Creating a diverse workplace onboard: Key benefits for seafarers
In the course of time, the maritime industry is ramping up efforts to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in their workforce and reap the rewards.
Read moreIn the course of time, the maritime industry is ramping up efforts to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in their workforce and reap the rewards.
Read moreInternational Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) supports the idea that overlooking seafarer's rights is not only illegal but also the cause for major safety threats.
Read moreAs efforts to decarbonize and digitalize the industry expand, seafarers and onshore personnel are expected to keep up with the rapidly evolving developments by improving their skills, panelists agreed during a dedicated panel on soft skills at 2023 Crew Welfare Week.
Read moreThe All Aboard Alliance today released its first-ever annual Insights report detailing the diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts of 27 member companies within the maritime industry.
Read moreFeeling accepted and cherished while being ourselves is one of the most vital pillars of our mental well-being. Yet, bias and discrimination exist everywhere, including onboard ships.
Read moreThe shipping industry, like many other industries, has traditionally been male dominated, with fewer opportunities and resources available for women, note Neele Pawlowski, Chartering Manager Clipper Group & Co-Founder/previous board member WIS-Denmark and Lotte G. Lundberg, Managing Director, The Danish Maritime Fund, providing perspectives from two generations in global shipping to suggest ways to further support, empower and attract women.
Read moreThe world of work is rapidly changing, with the advancement of AI reshaping the business status quo and the skills required for the present and future workforce.
Read moreHas it crossed your mind that your success is just a matter of luck and that sooner or later, people will find out you are not as competent as they thought you were? If you answered yes to these questions, then you may have experienced Impostor Syndrome.
Read moreDuring the 2023 Singapore Maritime Week, the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) launched a Maritime Workforce Transformation Guidebook which offers a practical approach for companies in the maritime sector to embark on job redesign to better attract talent to the industry.
Read moreA toolbox meeting, or toolbox talk, is a short periodical consultation at work, intended to make everybody aware of the different safety aspects and dangers at the work sites to increase the safety in the workplace.
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