
December 9, 2020
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM (GMT +4)
Agenda: Safety at Sea - An initiative by the Tristar Group
With emphasis on crew mental health, which will cover the following topics:
- Mental Health issues due to Covid-19, loneliness and other seafaring constraints
- Criminalisation of Seafarers
- Piracy and Abandonment of Seafarers
12:00 PM – 12:05 PM
Opening by Moderator - Tristar Maritime Logistics CEO, Chris Peters
12:05 PM – 12:15 PM
Keynote Address: Tristar Group CEO, Eugene Mayne
12:15 PM – 12:45 PM
Dr. Sayed M. Ahmed, Health Manager UK Downstream, Mediterranean & STASCO - Shell
Dr. Sayed will address mental health issues faced by Seafarers
12:45 PM – 01:15 PM
Capt. Jim Cashman, Maritime Lawyer - HFW
Capt. Jim will speak on Piracy, Abandonment and Criminalisation of Seafarers. He will also deal with safeguards available to seafarers to counter these issues
01:15 PM – 01:45 PM
Panel Discussion

Kishore Rajvanshy
Managing Director – Fleet Management Limited

Rev Andy Bowerman
Regional Director – Mission to Seafarers

Tony Fields
Vice President Middle & Africa, Lloyds Register

Capt. Anwar Buftain
Team Leader Fleet Personnel | KOTC

Khalil Al Balushi
Maritime Director – Oman Shipping Company SAOC
01:45 PM – 01:55 PM
Maritime Partners in Safety - Focal Point of Middle East, to address actions by Shell and all Ship Owners
01:55 PM – 02:00 PM
Closing Address: Tristar Maritime Logistics CEO, Chris Peters
Dr. Sayed will address mental health issues faced by Seafarers
Networking & Social Media
Tristar Networking Lounge & Social Media Feed will be active throughout December 2020 on this web portal for all participants and partners to go through the actions taken by Tristar and other associated bodies.