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26 Jul 2018

Women in Shipping: 21st Century Workforce

In an industry facing significant skill shortages many organizations are ready to take a fresh approach to recruiting and retaining women in the shipping workplace. According to Lee Clarke, Regional Director – Northern Hemisphere at Dynama, the first place to start is establishing an accurate gender profile of your organization using workforce management technology.Of the estimated 1.25 million seafarers in the world, fewer than 2% of them are thought to be women. For example, in the UK the maritime minister Nusrat Ghani MP – who herself is only the second woman to hold the UK Department for Transport portfolio for the country’s maritime sector – has praised the establishment of the ‘Women in Maritime Taskforce’.Set up by Maritime UK…

12 Aug 2009

Allocate Contract with Entertainment Company

Allocate Software plc (AIM:ALL), (formerly Manpower Software) announced one of the world’s leading family entertainment companies, has selected its MAPS Maritime Suite and implementation services for its cruise line business. The customer made the choice of MAPS Maritime Suite after an open selection process and an evaluation of potential suppliers and their solutions. The requirements include a solution to expand their shoreside crew operations over the coming years and to provide an effective job scheduling solution for both current and future new ships. Key to choosing MAPS Maritime Suite was its “out-of-the-box” functionality, the flexibility to customize the solution to meet precise requirements and the strength of Allocate Software as a reliable, professional and solid supplier.