For the first time in the centuries-long history of the Royal Navy, a female officer will be appointed to the rank of admiral. Commodore Jude Terry, who has served for nearly a quarter of a century, has been selected for promotion to rear admiral – making her the most senior woman in the Royal Navy, past or present.
Britannia P&I has appointed Kate Kim as B Korea’s General Manager. She will take up her position on 1 May 2021 where her key focus will be to build and further strengthen relationships with Members and provide them with tailored, high quality services.
The White House has nominated Vice Adm. Linda L. Fagan to be the next Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, marking the first time that a woman is set to become a four-star admiral in the service.
Kimberly Jones was in her third year of studying mechanical engineering as an undergraduate student at Tuskegee University in Alabama.
Sea Ranger Service takes further steps offshore with the appointment of Christel Pullens as Managing Director
The new cruise line Virgin Voyages may have had its operations delayed by the pandemic, but it is still moving ahead with a planned four-ship series. On Monday, in honor of International Women's Day, the company announced that its third vessel will deliver next summer and will take a name that aligns with the times.
Norwegian offshore energy services company Aker Solutions has appointed Marianne Hagen has been appointed executive vice president for sustainability and communications in a push to expand its work on sustainability.
Huntington Ingalls Industries has appointed naval architect Kari Wilkinson as president of its Ingalls Shipbuilding yard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, the largest employer in the state. She will be the first female leader at the division, and her appointment was announced just ahead of International Women's Day.
Ambassador Nabila Makram, Minister of Immigration & Egyptian Expatriates Affairs received young Egyptian woman, Effat Mostafa, who was ranked among the list of 100 most powerful Arab personalities under the age of forty, and the only Arab official specialized in maritime media, as she has extensive experience in the maritime sector, and a proven record of success and achievements. Her several academic achievements in this important field will be celebrated through her participation in the "Egyptian woman worth 100 men" initiative.
Effat Mostafa: Government and private sector entities must provide support to achieve gender parity in the maritime secto
Three distinguished female lawyers have been honoured for their various roles in the maritime boundary dispute between Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire at the Special Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), which Ghana won.
ABP says groups of industry leaders attended a networking reception to celebrate women’s contribution to the maritime industry and the UK economy at London’s City Hall this week.
Sangeeta Sharma, a Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) veteran of 32 years, has been picked by the government headhunter Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB), to run the State-run ocean carrier’s liner and passenger services unit, as more women break the glass ceiling to occupy leadership roles in an industry traditionally dominated by men.
Through a partnership with the Regional Maritime University (RMU) in Ghana, Celebrity Cruises is recruiting women bridge officers from West Africa.
To say that Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry is passionate about all matters surrounding maritime and seafarers is a bit of an understatement.
In a ceremony on June 30, Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Crystal Martens became the first female gunner’s mate to be promoted to chief warrant officer (WEPS) in the weapons specialty.
Shulami Qalinge has been appointed as the chief executive (CE) of the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), becoming the first female CE of the organisation.
