grainge


Chief Executive Officer
International Seafarers' Welfare & Assistance Network (ISWAN)

Frances House


Senior Advisor on Special Programmes
Institute for Human Rights and Business

Dorothea Ioannou


CEO Designate
The American Club

Bjarke Jakobsen


Partner & Senior Consultant
Green Jakobsen

Sunil Kapoor


Director
Fleet Management Limited

George Kyvernitis


Managing Partner
Kyvernitis Group

Kitack Lim


Secretary General
IMO

Carleen Lyden Walker


Co-Founder/Executive Director
NAMEPA
IMO Goodwill Maritime Ambassador

Nikos D. Marmatsouris


Group Senior Marketing Manager
GAC Shipping SA

Rich McLoughlin


Head of Maritime Engagement
Safetytech Accelerator

Dr. William H. Moore


Senior Vice President
The American Club

Alex Ngai


General Manager
Impact Health Group

Karin Orsel


Chief Executive Officer
MF Shipping Group

Capt. VS Parani


HSSEQ Manager
Tufton Asset Management Ltd.

Gisa R. Paredes


Chief Operating Officer
WellAtSea

Dr. Kate Pike


ISWAN

Eirini Pirpili


Wellness/Gym Manager
Angelicoussis Group

Dr. Maria Progoulaki


Regional Representative and Senior Consultant
Green Jakobsen

Andrew Roberts


Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa
RightShip

Penelope Robotis


Chief HR & Recruitment Officer
IMEQ - Innovative EQ Center

Ambassador Carlos C. Salinas


PTC Founder and IMO Maritime Ambassador

Aggeliki Saranti


Crewing Recruitment Officer
EURONAV

Dr. Theoharis I. Sinifakoulis


Fleet Medical Advisor
Angelicoussis Group

Katerina Somaripa


Crew Operator
Prime Marine

Andrew Stephens


Executive Director
Sustainable Shipping Initiative

Nichole Stylianou


Food Dietitian Nutritionist
MCTC Marine Ltd

Capt. Hari Subramaniam


Regional Head - Business Relations
The Shipowners' Club

Dr. Michela Terrei


Psychologist
I.M.A. Assessment and Training Center, Inc.

Capt. Sokratis Tigkos


Crew & Marine Manager
Omicron Ship Management Inc.

Nikos Toumazatos


Crew Manager
Latsco Marine Management Inc.

Aristonis Trochanis


Soft Skills Expert
Angelicoussis Group

RAdm Bill Truelove


Managing Director
CSMART Training Center

Periclis Tzardis


Chief Medical Officer
ShipMedCare

Ioanna Vernardou


DPA / CSO
Blue Planet Shipping Ltd

Charles Watkins


Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Mental Health Support Solutions

Ersi Zacharopoulou


EMEA Business Development Manager
SGS S.A.

Xiwei Zhao


Product Manager
RightShip

Lead Sponsors

Columbia Ship Management

With over 40 years of tradition, commitment and professionalism, Columbia has established its position as a world-class ship manager and maritime service provider. Since our founding in Cyprus, we have developed a global reputation by continuously exceeding our clients´ expectations when providing the highest quality and professional management services. Our success is based on the tremendous added-value granted to our clients by leveraging a strong global network and the will of being a leading force in the maritime industry.

MacGregor

MacGregor is a family of innovators. By offering engineering solutions and services for handling marine cargoes and offshore loads we make the sea more accessible, safe and reliable for those whose livelihood depends on the changing conditions of the sea. To enable that we have a variety of strong product brands and committed experts with a passion for solving challenges – and the power of the sea is sure to provide those.

RightShip

RightShip is the world’s leading third party maritime due diligence organisation, providing expertise in global safety, sustainability and social responsibility best practices. We bring together years of industry expertise with the output from analytics and large data sets to provide our safety and environmental scoring systems, recommendations and consultancy services. By working with RightShip, clients are supported in making decisions in an environment that is a constant state of flux, protecting their business from risk.

