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WISTA's greener future for global shipping

Sustainable shipping and successes in diversity took centre stage at the inaugural WISTA India ExCo Conference in Mumbai, which coincided with the first WISTA International Mid-Term Meeting to take place in India. With WISTA International membership exceeding 6,000 this month, the Executive Committee (ExCo) met over two days to discuss topics that included the professional training programmes available to members and the upcoming report following the IMO/WISTA Women in Maritime Survey. How to drive the industry towards greener WISTA India ExCo Conference brought together the industry, consulates, and maritime pioneers Priority was also given to regional reports, while an in-depth review of the equity fund examined strategies to support National WISTA Associations (NWAs) in need. Entitled Navigating Change: The Future of Sustainable Shipping, the WISTA India ExCo Conference brought together local industry, consulates, maritime pioneers and professionals to share insights on how to drive the industry towards greener, more resilient maritime operations. Future for global shipping Addressing the conference, WISTA International President, Elpi Petraki, highlighted the way collaboration and greater diversity could help overcome industry challenges and create a more sustainable future for global shipping. "A collaborative spirit is essential to make the most of the opportunities that arise from the challenges we face," said Elpi Petraki. Maritime community  Elpi Petraki added: "Shipping brings together people from all around the world and has always included a wide range of cultures, nationalities and ethnicities. Diverse and global by nature, it demands versatility and collaboration every working day." Elpi Petraki continues, "It has taken thousands of years of collaboration to create the global maritime community we enjoy today. Even during trying times, therefore, we must not lose sight of the fact that it will be by working together that women will be most effective in driving the positive changes that benefit our global community." Key elements of the industry’s green transition WISTA India, Sanjam Gupta, said: "It was an honour to host the first WISTA India ExCo Conference and the WISTA International Executive Committee in Mumbai." Sanjam Gupta adds, "The conference provided an excellent opportunity to discuss key elements of the industry’s green transition while also showcasing India’s position as a sustainable shipping pioneer and many of the women who are driving change and contributing to the country’s swift transition to greener shipping operations." Key maritime stakeholder WISTA International ExCo visited the Anglo-Eastern Maritime Academy to discuss the programmes In a direct engagement with a key maritime stakeholder in India, the WISTA International ExCo visited the Anglo-Eastern Maritime Academy to discuss the programmes it has in place to support and attract more females to the seafaring profession. In touring the academy’s facilities, delegates made full use of opportunities to speak to many of the female cadets enrolled. Importance of a maritime hub Elpi Petraki adds, "As a major maritime hub, significant steps have been taken in India to educate the seafaring community about the importance of creating an inclusive and safe working environment onboard." Elpi Petraki continues, "Over 450 cadets graduate from the Anglo-Eastern Maritime Academy each year, and in the last year, the number of female cadets studying there has increased, showing the effort that is being made to create a more diverse and inclusive seafaring profession."

MAN Energy Solutions enters ‘Innovation Partnership’ agreement with Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Ltd.

MAN Energy Solutions and Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Ltd. (Anglo-Eastern) recently signed a cooperation agreement regarding a so-called ‘Innovation Partnership’. Under the terms of the agreement, the two parties will – on an ongoing basis – exchange data and knowledge regarding the daily operation of engines, engine performance and maintenance, testing of digital products, development and creation of software, algorithms, and APIs, among other areas. ‘Innovation Partnership’ agreement Carsten Ostenfeldt, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) - Asia and Harald Klein, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) - Europe, signed the agreement on behalf of Anglo-Eastern, while Stig Holm, the Head of Marine & Power Digital Denmark, and Michael Petersen, the Senior Vice President (SVP) and Head of PrimeServ Denmark, signed on behalf of MAN Energy Solutions. We are very much looking forward to working with MAN Energy Solutions on this exciting project" Carsten Ostenfeldt said, “We are very much looking forward to working with MAN Energy Solutions on this exciting project and gaining insight into the development of future digital solutions. We will allocate the appropriate resources to ensure the success of the project and expect to gain ever-more efficient tools to support the daily operation of our fleet.” MAN Energy and Anglo-Eastern partnership Stig Holm said, “We are very happy to have entered this project with such an able partner as Anglo-Eastern. For our part, we will get invaluable industry insight from a major, maritime ship-management organisation with substantial knowledge of the daily and strategic operation of a large fleet of diverse vessel types.” Stig Holm adds, “This agreement gives us access to a large fleet where new products can be tested and we can receive operational feedback from crew and technical shore-staff alike.” Agreement scheduled to run for a minimum of two years The agreement is scheduled to run for a minimum of two years and the partners have agreed to meet every two months, beginning with a workshop on innovation in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December 2022.

