On the occasion of the International Day for Women in Maritime, A.P. Moller – Maersk’s (Maersk) declared India’s first seafarers’ cadet program for women. Young women wanting to pursue a career in seafaring may enroll in the program facilitated by AMET in Chennai, on completing high school and choosing between the three-year bachelor in Nautical Science and the four-year bachelor in engineering degree courses.
By encouraging women to pursue such courses and making sure they have access to the...