Filipino seafarers and their families are being offered specialist workshops to manage the psychological pressures of constant connectivity , with Cyprus-based MHSS managing director Mariana Charalambous and clinical psychologist Karen Ibanez warning that problems at home increasingly follow crew members onboard.
While improved internet access has become one of the industry’s greatest advances in crew welfare, allowing seafarers to remain in regular contact with loved ones throughout their contracts, MHSS
