FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin Gernot Ruppelt, CEO of Ardmore Shipping, talks to SAFETY4SEA about his key priorities since becoming the new Chief Executive Officer in September. He expresses satisfaction with crucial areas of the maritime industry, such as safety, compliance, and vetting. However, he emphasizes that more attention needs to be given to seafarers’ mental health. As the energy transition progresses, the industry must join forces to support its seafarers. Engaging them in direct dialogue and actively listening to their feedback is crucial. RelatedNews South Korea launches autonomous ship AI data platform Consortium signs MoU to explore autonomous capabilities var jnews_module_21324027_0_6a02242e04c84 = {"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":"21324027","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"1504,3684,1613,1745","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_image_link":"","