Singapore Organisation of Seamen (SOS)

The Singapore Organisation of Seamen (SOS) is a global maritime trade union commissioned by the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) to promote positive industrial relations between seafarers and shipping companies. Since 1971, SOS has been representing ratings and helping them receive their dues through Collective Bargaining Agreements with shipping companies. SOS works actively with tripartite partners to improve seafarers’ working and living conditions and helps members acquire and upgrade skills that meet the demands of the industry. SOS is affiliated with the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the Nautilus Federation.

SQE Marine

SQE Marine is a leading provider of Safety, Quality and Environmental Solutions providing Consulting, Training and Information products in these areas. We have been successfully providing a product and service range to more than 1,400 clients (based in 75+ countries) over the last 23 years, operating a DNV Certified Training Center and a LR ISO 9001 certified management system.

Strong enough to provide immediate response and feedback to all client queries and needs, we provide a range of competitively priced services and timeliness for product / service delivery; we provide foolproof products and services to ensure full after sales support for as long as necessary. Last but not least, technical competence is the core of our management system & operations.

Our vision is to be a leading world class corporation that provides reliable maritime solutions in the areas of Quality, Health, Safety, Environmental, Crisis, Security, and Risk Management. Our mission, therefore, is to provide real life, effective and efficient maritime solutions range including Consulting, Training and Information provision in order to maximize client benefit and minimize risk.

Sponsors

American Club

Founded in 1917, the American Club is dedicated to identifying and empowering local talent in all the world’s major shipping hubs. Awards like the Lloyd’s List Next Generation Shipping Award, North American Maritime Services Award, and the Seatrade “Investment in People” Award recognize that. Homegrown capacity gives the Club regional maritime know-how - available 24 hours a day - able to communicate in no less than eleven languages. It offers full mutual cover for P&I, FD&D risks, fixed premium insurance for smaller tonnage through Eagle Ocean Marine, as well as Hull and Machinery cover through its subsidiary, American Hellenic Hull Insurance Company Ltd. The Club also boasts an unsurpassed safety and loss prevention program. Its rich reserves of expertise enable it to typically exceed the service expectations of shipowners and charterers both large and small. Local service providing global solutions steers the Club into its next century of service excellence.

Arcadia Shipmanagement Co. Ltd.

Arcadia Shipmanagement provides safe and reliable transportation of oil by sea, through a modern fleet, setting top objectives for Safety, Quality and Environmental protection. To achieve these, Arcadia is dedicated to develop and sustain a strong working relationship with all parties involved in International oil trade, based upon mutual trust and reliability.

Safety is enhanced by establishing a risk assessment system for hazard identification, risk management and control, addressing guidance for the prevention of errors, hazardous situations and incidents, through reporting and investigation procedures and providing training of personnel at Company’s in-house maritime training centre and by attending externally provided courses.

Quality is maintained by undertaking auditing and evaluation process, with commitment towards the continual improvement of HSQE performance, through setting and measuring various Key Performance Indicators, analysing N/C reports, reviewing findings from internal audits ashore and onboard.

The Environment is protected by preserving and whenever possible, further reducing the burden on the environment by setting and achieving tougher voluntary standards, such as Green Award. Moreover, by aiming for the reduction of identified environmental impacts of Company activities to air, sea and land, to the possible extend and seeking to conserve energy and materials, through recycling and waste reduction programs.

Blue Planet Shipping Ltd.

We are focused on providing our clients with exceptional technical and commercial ship management services. Having developed a deep understanding of the highly competitive shipping industry over the years, we seek to increase value and improve performance by offering the best possible resources, technology and network. Established mainly as a crewing office, Blue Planet Shipping grew steadily over the years to provide our clients with the full portfolio of ship management services. Our clients are third generation Greek shipping families originating from the island of Chios.

