A groundbreaking new research initiative has been launched aimed at understanding the needs and desires of today’s marine industry employees and fostering a stronger, more diverse, expansive, and multi-faceted marine workforce. The Soundings Trade Only Group has launched the 2024 Global Marine Industry Workplace Study in collaboration with international industry partners Marine Industry News and […]
“Creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an everyday challenge and conversation, not a yearly post,” says Belinda Joslin. She’s the founder of the Instagram group, Women in Boatbuilding, which she started in 2019 when she began working at Spirit Yachts. After an encounter with another female boatbuilder, Joslin decided to create a […]
Last week (18 May 2023), professionals from various disciplines within the maritime industry came together to celebrate International Day for Women in Maritime, hosted and sponsored by OCIMF, Trinity House, Maritime UK, and WISTA UK. This year, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) event focused on “empowering women” and addressing the need for gender diversity in the industry. Maritime […]
The Seafarers’ Charity has announced funding for a new service to support women seafarers who have experienced sexual trauma while working at sea. Internationally operated charity Salute Her is set to receive funding over a two-year period to deliver its women-centric therapy and trauma counselling to women seafarers and women working in fishing. The Seafarers’ […]
The IMO Assembly has adopted a resolution proclaiming an International Day for Women in Maritime, to be observed on 18 May every year. The day aims to celebrate women in the industry. It is also intended to promote the recruitment and retention of women in the maritime sector, raise the profile of women in maritime, strengthen the IMO’s […]