At the height of the pandemic, the maritime industry needed roughly 150,000 crew changes a month to keep ships legally and safely crewed. For long stretches it could not manage a fraction of that. Hundreds of thousands of seafarers were held aboard past the end …

On any given day roughly 1.89 million seafarers are at sea aboard some 74,000 vessels, moving the goods that make up more than 80 percent of world trade. The oceans they work feed more than three billion people. And the law that governs their health, and the …

There is broad agreement that life at sea takes a psychological toll, isolation, contracts of three months and more, fatigue, the lingering legacy of the crew-change crisis, and the simple fact that a seafarer cannot walk away from the workplace at the end of a …

The Enforcement Effectiveness Index settled a research question, across the vessels a port inspects, do they leave in better or worse condition? The PSC Port Performance Scorecard turns that finding into something an operator can act on the week before a port …

Port State Control has one headline number, and almost everyone reads it the same way: a low detention rate means a clean, well-run port, and a high one means trouble. The Enforcement Effectiveness Index (EEI), applied to 129,493 inspection records across 667 …

Published May 22nd, 2026

Effective dispute resolution is critical in the maritime industry, where complex operational, contractual, and jurisdictional factors frequently intersect. Navigating disagreements quickly and constructively can protect commercial …

Published May 21st, 2026

In the maritime sector, the integrity of health data analysis is paramount to safeguarding crew welfare, ensuring regulatory compliance, and informing operational strategies. The unique challenges of maritime public health - ranging from …

Published May 20th, 2026

Maritime crew fatigue presents a significant challenge to safety, operational reliability, and regulatory compliance within the shipping industry. Fatigue in this context refers to a complex state of physical and mental weariness that …

Published May 19th, 2026

The international maritime environment presents a unique challenge: vessels continuously traverse multiple legal jurisdictions, each with distinct health and safety requirements. This fragmentation creates significant hurdles for …

Published May 18th, 2026

Maritime public health compliance is a critical yet frequently misunderstood aspect of the shipping industry, where legal, health, and operational factors intersect in complex ways. Misconceptions about when public health rules apply, who …

Published May 17th, 2026

Psychometric testing in the maritime sector offers a focused method for assessing the behavioral and cognitive traits of crew members, providing insights beyond traditional qualifications and experience. By measuring factors such as …