Capital-Executive Ship Management Corp.

Capital-Executive Ship Management Corp. (‘Capital-Executive’) currently operates a fleet of 23 vessels including 5 modern bulk carriers and 18 container carriers with a total dwt of tons approx. The fleet under management includes vessels of Nasdaq-listed Capital Product Partners L.P. The Capital-Executive team has extensive experience in managing various vessel types and sizes. The Company offers comprehensive services in every aspect of ship management including: safety and technical management, claims & insurance, bunkering, risk assessment, newbuilding design and supervision, IT services, accounting, financial management and other administrative functions, as well as in-house human resources management, such as crewing and personnel training with state-of-the-art technology.

Capital Gas Ship Management Corp.

Capital Gas Ship Management Corp. is a ship management service provider, currently operating a fleet of 7 modern LNG Carriers with a total carrying capacity of approximately 1.2 million cubic meters.

Our team consists of highly skilled personnel with extensive experience in the LNG Sector with experience, Mariners / Naval Architects (50 years cumulative experience in LNG) from initial design and newbuilding supervision to LNGCs operations and technical management.

The Company offers comprehensive services in every aspect of ship management including: safety and technical management, claims & insurance, bunkering, vetting preparation and attendance, risk assessment, newbuilding design and supervision, IT services, accounting, financial management and other administrative functions, as well as in-house human resources management, such as crewing and personnel training with state-of-the-art technology.

Capital Ship Management Corp.

Capital Ship Management Corp. (‘Capital’) is a distinguished oceangoing vessel operator, offering comprehensive services in every aspect of ship management, currently operating a fleet of 52 vessels including 45 tankers (10 VLCCs, 3 Suezmaxes, 5 Aframaxes, 26 MR/Handy product tankers and 1 small tanker) and 7 LNG Carriers with a total dwt of 5.94 million tons approx. The fleet under management includes vessels of NYSE-listed Diamond S Shipping Inc. Capital has extensive experience in managing various vessel types and sizes including all tanker segments (VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax/LR2, Panamax/LR1, MR/Handy and small tankers), dry bulk segments (Cape, Panamax, Handymax and Handy), as well as OBOs and containers.

CleverPoint Marine

CleverPoint Marine is a tech-enabled company, pioneering new generation neurotechnology in virtual reality to manage employee performance and wellbeing. Our solution is an innovative biofeedback device, developed and adapted for the maritime industry as a psychometric assessment and training tool, for supporting the cognitive and physiological capabilities of an employee.

Dorian LPG

Dorian LPG is a pure-play LPG shipping company and a leading owner and operator of modern VLGCs. Dorian LPG currently has four modern VLGCs and one pressurized LPG vessel on the water. Dorian LPG has 18 ECO VLGC newbuildings due for delivery in 2014, 2015 and 2016 from HHI and Daewoo Shipping and Marine Engineering Ltd., including the 13 that it acquired from Scorpio Tankers. Dorian LPG has offices in Connecticut, London, and Piraeus.Dorian LPG is incorporated in the Republic of The Marshall Islands.

Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Limited (EASTMED)

EASTMED is a ships management company with head offices in Glyfada (Athens), Greece. Presently the company has under management 78 vessels, employs 200 shore based personnel and a further 3000 seagoing staff. The fleet comprises of 29 tankers, 39 dry bulk carriers and 10 container ships, adding up to a total DWT capacity of 7.2 million tons. Principally both the tankers and the dry cargo vessels are employed on the spot market and occasionally will enter into short period charter agreements on a number of ships of the fleet.

The following overseas companies are employed as exclusive agents of EASTMED:

  • Intermar Chartering (UK) Ltd. in London, U.K.: Covers the London chartering market.
  • Eastern Mediterranean Manning Agency in Manila, Philippines: Directly selects, trains, and employs Filipino Masters, Officers, and Crew exclusively for the vessels under EASTMED’s management.

