Eleven leading maritime companies will use one pilot vessel each to test a variety of real-life measures to improve working conditions for seafarers.
Eleven leading maritime companies will use one pilot vessel each to test a variety of real-life measures to improve working conditions for seafarers.
"We embarked on this journey with a clear mission: to make life at sea more inclusive and appealing to seafarers of all backgrounds"
October 23 2023
The All Aboard Alliance, an initiative of the Global Maritime Forum, today announced a groundbreaking initiative, Diversity@Sea, that will see 11 companies pilot a series of test measures to make life at sea more inclusive and attractive to all seafarers.
The 11 participating companies have committed to meeting a series of minimum requirements onboard one pilot vessel within their fleet. These include having a minimum of four women onboard (a high number in an industry with less than 2% women), providing appropriate conditions for menstrual needs, providing 24/7 wi-fi for crew members, and ensuring that all seaborne staff have access to inclusive personal protective equipment. The pilot vessels will set sail when these minimum requirements are met, with the first six scheduled to set sail no later than 1 November.
The participating companies are Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement, bp, Cargill, Chevron Shipping, Diana Shipping, Dorian LPG, Gaslog, Hafnia, Stena, Synergy, and Swire Shipping. One of the participating vessels is Synergy’s Southern Reverence, which is scheduled to depart Singapore on 30 October helmed by Captain Radhika Menon, the first woman to become a captain in the Indian Merchant Navy.