Tag: recruitment

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.

V.Group collaborated with the management consultancy Accenture to improve its approach to crew management. Named Embark, the project seeks to develop an in-house shared services model which streamlines key processes for V.Group’s seafarers, customers, and colleagues. 

A new project to develop a UK oil and gas skills strategy has been launched following release of the UKCS Workforce Dynamics Review. Launched in May 2018, the study found that if the sector achieves energy transition ambitions, around 40,000 people will need to be recruited into the sector over the next 20 years.

The Canadian Seafarers' Training Institute, Seafarers’ International Union of Canada, Algoma Central Corporation, Groupe Desgagnés, and Canada Steamship Lines, have launched of a national recruitment initiative, aiming to cover the gap in seafarer employment in the national maritime industry over the coming years.

Mumbai-based ship management company MMS Maritime India has announced it is to begin a major recruitment drive for Indian seafarers, after its parent company, the Japanese ship owner Meiji Shipping Group unveiled an expansion of its tanker fleet.