EASTMED was granted by Lloyd’s the ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification in December 2010 and is in the process of being certified with ISO 50001 within 2016. EASTMED is presently a member of BIMCO, INTERTANKO and INTERCARGO, thus joining forces for improved standards in the industry. EASTMED voluntarily participates to AMVER reporting system, operated by the US Coast Guard for promoting safety of life and property at sea. Managed vessels are honored with AMVER awards on an annual basis.

EURONAV

Euronav is an independent tanker company engaged in the ocean transportation and storage of crude oil. The Company is headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium, and has offices throughout Europe and Asia. Euronav is listed on Euronext Brussels and on the NYSE under the symbol EURN. Euronav employs its fleet both on the spot and period market. Sustainability is a core value at Euronav as it ensures the long-term health and success of our people, our business, and the environment we work in. It involves a commitment to safety and environmental practices, as well as an innovative approach to the use of technology and information.

Green-Jakobsen A/S

Green-Jakobsen A/S is a maritime consultancy offering ship owners, operators, ship management companies and maritime entities a unique combination of skillsets that encompasses all aspects of managing the human factor in shipping. Our approach is to analyse, diagnose and then improve the safety mindset, leadership and human resource performance of people on shore and at sea. Our combined decades of experience with proven, custom-made programs is the foundation of our work. By balancing industry knowhow with out-of-box thinking, we transform strategy into daily work by using tangible tools which we implement alongside our customers on board and in the office. We are a group of people who combine our academic, seafaring and business experience and we are based in Copenhagen, Manila, Athens and Mumbai, with some 30 employees in total.

Our areas of expertise are:

  • Maritime safety performance – reducing LTIF, providing strong tools and methods to support the safety initiatives and focus on behaviour and actions
  • Maritime leadership – training leaders to fulfil the performance driving role, providing knowledge and tools to act as competent leaders on board and ashore
  • HR performance and management – linking the management and development of people and their competencies with leadership skills and safety performance
  • Soft skills courses – offering a wide range of subjects for company specific courses and seminars
  • Measure and develop safety performance – strengthening a proactive safety culture in an ongoing cycle in a plug-and-play solution including on board training and development

I.M.A. Assessment and Training Center Inc.

I.M.A. Assessment and Training Center Inc. is governed by a Scientific Committee which consists of representative of the Italian Maritime cluster: Italian Maritime Shipowners and CONFITARMA. The scientific committee supervises the principles and methods of work applied by I.M.A. Assessment and Training Center Inc. as certified under ISO 9001 Standards, Rules for Certification of Training and Competence Management Systems, INTERTANKO’s Tanker Officer Training Standards (TOTS) and local government institutions.

The academy is established in 2007 in response to a need of the maritime industry for available, licensed, skilled and competent Deck and Engine Officers and Ratings prepared to man ships to the best interests of ship owners, charterers, ship managers and ship operators. The Academy shall be assessed, trained and verified in accordance with the requirements of the Ship Owners, International Standards, and TOTS.

I.M.A.’s Quality Management System (QMS) adopts the policies of RINA Rules for Training and Competence Management Systems (TCMS); Class NK for Rules for Rules for Certification of Competence Management Systems and the ISO Quality Management Guidelines for Training.

Latsco Shipping Limited

Latsco Shipping Limited was originally established in the 1940s when the company’s founder, Captain John S. Latsis, first ventured into passenger and commercial deep-sea shipping. Spanning over 70 years of experience in the shipping industry, the company originally operated under the name “Petrola International S.A.”. Throughout the years, the Group has operated a fleet of over 100 vessels, ranging from Ultra Large Crude Carriers (ULCCs) to dry cargo vessels. Today, as Latsco Shipping Limited, the company operates a fleet of 29 vessels on the water comprised of 18 product tankers and 11 gas carriers and has an orderbook of two Very Large Crude Carriers with expected deliveries in 2022. The company is headquartered in Monaco with offices in London and Athens.

