Former RightShip chief executive and founder Warwick Norman is devoting his retirement to improving seafarer welfare.

The Melbourne native is working with organisations such as Seafarers Connect and the Melbourne Seafarers Centre, along with other seafarer and shipping-related start-ups.

He claims this has kept him as busy as when he led RightShip, the independent third-party vetting company.

A third-generation seafarer and former master mariner, Norman believes that seafarer welfare issues are more important than ever because of Covid-19.