Podcast: Why mental health matters for seafarers
Seafaring is a profession which has one of the highest suicide rates. What measures can the industry take to help prevent such tragic instances happening and how do you recognize the signs
Seafaring is a profession which has one of the highest suicide rates. What measures can the industry take to help prevent such tragic instances happening and how do you recognize the signs
By Emily Reiblein, Director HSSE -Crowley Logistics As the holiday season rolls around again, the hunt for peace is on. Letters and symbols of peace appear on shop windows, hanging on street
By Emily Reiblein, Crowley I have a colleague who recently admitted to feeling a loss of connection with nature. As a young man, he was a hunter and a fisherman. Today, he
By Emily Reiblein, Crowley Transportation workers push long hours, slipping in snacks and meals whenever an opportune moment arises. Grabbing a quick bite of fast food can seem like a good option,
Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has partnered with Mental Health Support Solutions (MHSS) to break the mental health taboo and provide professional psychological support to its 5,000-strong and growing workforce across sea and
The U.S. Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS) COVID-19 Working Group (C-19 WG) is encouraging mariners from all segments of the U.S. maritime industry to take ten minutes to anonymously complete
Protection & Indemnity (P&I) insurers American Club and Eagle Ocean Marine are urging the industry to step up care of seafarers’ mental health. They have just released a video giving advice on
With seafarers unable to leave vessels for crew changes or unable to travel back to their home countries, the International Seafarers Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) has launched a new video featuring
OCTOBER 17, 2018 — KVH Videotel has introduced a new training package, “Seafarers’ Mental Health and Wellbeing,” that will be available free of charge throughout the industry due to the critical importance
Jim Thornton has been appointed director of environmental health and safety strategy and regulatory affairs at the Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII). In this new role,