Industry Voices: A 2026 wish-list for a safer maritime industry

Industry Voices: A 2026 wish-list for a safer maritime industry
The Editorial Team December 18, 2025

Safety starts with people. Built on trust, competence, and collective action, it places seafarers at the heart of resilient and sustainable maritime operations, as maritime experts highlight in our special column.

As the maritime industry looks toward 2026, safety emerges not as a standalone objective, but as a shared responsibility shaped by people, culture, technology and collaboration. Industry voices consistently emphasise the need to move beyond checkbox compliance, blame-driven approaches and short-term thinking, towards a more human-centred, learning-oriented safety culture.

Key themes include valuing psychological safety alongside physical safety, strengthening training and education to reflect real operational risks, and ensuring crews are empowered to speak up, adapt and contribute to safer outcomes.

Through our Industry Voices: A Maritime Wish-List for 2026 series, industry leaders shared their priorities and expectations for the years ahead. These contributions highlight the areas where change matters most, giving voice to a collective vision for a safer, smarter, more sustainable, and people-centered maritime future.

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