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Oldendorff marks milestone: 125 women sailing onboard its ships

29 May 2025

The recently released Women in Maritime Survey 2024, jointly published by IMO and the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA), showed that, at sea, women remain vastly underrepresented, accounting for just 1% of the total number of seafarers employed. With a worldwide shortage of seafarers, a number of leading ship operators are working to change that situation — including leading dry bulk operator Oldendorff Carriers. The Lübeck, Germany, headquartered company reports that...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/oldendorff-marks-milestone-125-women-sailing-onboard-its-ships/

Ship Repair USA: Women at the helm

20 May 2025

Ship repair has long been a male-dominated corner of the maritime industry—but that’s changing. At Marine Log’s Ship Repair USA, taking place June 10–11 in New Orleans, a standout panel titled “Women at the Helm: Voices, Experiences & Strategies in Ship Repair” will bring together senior leaders to explore the evolving role of women in this technically demanding and mission-critical field.

Moderated by Leile Froufe, vice president of engineering for the Americas at the American Bureau of...

https://www.marinelog.com/events/ship-repair-usa-women-at-the-helm/

Women at work in maritime

19 March 2025

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Whether they’re boarding ships off the coast of Brazil, connecting with energy projects in the seas of Scotland, coordinating complex logistics moves in Malaysia or providing office-based support across …

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https://maritime-professionals.com/women-at-work-in-maritime/

Let’s change shipping

25 October 2024

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WISTA International AGM and Conference 2024, which took place 9–11 October in Limassol, Cyprus, marked the association’s 50th anniversary with a memorable programme, three new national associations, the...

https://maritime-professionals.com/lets-change-shipping/

Sexist Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Erupts After New Zealand Navy Ship Sinking – Defense Minister Hits Back

10 October 2024

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s Defence Minister on Thursday publicly criticized online trolling of the female captain of a naval vessel that sunk at the weekend, saying while the…

https://gcaptain.com/sexist-anti-lgbtq-hate-erupts-after-new-zealand-navy-ship-sinking-defense-minister-hits-back/

Maersk’s ‘Equal at Sea’ Initiative Driving a Sea Change in Maritime Diversity

30 September 2024

Maersk’s ‘Equal At Sea’ Initiative Achieves 45% Women Cadets in India A.P. Moller – Maersk has made significant progress in gender equality within the maritime sector through its “Equal At…

https://gcaptain.com/maersks-equal-at-sea-initiative-driving-a-sea-change-in-maritime-diversity/

Make your voice heard

5 September 2024

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Governments and industry are urged to participate in the second Women in Maritime Survey to promote gender diversity in maritime sectors. The survey, led by the International Maritime Organization …

https://maritime-professionals.com/make-your-voice-heard/

WISTA UK celebrates 50 years

28 August 2024

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WISTA UK marked its 50th anniversary with an event celebrating five decades of advancing diversity in the maritime industry. The celebration included a conference and evening reception attended by …

https://maritime-professionals.com/wista-uk-celebrates-50-years/

The first IMO Gender Equality Award goes to

1 August 2024

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Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou voiced gratitude at being selected as recipient of the first ever IMO Gender Equality award, presented by Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez. The award recognised Co-Chief...

https://maritime-professionals.com/the-first-imo-gender-equality-award-goes-to/

44 years of maritime female power

27 June 2024

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Around 160 guests attended the event at the Altonaer Kaispeicher in Hamburg, including the founder Erika Grambow, Hamburg’s Senator for Economic Affairs Melanie Leonhard, and the President of the …

https://maritime-professionals.com/44-years-of-maritime-female-power/

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