Data underscores importance of flexible working policies to support women’s employment and career progression

Webinar brings together female industry experts to discuss their experience of working in the sector

Women working at sea are a rarity. A woman captaining a merchant ship rarer still. So with today marking the Day of the Seafarer Maritime CEO leapt at the opportunity for a video interview onboard the 4,258 teu Luna Maersk as the ship prepared for a rainy transit from the Pacific side of the Panama Canal.

In some ways, the Covid-19 pandemic has hit the world with the force of a natural disaster. Often in the space of weeks, countries were locked down, their inhabitants forced to stay at home, living under rigorous legal restrictions, economies were stalled, while societies and medical systems foundered under the weight of dealing with the invasive virus,

Ashley Nicholson has started work as the first female President of the UK Harbour Masters Association.

Today, 8 June, all ocean lovers and stakeholders celebrate the United Nations World Ocean Day 2020, with this year’s theme being” Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean”.

Nidhi Gupta, Portcast’s director and co-founder, speaks to LR about the company’s recent success.

For Elina Papageorgiou, recently appointed Marine and Offshore President for UK and Ireland at LR, success in maritime has been a daily diet of shipping talk and uninterrupted maritime exposure coupled with a fervent desire to work in the maritime industry.

Hanne Johansson is Head of Business Development for Shipping & Logistics within the New Markets business at Nasdaq. Hanne’s role is to help customers create value through new products and improve existing processes leveraging Nasdaq’s marketplace technology.

Women in breakbulk took to the stage in Dubai at Breakbulk Middle East to share their experiences, and to collectively encourage greater diversity in the industry’s workforce.