Maritime healthcare provider VIKAND has cited disturbing statistics from Gard’s 2025 Crew Claims Report to raise awareness of the importance of safeguarding seafarer mental health. The Gard stats – based on 2024 claims data and feedback from more than 6,000 seafarers – indicate that, between 2019-2023, 11% of all seafarer deaths were due to suicide, […]
In the Michael Palin documentary ‘Around the World in 80 Days’, which premiered in 1989, a central mode of transport was the cargo vessel, on which the presenter travelled at many points in his adventure. During one leg of his trip the captain of the Neptune Diamond sailing from Singapore remarks, “In a few years […]
Crew wellbeing behind development of navigation safety solutions Navigating safely at sea is one of the most crucial parts of the safe operation of maritime vessels. Too often accidents have occurred due to negligence, fatigue or poor visibility, sometimes with big consequences for a vessel’s crew, and the environment. Recently, several solutions aided by new […]