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Contents Editorial

1 Editorial
On behalf of the editorial team,
2 Minerva at a Glance
I would like to extend a warm
4 News Hour welcome to the Q2 2021 edition of
Minerva in Focus, which I trust our
What’s New in Minerva colleagues and business partners
6 INTERTANKO’s Vetting Committee elects
Stefanos Stylianos as its new Chairman will find interesting and informative.
We are glad to see that our quar-
6 Deliveries: We welcome the following ladies terly magazine is well-received
to the Minerva Marine Inc. family
both internally and within the wider
SAFETY & SECURITY maritime industry. Minerva in Focus
8 Safety Digest: Collision between container vessel offers an insight into our onboard and shore-side activities and our
and gas carrier
company’s projects and initiatives, and follows new developments
FEATURE in shipping while providing a forum for our employees and business
SEAFARER WELLBEING partners to share their ideas and insights. Our magazine is distributed
10 An introduction to Seafarer Wellbeing
electronically and in hard copy to all our fleet vessels and offices and
12 Psychological Well-being at Sea: A Good Mental is made available to our business partners.
Health Guide for Seafarers Out of this edition’s reading material, I would like to make special ref-
erence to the magazine sections where we discuss matters related to
14 Understanding the terms “decent work conditions”
and “welfare measures” wellbeing in the workplace. Given the ongoing disruption of the Covid
pandemic and the vital role seafarers play in the shipping industry,
16 Learning can increase our self-confidence and self-esteem
the issue of crew wellbeing is now more topical than ever.
17 The link between maritime incidents and seafarer As it is widely acknowledged, when seafarers are in good physical and
wellbeing mental health, and they feel safe and cared for, we see a happier and
more motivated crew with fewer incidents. Focusing on physical and
18 Crew welfare and wellbeing are particularly relevant
due to the global pandemic mental wellbeing and intentionally creating a culture of care, support,
and psychological safety on board, positively affects the way people,
20 How our diet affects our health equipment, work systems, and processes all interact. This leads to
better engagement, productivity, and safety performance, making life
21 Stay Fit: An exercise routine
safer on board, and is good for business and morale.
22 This issue’s key Question / Wellbeing onboard: What do At Minerva, we view health and wellbeing as key drivers of happi-
seafarers really want?
ness and success. We also consider wellbeing a key component of a
MINERVA GAS zero-incident industry, and we want everyone to feel safe, thrive at
26 An introduction to Air Lubrication Systems (ALS) work, and return home safely to their loved ones.
As such, we foster a culture that empowers our people to perform at
28 LNGC MINERVA KALYMNOS
their best by providing mental, emotional, and physical health and
ENVIRONMENT wellbeing programs and solutions. Our holistic portfolio of programs
30 Five things you should know about disposable masks and offerings include, amongst others, the availability of free high-
and pollution of the oceans
speed Internet, Sat TV, PlayStations/Karaoke, fully equipped gym
MARINE TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION onboard, as well as free access to private medical advice, and 24/7
32 Protecting people from infectious diseases Helpline/psychological support. In addition to the above, we have
established a welfare fund for each fleet vessel and run campaigns
34 Maintaining the integrity of cargo holds is of great
importance and training programs to build resilience, reduce stigma, raise men-
tal health awareness, enhance onboard inclusion and socialisation,
36 Seafarers zoom in on remote ship surveys
and develop leadership skills to support wellbeing and peer-to-peer
38 Innovative technology key to addressing biofouling support.
challenge At Minerva, we really try to assist our people to maintain balance
and to thrive across the four pillars of health and well-being: mental,
OUR MARITIME FAMILY
40 Work Life in Rotterdam emotional, physical, and social health and well-being. These efforts
are an integral part of our investment in our people to drive our com-
42 A Thank you Note pany’s sustainability.
I am sure that you will enjoy reading the feature on seafarer wellbeing
43 Welcome on Board
along with the other interesting articles in the Q2 2021 Minerva in
ATHINA TRAINING CENTRE Focus. We would be happy to provide more information on any of the
44 Latest seminars and cooperation initiatives
topics covered. We would like to thank all of you, onboard and ashore,
46 Q2 Daybook for your valuable contribution to this edition. As always, we welcome
our readers’ feedback, so please email your comments or suggestions
48 Brain Exercises
to Minerva-in-Focus@minervamarine.com.
Sokratis Dimakopoulos
Chief Operating Officer 1