North P&I Club

North P&I Club is a leading global marine insurer providing P&I, FD&D, war risks and ancillary insurance to 195 million GT of owned and chartered tonnage. Through its guaranteed subsidiary Sunderland Marine, North is also a leading insurer of fishing vessels, small craft and aquaculture risks. The Standard and Poor’s ‘A’ rated Club is based in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK with regional offices and subsidiaries in China (Hong Kong and Shanghai), Greece, Japan, Singapore, USA and Sunderland Marine offices worldwide. North is a leading member of the International Group of P&I Clubs (IG), with over 12% of the IG’s owned tonnage. The 13 IG clubs provide liability cover for approximately 90% of the world’s ocean-going tonnage and, as a member of the IG, North protects and promotes the interests of the international shipping industry.

OCEANKING

OCEANKING is a leading marine engineering and commercial group serving the Greek and International maritime community as well as the Greek public and industrial sector. OCEANKING was founded in 1989 and operates in Piraeus – Greece as well as in Cyprus. OCEANKING employs qualified naval architects and marine engineers and is managed by Costas Hassiotis and Panos Yannoulis with a permanent staff presently consisting of 20 persons. Our experience covers the areas of ship design, ship construction and operation, shipbuilding methods and management, marine engineering systems, materials supply and management as well as logistic support. Our company follows strict quality procedures and is certified according to ISO 9001:2015 by Lloyds.

RISK4SEA

RISK4SEA is an online platform to provide PSC performance transparency to the market by analysing PSC Data providing KPI, Demographics, Detentions Analytics, reports, Benchmarks and Insights for 23 fleet segments in an advanced analysis of the last 5 years to assist stakeholders to:

  • PREPARE for forthcoming PSC inspections
  • ANALYSE PSC performance to identify strengths & weaknesses
  • BENCHMARK fleets against competition and the industry

There are 23 fleet segments and special bundles covered in the advanced data analytics:

  • Dry Bulk (4) : Handysize, Handymax, Panamax, Cape
  • Tankers (5) : Product, Panamax, Aframax, Suezmax. VLCC
  • Containers (3) : Small, Medium/Large, Ultra Large
  • Other Types (7) : LNG/Gas Carriers, LPG carrier, General Cargo, Vehicle Carrier, Ro Pax, Offshore, Other
  • Special Bundles (4) : All Dry Bulk, All Tankers, All Containers, All Ships

Safetytech Accelerator

Safetytech Accelerator is a non-profit established by Lloyd’s Register. It is the first fully dedicated technology accelerator focused on safety and risk in industrial sectors. Their mission is to make the world safer and more sustainable through wider adoption of safetytech.

SGS

 

Standard Club

Standard Club is a specialist marine and energy insurer known for its diverse membership, pioneering loss prevention expertise and attractive pricing. Solutions oriented underwriters work alongside proactive technical and legal experts who advise members on how to prepare for new regulations and implement best practice.

At Standard Club, we build relationships by really getting to know our customers, including gaining a detailed knowledge of their operations, a full understanding of their priorities and a complete picture of the potential risks and challenges they face. This helps to guarantee our members get immediate, proactive and comprehensive support wherever, whenever.

  • Underwriting - We provide protection and indemnity cover and associated insurances for shipowners, charterers and offshore energy operators. We are S&P ‘A’ rated and one of the premier mutual P&I insurers by tonnage and membership.
  • Risk Management - Our teams of marine and technical experts provide advice and best practices that underpin our ability to manage risks, deliver value and sustain financial security.
  • Response - Through offices in major hubs and a network of correspondents we cover the globe, responding to incidents with practical advice and ongoing support to resolve matters as positively as possible.

We are always by your side.

