Merchant Navy Cadet Management: Supporting shipping companies in building next-generation maritime talent
With cruise demand rising, Alex Downes argues growth must be matched by deliberate investment in seafarers’ rest, health and morale to protect safety and service.
Does the maritime industry really have a crew shortage?
With cruise demand rising, Alex Downes argues growth must be matched by deliberate investment in seafarers’ rest, health and morale to protect safety and service.
Why Every Maritime Company Needs a Real Crew Strategy
With cruise demand rising, Alex Downes argues growth must be matched by deliberate investment in seafarers’ rest, health and morale to protect safety and service.
Why crew well-being is a vital aspect of the cruise boom
With cruise demand rising, Alex Downes argues growth must be matched by deliberate investment in seafarers’ rest, health and morale to protect safety and service.
How to make ISM audits more effective and less painful for ship crews
ISM audits should be about safety, not paperwork. Yet too often they feel like dry boxticking exercises that frustrate crews and do little to improve safety. In fact, the ISM Code was conceived after tragedies like the 1987 Herald of Free Enterprise ferry sinking, to ensure companies set sensible standards and keep learning through continual improvement.
Why third-party technical ship management is failing the cruise industry
In the world of passenger shipping, technical ship management remains one of the most critical and yet least understood elements of cruise operations.