The poignant question of the impact of the pandemic on the attractiveness of seafaring as a career was asked by a member of the audience during the virtual conference session ‘Welfare & Training – People Sustainability’ part of Seatrade Maritime Middle East Virtual.
The impact of pandemic on crew change and the problems encountered by seafarers was explained by Toby Brooks, Deputy Director - Isle of Man Ship Registry.
“We’ve experienced first-hand the crew repatriation crisis, our attempt to review each case and support the needs of our seafarers have in some cases revealed a common truth. I think we’ve noticed in many ports there’s a clear disconnect between the maritime authorities and the border control authorities within the same country,” Brooks explained.
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Seatrade Maritime Middle East Virtual 2020 concludes day one with an emphasis on sustainability, digitalisation and innovation in the industry The event witnessed a huge turnout and strong support from industry players across the region.
Seatrade Maritime Middle East Virtual 2020 (SMMEV), the region’s leading event in the shipping industry, commenced virtually yesterday. The event that will wrap up on December 16, has a successful first day with insightful discussions and significant support from key leaders in the industry from the Middle East and around the globe. This platform united professionals from the industry, shedding light on pertinent topics including recovery strategies to tackle the COVID-19 and the market outlook of the energy business.
Seatrade sheds spotlight on seafarer welfare and shipping’s energy transition December 16, 2020
Capt. Mohamed Al Ali, SVP Ship Management, ADNOC Logistics & Services
Seatrade Maritime Middle East Virtual concluded day two with insightful sessions on issues concerning the COVID-19 pandemic and clean energy
Chris Morley, Event Director, Seatrade Maritime
DUBAI The day two of Seatrade Maritime Middle East Virtual 2020 (SMMEV), the region’s leading event in the shipping industry, shed light on pressing concerns that arose due to the pandemic and beyond. Some of the key topics of discussion included the adopting of technologically-advanced tools to improve the industry’s resilience during the pandemic, and the need to employ efficient processes to achieve smart shipping.
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Seatrade Maritime Middle East Virtual 2020 shed the spotlight on seafarer welfare and shipping’s energy transition, on day two Panellists discussed the lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and highlighted the practical solutions concerning clean energy.
Dec 16, 2020
Day two of Seatrade Maritime Middle East Virtual 2020 (SMMEV), the region’s leading event in the shipping industry, shed light on pressing concerns that arose due to the pandemic and beyond. Some of the key topics of discussion included the adopting of technologically-advanced tools to improve the industry’s resilience during the pandemic, and the need to employ efficient processes to achieve smart shipping. Panellists also spoke about adopting innovative clean energy solutions in line with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulations and reduction of carbon emissions and harmful gases.
While discussions on meeting the IMO’s 2050 decarbonisation targets for shipping often focus on fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia, which are still largely on the drawing board for shipping, LNG and LPG are available now and were highlighted by the Accelerating Shipping s Clean Energy Transition panel on day two of Seatrade Maritime Middle East Virtual.
Looking at the discussion on future fuels Steve Esau, SEA-LNG - General Manager, commented: “I would say at the moment its dominated by academics and NGOs with a really rather blinkered focus on the end goal. There’s really limited discussions on the practical commercial considerations of how to get there.“