We must not forget what we've learned from COVID-19: the REG talks seafarers, technology and better ways of working
Red Ensign GroupShow Notes
Like everyone else, members of the Red Ensign Group have met with challenges because of COVID-19. Like everyone else, they've worked to find solutions to those challenges and above all to protect the lifeblood of maritime, the seafarers.
Katy Ware, Director of Maritime Safety and Standards at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the UK's permanent representative to the International Maritime Organization, Cameron Mitchell, Director of the Isle of Man Ship Registry, Chris Boreham, Senior Marine Surveyor, Bermuda Shipping - Maritime Authority and Greg Evans, Global Director, Cayman Islands Shipping Registry have been talking about the challenges and how they met them.
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