women in shipping industry

International Maritime Prize 2017 presented to DMA’s Birgit Sølling Olsen

At the annual IMO Awards ceremony, IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim presented the International Maritime Prize for 2017 to Mrs. Birgit Sølling Olsen, former Deputy Director-General of the Danish Maritime Authority, on Thursday, 6 December.

During the 100th session of IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) Mrs. Birgit Sølling Olsen, former Deputy Director-General of the Danish Maritime Authority was presented with the prestigious International Maritime Prize for 2017.

Mrs. Olsen has had a...

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Why shipping must shed focus on human rights at sea

Human rights at sea gains significant attention of the maritime community. Due to its diversified identity, shipping constitutes a friendly field for human rights abuses, with human trafficking, illegal migration, slavery and abuse in fishing sector and even the unsafe working conditions in many Southeast Asian ship recycling facilities being among the key areas of concern.

On 10 December 2018, the world celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)....

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Thoughts on future crew manning challenges

It is a fact that in year 2018, seafarers’ non-technical skills are overlooked by recruitment departments, although digitalization and automation on board ships is creating demand of seafarers with skills that go beyond what machines are capable of and therefore are a crucial part of fostering a dynamic workforce. What differentiates the low performing from the high performing crews, though? Here are five examples to help us understand the importance of growing a soft skill set in maritime...

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Women in management roles reach 41% at Panama’s Manzanillo International Terminal

By the second quarter of 2018, the number of women working in senior departmental managers at Manzanillo International Terminal Panama (MIT) reached 41%. They work in yard operations, security and protection, gate operations and docker dispatch.

Namely, creating a gender competency plan is an effective method to assess, maintain, and monitor the knowledge, skills, and attributes of people with respect to gender equality in a shipping organisation. Gender Equality is amongst the 17 United Nations...

https://safety4sea.com/women-in-management-roles-reach-41-at-panamas-manzanillo-international-terminal/

IMO-supported event focuses on women in Africa’s maritime sector

A sideline WOMESA event on the occasion of the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, on 26-28 November, focused on the integration of women in the maritime sector, comprising participants from 10 African countries supported by IMO and conference attendees. The Association of Women Managers in the Maritime Sector in Eastern and Southern Africa (WOMESA), was launched by IMO in Kenya in 2007.

Speaking at the event, IMO’s Helen Buni, who runs the programme, said that “the time is...

https://safety4sea.com/imo-supported-event-focuses-on-women-in-africas-maritime-sector/

IMO enhances women knowledge in port management

Through its Women in Maritime programme, IMO is hosting a two-week training course for female officials from maritime and port authorities of developing countries in Le Havre, France. A total of 27 female officials from 18 developing countries are participating, to enhance their knowledge in port management and operational efficiency.

IMO believes that the maritime industry needs more women, particularly in leadership roles. To encourage this trend, the organization is supporting a training...

https://safety4sea.com/new-imo-workshop-enhances-women-knowledge-in-port-management/

Enhancing women’s role in the fishing industry

Despite the fact that fishing is one of the world’s most dangerous professions, many people depend on this industry for their livelihoods, and especially women who often face difficult conditions. For this reason, IMO focused on providing equal opportunities for the women in the sector, during the first International Conference of Women in Fisheries.

During the International Conference of Women in Fisheries, that took place in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, from 5 to 7 November, IMO focused on...

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Gender equality taskforce to redress the balance 

Although seafaring is a fantastic career opportunity for both males and females, little effort has been made to provide practical steps and help increase the number of women seafarers. In response to the emerging need for women diversity in the industry, Maritime UK established a Women in Maritime Taskforce to address fairness, equality and inclusion within maritime earlier this year.

Women in Maritime Taskforce: An Overview

January 2018: 

The Women in Maritime Taskforce established. The...

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Career Paths: Diane Gilpin, Smart Green Shipping Alliance

In our special column, we are delighted to host an interview with Mrs. Diane Gilpin, Founder/ CEO, Smart Green Shipping Alliance (SGSA), who inspire us to always invest in our curiosity and dedicate time to listening without judgement and building strong relationships.

Mrs Gilpin has an outstanding career in innovation and systems design during the last 25 years in which she was honoured to meet interesting and influential persons that played catalytic role. From launching the mobile phone...

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NPA: Africa must take measures to facilitate trade

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Hadiza Bala Usman has supported an African framework aiming to enhance the transport of cargos and the quality of logistics in a more predictable manner.

Hadiza Bala Usman stated that such a Framework should improve the clearance of cargos through efficient logistics in a more profitable manner, in order to remove the obstacles that are affecting trade liberalization.

Ms. Usman stated the above opinion on the African Women in Maritime...

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