Quarterly Neptune Declaration Indicator shows continued rise in vaccinations and still fewer crew members onboard after expiration of their contracts

The Neptune Declaration Crew Change Indicator for the third quarter of 2022, shows that the number of seafarers onboard vessels beyond the expiry of their contract has decreased from 4.2% to 3.3% since the last Indicator was published in July. Third Quarter Indicator The number of seafarers onboard vessels for more than 11 months has remained stable at 0.3% since May 2022, down from 1.3% in August 2021, when the numbers were at the highest level. The Third Quarter Indicator also shows that the aggregate percentage of seafarers from the sample who have been vaccinated has risen from 89.3% to 92.8% during the past quarter, which is an increase of 3.5 percentage points since July. Crew change restrictions China remains the main challenge due to continued severe restrictions and lockdowns Ship managers report that the situation remains largely stable since the last indicator in July 2022, with fewer crew change restrictions, flight cancellations, and lockdowns, even though the situation in Ukraine still causes delays overall. China remains the main challenge due to continued severe restrictions and lockdowns, with the non-Chinese crew still being prohibited from crew changes in Chinese ports.  Strict protocol requiring Japan also maintains a somewhat strict protocol requiring review and approval of crew movements at the first Japanese port, which causes delays especially when vessels performed crew changes within 14 days before arrival in Japan, while other countries, such as Brazil, still refuse to disembark non-vaccinated crew.  Finally, ship managers continue to report growing recruitment efforts to ensure the necessary crew onboarding. Vaccination rates Most ship managers experience little resistance toward vaccination among their crew Vaccination rates continue to grow above and beyond national averages, although ship managers also report concerns about the duration of existing vaccination immunity, continued risks of new variants, and expected rising numbers in coming months. Most ship managers experience little resistance towards vaccination among their crew, yet some ship managers also see a certain degree of vaccination fatigue emerging. Ship managers still actively pursue vaccinating all unvaccinated crew members, some ship managers now report vaccination rates of 100% among the existing crew, while also having unvaccinated seafarers awaiting vaccinations in their home countries. Crew Change Indicator “The Crew Change Indicator for the third quarter of 2022 shows that the crew change challenges are diminishing globally, however with regional challenges pertaining in Asia, notably in China, due to continued Covid restrictions despite record high vaccination rates overall,” says Ph.D. Susanne Justesen, Project Director Human Sustainability, Global Maritime Forum. "The most recent Indicator thus suggests that the global crew change situation has stabilised." Aggregated data The Neptune Declaration Crew Change Indicator is published every quarter and builds on aggregated data The Neptune Declaration Crew Change Indicator builds on aggregated data from ten managers: Anglo-Eastern, Bernhard Schulte, Columbia Shipmanagement, Fleet Management (FLEET), OSM, Synergy Marine, Thome, V.Group, Wallem Ship Management, and Wilhelmsen Ship Management which collectively have about 100,000 seafarers currently onboard. The Neptune Declaration Crew Change Indicator is published every quarter and builds on aggregated data provided by the ship managers to the Global Maritime Forum. The proportion of vaccinated seafarers The data is used to calculate a weighted average of the percentage of seafarers who have been onboard vessels beyond the expiry of their contract of employment, a weighted average of the percentage of seafarers who have been onboard vessels for over 11 months, and a weighted average of the percentage of seafarers who have been vaccinated. As top ship managers are making significant efforts and are often better placed in facilitating crew changes, the Neptune Declaration Crew Change Indicator cannot be used directly to calculate the full number of seafarers impacted by the crew change crisis. Likewise, the calculated percentage of seafarers who have been vaccinated is likely to overestimate the actual proportion of vaccinated seafarers.

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