Seafarer supply is lagging behind demand, putting workers and vessels at risk. Changing aspirations are making recruitment harder than ever – but upskilling and career progression could offer one solution.
The JOIDES Resolution has been a stalwart in the earth and ocean science community since 1984. Her retirement is now set for 2024, four years earlier than...
As marine professionals prepare to mark International Day for Women in Maritime later this week, is enough done to showcase the efforts of females who work in the industry?
Well-thumbed pocket books and mnemonics still strike a chord with today’s experienced marine professionals – but does the same hold true for those learning the ropes now?
With the EC about to announce whether it intends to ban Filipino seafarers from EU-flagged ships, urgent moves are underway in the Philippines to address long-term systemic failures in the country’s maritime training and qualifications programmes.
Maritime training simulators are becoming increasingly powerful and ubiquitous, but new research reveals that the industry may not yet be using them to their...
Claims of abuse suffered by female officers in the Royal Navy have thrown fresh light on the need for a firmer approach to gender equality and inclusion within the maritime sector.
With the world now perilously close to a climate change tipping point, the COP27 summit in Egypt has a much needed sense of urgency — not least amongst those pushing for greater efforts in the shipping sector and improved support for oceanology
King Charles III’s ascent to the British throne could mark the end of the country’s centuries-old tradition of building impressive, innovative Royal Yachts.
Preserving warships for posterity is always challenging and financially demanding, but skilled and passionate conservators are working to save historic vessels.
The poor management and sub-standard quality of ships’ rope ladders are putting the lives of marine pilots at risk, according to new findings by the MAIB.
As the harvest season approaches, calls for safe maritime routes through the Black Sea from war-torn Ukraine have shifted in focus from the safety of seafa...
The vulnerability of the international supply chain is once again under the microscope following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and subsequent sanctions on Moscow.
Natalie Shaw, Director of Employment Affairs at the ICS, is concerned that the sledge-hammer effects of the pandemic are eroding many years of hard work.
