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Reducing Risk and Supporting Our Seafarers
Over the holidays, I was blessed to be the Honorary Chairwoman for the Heroes at Sea fund/friend raiser to support mariners who are suffering under the crew change crisis due to COVID-19. As a result of that effort, I was approached by Mitul Dave with another solution to the crew change crisis puzzle—the ability for the maritime industry to access COVID testing with nearly instant results. With the excitement of the Neptune Declaration, it seems as though we have the opportunity to further reduce risk, AND increase confidence in our industry’s ability to change crews effectively and efficiently!
Here is a persuasive argument about how we can reduce risk AND bring our seafarers home!
Keep Optimizing,
Carleen