Although legally the responsibility of owners and operators, an understanding of the reporting requirements for fuel consumption is appropriate to those onboard.

This article concludes our short series in support of the IMO's 2018 Day of the Seafarer, the theme of which has been 'seafarers' wellbeing, particlarly their mental health'.

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In this fourth article focusing on mental health, in support of the IMO's Day of the Seafarer 2018, we take a look at depression.

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In this third article in our short series focusing on seafarers' wellbeing, particularly their mental health, in support of the theme of the 2018 'Day of the Seafarer', we look at how to manage stressful situations.

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This is the second in our short series of articles focusing on seafarers' wellbeing, particularly their mental health, in support of the theme of the 2018 'Day of the Seafarer'. Here, we look at how to avoid feelings of loneliness at sea.

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June 25 will as always mark the annual Day of the Seafarer. In 2017 and 2018 we have seen a strong momentum in the industry to address seafarers wellbeing, particularly their mental health.

One of the challenges that navigating officers’ face is a large number of ECDIS systems found on vessels, all with different user interfaces. However, on boarding vessels officers need to be able to competently use the ECDIS, as it could be their main source of navigation. In order to assist the shipping industry, Seagull has partnered with ECDIS developers to create cost-effective ECDIS type-specific training for several of the widely used models.

Did you know that garbage from ships can be just as deadly to marine life as oil or chemical spills? Did you know that the greatest danger of them all comes from plastic that floats in the ocean for years, causing animal and plant life to suffer?

Across the global maritime community, vessels, ports and facilities are increasingly dependent on cyber systems. Failure to anticipate and prepare for a cyber incident could lead to disastrous consequences.

Three of the MARPOL Annexes have significant changes coming up in March 2018. The changes were all adopted at the 70th meeting of the IMO Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) in October 2016.