International Women’s Day

IMO’s gender programme is launching a photo search to build a bank of images of women in maritime. Full Story » Imagine a world where a woman is shown as the expert,…

Sailing becomes first Olympic sport to commit to the UN Women Sport for Generation Equality Declaration World Sailing, the world governing body of the sport, has become the first Olympic…

ECSA: Gender diversity and equality of opportunity crucial to attract and retain new talent in the shipping industry  Gender equality is at the heart of the EU’s fundamental values for…

  Statement from WISTA on International Women’s Day 2020 As we celebrate International Women’s Day 2020, WISTA wishes to thank all our members and supporters around the world. Exactly one…

Markets still down, explosive geopolitics and coronavirus makes waves… You haven’t seen anything yet; we are living in one of humanity’s most wondering and enigmatically perplexed periods when everything is…

Irene Rosberg’s* message for International Women’s Day 2020 “The shipping industry is a changing industry, affected by global rules and regulations as well as new emerging technology. It is also…

Women’s year in shipping 2019 makes a big splash right from the beginning You all know that I owe everything in shipping to women; they all acted and continue to…

Today, IMO launches a video trailer for a forthcoming film which will showcase success stories of how IMO’s Women in Maritime programme has benefited women in ports, on the shoreside and on…

European Maritime Employers mark Women’s Day 2019 by renewing their commitment to working for Women in Shipping European shipowners are marking International Women’s Day 2019. This is a global day celebrating…

 More young women will be encouraged to embark on a career at sea thanks to new funding announced on International Women’s Day (Friday 8 March) by Maritime Minister Nusrat Ghani.…

Celebrating women in maritime search and rescue Women are helping to save lives at sea every day all around the world “There are women in lifeboat crews, women leading national…

Celebrate (more) women in your life!! March 8th is International Women’s Day, and the maritime industry is embracing the recognition of women’s contributions and value with a vengeance!  Not only…

02-Mar-2019 WORLD HOLIDAYS: 3-16 MARCH 2019 Worldwide World Holidays: 3-16 March 2019 Saturday, March 2, 2019, Worldwide Public holidays around the world in the coming two weeks include the following:…

Friends of Project Connect and the Greek shipping community gathered after work on Thursday, March 8th International Women’s Day at Casanova Restaurant to unwind from the daily pressures and express a shared passion…

Terrains of the Body: Photography from the National Museum of Women in the Arts By James Brewer International Women’s Day came early in 2017 to the London contemporary arts scene.…

As part of its celebration of International Women’s Day on 8 March, the ITF is calling on its affiliates to share some of the stories of their successes for women…

ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) affiliated unions celebrating International Women’s Day on Sunday 8 March will be helping support a victimised trade unionist. Jimena Lopez is a cabin crew member…

An international delegation of trade unionists arrives in Ecuador today to protest the unjust sacking of cabin crew member Jimena Lopez by the LAN Ecuador airline. Their four-day mission will…

The Sea She see factor…  A message honouring all women and in particular those in the shipping world; John Faraclas writes:  Today the world celebrates the 103rd Anniversary of International…

The Allaboutshipping.co.uk’s ninth overview and recap of the Shipping Markets and the World’s various situations  for 2014 with John Faraclas: The BDI still down 684 points from the 2, 227…