Tag: women in shipping

IMO- Women At The Helm

Winning a better deal for women in the maritime industry

IMO film promoting the role of women in the maritime sector

Women at the Helm Film Launched at Maritime Women Conference

Women at sea

EU Naval Force female officer measuring distance from replenishment ship at sea on De Ruyter (Photo Credit: EUNAVFOR) If you were able to fly on board an EU Naval Force warship at sea to look at how it conducts counter piracy patrols off the coast of Somalia, the navy pilot that flies you on board may be a women, the officer of the watch 'driving the ship' across the Indian Ocean may be a women, the operations officer coordinating the military response to a group of armed pirates at sea, may be a women, the sailor dragging the ropes across the deck as the ship prepares to enter port to replenish food and stores may be a women. Like their male counter parts, women have, since the start of Operation Atalanta in December 2008, been making a significant contribution to the European Union's mission to tackle piracy off the Somali coast. If you were to speak to the many women of the EU Naval Force, who come from different EU nations, wear different ranks on their shoulders and carry out different roles, the one thing that they would say is that they don't want to be judged by their gender, ...

First Hong Kong female mariner qualifies as Captain of ocean-going vessels

Nautilus has welcomed ITF effort to end violence against women

First all-female intake of ITF-sponsored students enrols at World Maritime University

Women s issues take centre stage at Mumbai Port workshop