International Women’s Day 2025 is yet another reminder of the importance of diversity across the shipping industry – of the solid achievements in advancing the role of women, but of the widespread acknowledgment that much remains to be done in this regard.
This topic has been, or in some cases, we could say ‘ought to have been’ high on the agenda of this most global of industries. It has been...
by Maria Themeli, Marketing & Communications Strategist at Themeli Communications
Growing up as the captain’s daughter, I learned to see the world with eyes wide open—to horizons where storm clouds meet sunlight, and tides that hide both danger and possibility.
My father, a navigator of oceans, taught me that true vision isn’t just about spotting land; it’s about reading the unseen currents beneath the surface. This clarity of sight now fuels my belief that Women’s Day is not a date on a...
This International Women’s Day (Saturday March 8) will see the launch of a helpline that ensures female seafarers have access to a trusted, female-led support system whenever they need it.
Female cadets and seafarers can choose to speak in confidence to a female on the 24/7 helpline offered by global maritime welfare charity Sailors’ Society.
The service, which will provide emotional support, crisis assistance, and peer-to-peer connections for female seafarers and cadets worldwide, is being...