by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 21, 2021 | Maritime education/training/careers, News, Passenger ships
Brexit and the pandemic have led to a shortage of shipping personnel. Stena Line believes that if the shipping industry is going to solve its jobs’ crisis, it urgently needs to encourage more women to work in careers at sea, in roles that are often still viewed as for...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 26, 2021 | News
‘I was not responsible, because I was drunk and had handed over command to my first mate.’ That was the defence of the captain who, on 25 July last year, ran the huge ore carrier Wakashio into a reef off the island of Mauritius. Mauritius Court of Inquiry...