Singapore shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL), is installing satellite communication, or VSAT, on its fleet of around 100 vessels. Singtel, Asia’s leading communications technology group, is one of the partners providing PIL with communications and cybersecurity solutions for 33 vessels in PIL’s fleet. The enhancements are part of PIL’s digitalisation efforts to continually improve […]
Seafarer happiness increases to pre-pandemic levels, but report highlights risks of industry exodus
The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report from The Mission to Seafarers, highlights how happiness levels have increased, returning to the same levels seen pre-COVID in 2019. The survey, conducted with support from Wallem Group and the Standard Club, suggests that COVID-19 related strains on seafarers are beginning to ease, and while support measures for seafarers […]