Stephen Bond, the founder of the maritime training company Videotel, which was acquired by KVH, and his wife and long-time business partner, Loulla Mourouris Bond, have officially launched Marine Media Enterprises and its donate-and-train program.

The donate-and-train initiative enables companies to provide their seafarers with access to high-quality video material, co-produced with industry experts. The program also assists subscribing companies to meet their ESG (environmental, social, governance) objectives. In addition, twenty-five percent of the subscription fee will be donated to a charity of the subscriber’s choice. 

Marine Media Enterprises offers a substantial and growing training library developed with a focus on seafarer well-being. Topics include: mental health, bullying, social isolation, GDPR, cybersecurity, mobile phone safety, and enclosed space entry. The content also covers shipboard operations during and after a pandemic, drug and alcohol awareness, mentoring, observation skills, incident reporting, financial fraud, just culture, and the master-pilot relationship. Other modules tackle port state control, maritime security, hot-work safety, working aloft, drinking water safety, and reducing single-use plastics. The company’s Personal Safety series ensures practical safety awareness in all parts of the vessel, from the galley to the engine room.

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