Dr Grahaeme Henderson OBE speaking at Global Maritime Forum's Annual Summit

Ionic Group, a family-run shipping company, has strengthened its safety culture by integrating the Together in Safety framework—focusing on leadership, incident prevention, and crew wellbeing—resulting in enhanced training, safety practices, and support initiatives that empower seafarers and drive continuous improvement across its fleet.

It is time to adopt a safety-first strategy again if seafarers are to feel valued and cared for. Safety is the single most important subject for any shipping company. Getting our programmes right is imperative to future success.

At the world’s first Global Safety Conference in Dubai next week, Dr Grahaeme Henderson OBE FREng will make the opening keynote address where he will highlight Together in Safety and the three key focus areas that impact every incident for any shipping company – Leadership, Incident Prevention and Wellbeing and Care.