Ship Management: Contemporary Developments and Implications

Ship management, aiming to the safe and efficient ship operation, has evolved in the way it is conducted and the means it uses to achieve its purpose. This is primarily a response to environmental forces which impact on it through various avenues, like economic, institutional, commercial and social ones. This paper aims to reflect on a number of recent developments with a view to provide a critical discussion of their implications for ship management. The paper hopes to subsequently raise awareness to topical issues with regard to ship management in need of (further) examination.