Tag: recruitment

ISWAN and Gujarat Maritime University (GMU) have collaborated on a study highlighting the far-reaching impacts of recruitment fraud seafarers face in India’s maritime sector.

The Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) and Faststream Recruitment Group have jointly announced the release of their report, which evaluates trends on employee retention and satisfaction across the maritime industry. 

Over the last few years, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) has had a prominent presence in business as companies strive to become more inclusive. However, a new trend, Merit, Excellence, and Intelligence (MEI), is thought by many to be the answer to DEI.

In the action plan from its annual seminar, the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) stresses the importance of listening directly to seafarers if the maritime sector is to develop effective solutions to the recruitment and retention crisis.

During the SAFETY4SEA Hamburg Forum 2024, Alexander Held, Head of Commercial at TURTLE, delivered an insightful presentation which explored the transformative advantages that a digital recruitment platform can offer.

Isabelle Rickmers, Founder & CEO of TURTLE, emphasizes that effective leadership is crucial for advancing ESG and sustainability initiatives, with technology and data playing essential roles in this journey. Specifically, Isabelle highlights the significance of AI and data analytics, citing the TURTLE platform as an example of how these tools facilitate trend identification and recruitment process optimization, all while ensuring transparency.

Lomar’s corporate venture lab, lomarlabs announced a collaboration with TURTLE which aims to address qualification challenges posed by emerging technologies and enhanced environmental and commercial ship operations.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) today launched a video titled An Adventurous Spirit, signifying the start of a global campaign to address the seafarer shortage.

India puts hold on the order that suspended Anglo Eastern Ship Management's license for 3 years that was issued due to Sanjay Chaudhary's death which happened on April 17th, 2018.

Responding to a long-standing campaign by the country’s seafaring unions, the Government of Canada has agreed that Canadian seafarers will have the first right to be employed in any available maritime jobs on vessels from all flag states working in Canadian waters.