Events & Press releases

Last month’s hijacking of the oil tanker Nave Andromeda just off the Isle of Wight highlighted the physical danger in which today’s seafarers can sometimes find themselves....

Top management at Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) has come good on a promise to lead shipping to review how it handles benefits for its employees at sea, an overlooked part of the industry for decades....

Under the global COVID-19 this year, crew change has been severely affected which has led to worldwide attention on the mental health of the crew attracts. Anxiety, social isolation, pressure of work and disturbed sleep, can negatively impact crews' mental health....

Columbia Shipmanagement is providing seafarers and office staff with access to a remote counselling service - and also recognising the importance that good technical management, and good social life onboard, can have to how seafarers feel in these difficult times.