Tag: Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI)

In an exclusive interview to SAFETY4SEA, Jennifer A. Carpenter, President & CEO, The American Waterways Operators (AWO), an advocate of the tugboat, towboat and barge industry explains why this sector is indispensable to a sustainable maritime, highlighting that it also offers great opportunities to the younger generation.

BIMCO’s Director of Contracts & Support, Stinne Taiger Ivø, has been appointed Deputy Secretary General at BIMCO from 1 January 2024, a position never held by a female before.  

As the end of each year is always a time of review, reflection, and celebration, in a comprehensive year-end recap, we bring you 23 key moments that have profoundly influenced the shipping industry in 2023, showcasing notable strides toward sustainability.

Hafnia's leaders, Mia Krogslund Jørgensen, VP, Head of People, Culture & Strategy, and Shivas Kapoor, GM, Head of Crewing, discuss their initiatives dedicated to advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) within the shipping industry.

In their latest survey, Diversity Study Group (DSG) explored interesting indicators regarding diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), and found strong links between diversity and good leadership in shipping.

A.P. Moller-Maersk is launching a ‘rating’ course for women with Training Ship Rahaman, one of India's oldest maritime training institutions affiliated with the University of Mumbai and authorised by the Directorate General of Shipping.

WISTA has set the stage for an even more inclusive future. “Diversity, to us, signifies the acknowledgement, respect, and valuation of individual differences,” the statement read during its Annual General Meeting.

The winners of Global Maritime Forum (GMF)'s essay competition aim to bring the vision of an inclusive maritime transition to life, by launching the Ambition Statement as part of the newly formed Future Maritime Leaders Network with twenty other future maritime leaders.

In order to attract more women into the maritime sector, Columbia Group has launched a mentoring program aimed at female cadets.

During this year’s annual conference held in Edinburgh, the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) took the opportunity to explore and debate the question of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) with the ambition of taking concrete steps to enhance its own representation and that of the marine insurance community more generally.