Insights and Analysis
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Seafarer Mental Health: The New Marketplace of Maritime Welfare
“It started like a game. Then it asked me things I’d never want my employer to know.” During one of my audits, one seafarer described his experience with a “crew wellness” app that has quietly spread through parts of the maritime industry. What began as routine questions soon probed into moods, stress, even family life.…
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The Case of the Missing Bulbous Bow
The Bow That Was Marked but Never Built I don’t usually pay much attention to the bow shape of a vessel.After years at sea, certain things fade into habit and you see them without noticing. But sometimes, when something is missing, your eyes catch it immediately. It happened on one of my vessel.While doing a…
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The Bare Slopes of Mt. Fuji Tell the Same Story as LNG: A Climate Reality Check
When the snow fades from Mount Fuji, it is hard not to notice how quickly the world is changing. For the first time in more than a century, Japan’s iconic peak went snow-free well into November 2024. The latest and most delayed first snowfall on record since observations began in the 1890s. Unusually warm autumn…
The Deep Draft 