Chairman, Together in Safety
Dr Grahaeme Henderson has a 40-year international career in Shell that includes working in some of Shell’s most challenging and impactful businesses, including Brunei (twice), Nigeria, Syria, The Netherlands (three times) and the UK (twice). He was the CIO for Shell’s Global Upstream business where he pioneered new IT technologies and real time operations, CEO of Brunei Shell Petroleum, one of Shell’s largest oil and gas companies, and President of Shell’s Global Shipping & Maritime business with accountability for 2000 floating assets worldwide.
Grahaeme is the world’s leading spokesperson on safety in shipping and has been inspiring the industry to address its poor safety performance. He is the Founder and Chair of ‘Together in Safety’, an industry consortium to improve safety globally in shipping, involving all major shipping industry groups, leading shipping companies, and insurance and classification societies.
Grahaeme has a First Class Honours BSc Degree and a PhD in numerical mathematical modelling of sea waves, an Honorary DSc, is a Professional Chartered Engineer and an Adjunct Professor at Southampton University. Formally President of the UK Chamber of Shipping and Chair of the Oil Companies International Marine Forum, he was a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council for the Oceans. He was appointed by the UK Government to the Expert Panel for Maritime 2050.
In 2020, he was awarded the OBE by Her Majesty The Queen for Services to International Shipping and in 2022, he was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineers FREng.
Dr Grahaeme Henderson addresses Tristar's 6th Annual conference organised around Safety at Sea.
Dr Grahaeme Henderson Speaks at the 2019 global annual summit.
Dr Grahaeme Henderson shares his personal and career journey in this exclusive interview on Capital Link's "Riding the Waves of A Lifetime" series.
Dr Grahaeme Henderson gives a talk about Together In Safety at the International Safety @ Sea 2021.
Naftika Chronicle – May, 2023
Naftika Chronicle - June, 2024
At the world’s first Global Safety Conference in Dubai next week, Dr Grahaeme Henderson OBE FREng will make the opening keynote address where he will highlight Together in Safety and the three key focus areas that impact every incident for any shipping company – Leadership, Incident Prevention and Wellbeing and Care.
Rules will deliver an improved safety performance across the shipping industry. Together in Safety, a consortium of leading maritime organisations and companies, is today launching
When I speak with any seafarer and their spouse, any shipping company executive or shipowner, and ask “What is the most important aspect of crew
Data from Lloyd’s List Intelligence casualty reports sheds light on the situation, but it remains difficult to accurately assess the true number of fatalities that
Research shows that safe and well-motivated teams are happier and more productive – and we all have a role to play in making sure incidents are reduced and everyone feels that they are being looked after at work.
The Maritime wellbeing website below has a wealth of information on how leaders and individual team members can take steps to improve physical and mental wellbeing.
The more our industry collaborates, the greater our chances of achieving our vision of an incident free industry. Incident and near miss data is critical to our ability to learn, and sharing data across our industry is how we will truly make a difference.
We have worked together with HiLo Risk Management to support development of a free to use, anonymous data platform.
The 9 Golden Safety Rules focus on the work areas known to have a significant impact on safety in the maritime industry – from fall prevention and spotting hazards to hotwork and navigation.
Taking each area in turn, the rules highlight the key issues involved and give operators a series of Dos and Don’ts that can be shared with employees to promote safer working practices.