FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin In an exclusive interview, Ronald Spithout, Managing Director of OneHealth by VIKAND, notes that maritime companies are increasingly channeling investment into proactive, tech-driven approaches to social sustainability. One of the most notable shifts is toward preventive healthcare models. According to VIKAND’s latest analysis, truly supporting seafarers goes beyond ticking compliance boxes and calls for a broader, more integrated approach to human sustainability. A genuine commitment starts with understanding that crew welfare plays a critical role in safety, performance, and overall operational resilience. This means embedding welfare into governance frameworks, backing it with leadership engagement, and tracking it through measurable indicators. To make this approach effective, companies should implement systems that support continuous assessment of welfare risks while encouraging transparent communication with crews. In this regard, digital solutions play a key role by capturing real-life onboard experiences across fleets, he explains. RelatedNews Black Sea MoU: Key outcomes of 2025 CIC on Ballast Water Management Melina Travlos highlights shipping’s role as a force of stability amidst tension var jnews_module_21369920_0_6a04db36d67af = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21369920"