Steamship Mutual

Steamship Mutual’s aim is to provide a comprehensive high quality P&I service backed by sound underwriting and strong reserves. The Managers, led by Stephen Martin, are determined to ensure that these objectives continue to be met. Steamship Mutual is one of the largest and most diverse P&I Clubs in the world, and a member of the International Group of P&I Clubs participating in the International Group Pool. Our Members remain the centre of our business and we strive to offer them the best advice and support wherever they are around the world. We firmly believe the service we provide our Members will help define our future success.

Sun Enterprises Ltd

SUN has been established in Piraeus since 1968, however the company date back to 1878.
SUN is currently managing a modern fleet of 17 Tankers and 4 Bulk carriers with deadweight capacity of just under 2.0 million tons and is constantly looking for expanding opportunities.
Our primary objective is the preservation of onboard Safety and the protection of Life and wellbeing of our seafarers which we take pride for since the 90% of our Masters and Chief Engineers started their career in SUN.
"An uncompromising pursuit of Quality" has been the company’s moto that reflects our passion for Safety and Excellence.

Thome Group

With its roots in the Scandinavian shipping tradition, the Thome Group of Companies (Thome Group) prides itself upon offering innovative ship management services globally from its headquarters in Singapore. For over 50 years the company has been at the forefront of the ship management industry and today offers clients all over the world integrated services; from ship management, crewing and training to offshore structure management, Thome offers a complete range of products and services essential in managing a wide range of marine assets worldwide. The Thome Group also provides a number of ancillary services to its clients including newbuilding and conversion project management; marine consultancy and marine services. Building on Singapore’s dynamic growth as an international maritime center, the Thome Group is now recognized as one of the world’s leading independent ship managers with more than 300 vessels under its management, serviced by over 800 shore staff and more than 12,000 crew members operating worldwide.

UK P&I Club

The UK P&I Club is one of the oldest P&I clubs in the world. It provides Protection and Indemnity insurance in respect of third party liabilities and expenses arising from owning ships or operating ships as principals. One of the largest mutual marine protection and indemnity organisations it insures over 200 million tonnes of owned and chartered ships from more than fifty countries across the globe.

V.Group

V.Group is the world’s leading independent ship management and marine services company with circa 2,750 onshore colleagues supporting over 44,000 personnel in marine and offshore roles. Established across 30 countries in 60 offices, our global presence ensures we are perfectly placed to service our partners and provide consistent and reliable support all over the world.

With over 35 years’ experience in managing vessels in the shipping, cruise and energy sectors, V.Group is committed to delivering safe and compliant operations through transparency, pro-activeness, and strong partnerships. With assets including tankers, bulk carriers, and gas carriers, to chemical tankers, containerships, cruise ships, yachts and vessels deployed within the offshore and renewable markets, we provide our customers with a comprehensive range of marine services, as well as the ability to blend those services together in unique combinations to meet specific needs.

Our holistic approach and detailed understanding of customer needs is complemented with a state-of-the-art digital platform. This combination enables to provide a comprehensive service that will help our customers achieve their goals, through safe, cost-effective, and performance-enhancing asset management. Operating around the clock and around the world, by managing every aspect on your behalf, we will ensure your vessels function safely, efficiently, and profitably.

WellAtSea

Established in 2017, WellAtSea is a Danish-owned full-service implementation solution designed and created by health experts (medical doctors, physiotherapists, clinical psychologists) with over 20 years of experience in public health and preventive medicine aimed to lead seafarers globally towards a continuous and sustainable lifestyle change.

The main goals of the WellAtSea Program are focused on mental resiliency, physical strength & health, and improved group dynamics and socialization. Through game play, a rewards system, and social platform, the program is currently equipped with 37 months of evidence-based content or more than 200 different engaging activities, physical exercises, and learning modules from which seafarers can gain a better understanding on their state of health while bonding with their colleagues on board.

Results of the program revealed that seafarers' mental health and lifestyle choices were positively influenced, encouraging camaraderie, creativity, and ownership towards their health. This sets the groundwork for high-performing teams.

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