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Leadership Report

From Pledges to Practice

Anchoring Safety, Sustainability, and Crew Welfare in Vessel Selection

Commissioned by RightShip, this report examines the gap between industry ambitions on safety, sustainability, and crew welfare, and the realities of everyday commercial decision-making

Case Studies14/02/202313 min read

Safety Insights Paper - Enclosed Space Entry | Rightship

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Rightship07/02/20232 min read

RightShip: Climbing cases of seafarer abandonment places profits above people as $40 million is lost in unpaid crew wages. | Rightship

The research demonstrates that cases of reported abandonment have been on the rise for ...
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Our Thinking07/02/20231 min read

Together we must end Seafarer Abandonment | Rightship

If you own a ship, manage one, or operate in any relevant role in the wider shipping ...
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Our Thinking26/06/20224 min read

Stuck at sea – new data reveals the 3,623 seafarers who can’t go home | Rightship

This is according to figures collected and released by our Marine Assurance team, in time ...
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Rightship30/05/20223 min read

We’re off to Posidonia – meet our team! Taner Umac, Operations Manager, EMEA. | Rightship

Taner Umac sailed onboard chemical and product tankers for ten years, five of which as a ...
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Our Thinking11/03/20216 min read

Sustainable Shipping Initiative and Institute for Human Rights and Business: Delivering on seafarers’ rights | Rightship

In 2020, SSI members and IHRB joined forces to develop a new human rights code of conduct ...
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Case Studies03/09/20205 min read

HRAS key learning around seafarer abandonment | Rightship

The issue: seafarer abandonment
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Case Studies31/08/20203 min read

Lessons Learned from The Nautical Institute’s Mariner’s Alerting and Reporting Scheme | Rightship

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Case Studies25/08/20206 min read

A Guide to Dry Bulk Operations: monitoring loaded voyage cargo | Rightship

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Case Studies05/08/20201 min read

Helicopter operations high potential near miss incidents | Rightship

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RightShip Guides and Reports

RightShip Guide
RightShip GuidesFrom Fragmented Data to Confident Decisions

A Dry Bulk Charterer's Practical Guide to Trusted, Decision-Grade Transparency in Vessel Due Diligence

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RightShip GuidesRemoving Friction From Vessel Assurance

This Dry Bulk Charterer's Guide explores how reducing operational friction in vessel evaluation and assurance processes can help teams move faster while maintaining control over risk and decision quality.

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22 May 2026 Safety Insights - Portable cargo lights

This Safety Insights paper highlights common failures, risk factors, and practical measures to help improve electrical safety and reduce the risk of electrocution incidents onboard.

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12 March 2026Safety Insights - Lock Out Tag Out

This Safety Insights paper highlights common gaps in Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) practices and provides guidance to help strengthen LOTO practices and support safer maintenance operations onboard. 

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Safety insights - Toolbox talks
14 July 2025Safety Insights - Toolbox Talks

This paper and supporting video provide insights from an actual incident and outlines best practices with respect to Toolbox Talk.

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Mooring Safety
7 May 2025Safety Insights - Mooring Safety

Mooring forms an integral part of critical shipboard operations. It can be viewed as routine or nonroutine depending on the type of mooring operations. Incidents related to mooring do not occur often. 

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Safety insights Enclosed Space Entry
11 April 2025Safety Insights - Enclosed Space Entry

Since 2019, RightShip assessed a selections of 611 incidents that resulted in fatalities. Of these, 35 happened in enclosed spaces resulting in 46 lives lost. These tragic incidents could have been avoided, if certain preventative or mitigating controls had been in place. 

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