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June 25th is the annual IMO International Day of the Seafarer, with a theme this year of “#IAmOnBoard with gender equality” driving the agenda. Including women into the maritime industry is important on a variety of levels—but most especially as we are missing out on more than 50% of the world’s talent pool.

Traditional barriers to including women in the industry are in the past, such as only jobs requiring manual labor and inaccessibility to maritime education ranking near the top.  Today’s progress in shipping towards greater automation, and the admission of women into maritime academies for more than 40 years should certainly result in a higher attraction and retention performance, no?

There are certainly examples of women who are entering and rising to the top.  Carnival Cruises, International Seaways, Princess Cruises, Foremost Group and Celebrity Cruises all boast women as Presidents or CEOs, the new Virgin Cruises has the first female Captain from Canada for its maiden ship. These are important milestones, but only the beginning.  There are also great examples of women in the maritime academy, with the United States Coast Guard Academy fielding a class that is 38% diverse.

Retaining women in the workplace, or in the Coast Guard, is another matter.  A recent RAND corporation report revealed that retention of women in the service is much lower than for men.  They are looking at ways to improve this loss.

But what can we do as industry to attract and retain women?   How are we creating an environment where women feel welcome and safe?  This is an industry-wide issue that requires an industry-wide effort.  AND, you might be more profitable too!

Keep optimizing,

Carleen

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International Day of the Seafarer: #IAmOnBoard

2019-06-24 – The International Day of the Seafarer is celebrated each year on June 25, and this year, the IMO is calling on everyone in the maritime world to get on board with this year’s theme of gender equality. . . READ MORE

Singapore to inspect ships’ IMO 2020 compliance based on a risk matrix

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U.S. Charges Greek Ship Operator and Two Engineers Over Oily Waste Dumping, Cover-Up

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To achieve digitalization the industry should be re-invented, Wallem CEO says

2019-06-21 – LR’s James Forsdky Asia Vice President – Hong Kong and Taiwan discussed with Wallem CEO, Frank Coles, about digitalization and the future of the shipping industry. Mr Cole explains that the shipping industry has to adapt to a new attitude to fully embrace digitalization and follow in the successful footsteps of the nuclear, aviation and aerospace industries. Thus, Mr Coles talks about training and awareness that will boost companies digitalization goals. . . READ MORE

NYK pips Maersk in new green report

2019-06-25 – Among the largest listed shipping companies in the world, China’s state-run giant Cosco has been branded the line doing the least to cut its carbon footprint, while Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) narrowly beat Denmark’s Maersk as the most proactive player in terms of its green policies, according to a new report out today. . . READ MORE