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Deck Cadet Calista Chan
A student at a maritime academy, Deck Cadet Calista Chan, shares with Women Offshore her passion to become a captain. Meet Calista Chan from Singapore. Calista is enrolled in Singapore Maritime Academy as a deck cadet. She is training to become an officer on board...
Service Technician Amiria Macbeth
From the offshore oilfields of Australia, Amiria Macbeth, shares her 15-year career at sea with Women Offshore. Meet Amiria Macbeth from Brisbane, Australia. Amiria has worked on the water for 15 years. After high school, she found her career in the offshore oil and...
The Famous & Formidable Mary Patten
In my first article for Women Offshore, I featured a fellow Kings Point graduate in Captain Mary Parker Converse. After going back and forth on who to write the next article about, I kept coming back to my time spent at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and the woman...
Third Officer Sara Belboukhari
Destined for adventure and travel, Sara Belboukhari from Morocco became an officer on a containership. Below, she shares with Women Offshore, a glimpse of her life since graduating last year and how she is known as the "iron hand in a velvet glove." Meet Sara...
Offshore Helicopter Pilot Pao Phuangchingngam
Today, we are pleased to introduce the first woman to crack the glass ceiling in Thailand, as an offshore helicopter pilot.Meet Chatuphorn (Pao) Phuangchingngam from Bangkok, Thailand. Pao has a B.A. in Business English from Rajabhat Suan Dusit University and a...
Marine Engineer Jayne Murray
Scotswoman, Jayne Murray, shares with Women Offshore her life at sea as a marine engineer. Her inspirations and challenges reveal lessons learned from powering large ships across the globe's waters. Far from the concrete jungles of the world's metropolitan city...
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Offshore Wind Farms: Blowing in the Winds of Change
Get swept up with the women working in the latest renewable energy resource sector - Offshore Wind Farms. Those that work in the Energy Sector can have a bad reputation to the environmentally-conscientious global community, as we are frequently labelled, 'The...
Self-Care: It’s the Little Things That Count
The pace of offshore life in operations can be exhausting. The shifts are long and require intense focus for days on end. You are also away from your family and friends for days and weeks at a time.The spaces are enclosed, and sometimes feel prison-like. Once, I had a...
Why are there Still so Few Women in Leadership Roles?
A conversation with Sheryl Sandberg and Fortune addressing women in leadership & bias in the workplace.
Build Your Resume like a Bacon Cheeseburger
One of my favorite things about my job as a Human Resources Executive Recruiter is reviewing the resumes of candidates I screen, prior to providing advice on how to enhance their overall presentation. My insight is generally well-received and appreciated by those I...
Sea Sisters, A Maritime Community for Women
Women Offshore is pleased to showcase Sea Sisters; an online community for women in the maritime industry! Women Offshore connected with Elizabeth Simenstad, to discuss what brought her to the industry and how she became the Founder of Sea Sisters. Elizabeth started...
Resume Writing Service for Marine Professionals
WomenOffshore is excited to announce that Job Propeller, a resume writing service for marine professionals, was launched in May of 2017! Founded by Sheila Lafleur to provide industry specific resume writing services to shore side and seagoing maritime professionals,...
Podcast
SAL MERCOGLIANO – THE STORY OF ROBERT SMALLS AND THE PLANTER, EPISODE 138
In today’s episode, Christine MacMillan speaks with Sal Mercogliano, Chair of the Department of History, Criminal Justice, and Political Science at Campbell University. He is also an adjunct professor at US Merchant Marine Academy and a former merchant mariner....
EVA LIANNE VELDKAMP – COPE WORKING GROUP AND BULLYING, EPISODE 137
In today’s episode, Christine MacMillan speaks with Ms. Eva Lianne Veldkamp, an IMO Policy Coordinator representing the Commonwealth of Dominica Maritime Registry at the International Maritime Organization. Ms. Veldkamp believes that mariners and seafarers are the...
REINHOLD TITUS – THRIVING IN CULTURAL COMPLEXITY, EPISODE 136
In today’s episode, Christine MacMillan has a really interesting conversation with Reinhold Titus about culture and his research on the complexity of culture. Reinhold Titus, originally from Namibia, has lived in six different countries on three continents and...
BECKY NEWDICK – SAFER WAVES ORGANIZATION, EPISODE 135
In today’s episode, Christine MacMillan speaks with Becky Newdick from Safer Waves Organization, where she founded this organization in 2019 for merchant seafarers who have experienced sexual assault, sexual harassment, or gender discrimination on board to have a...
MARINER MAX KANTOR ON BUILDING A COMMUNITY ON SOCIAL MEDIA IN A MALE-DOMINATED INDUSTRY – EPISODE 134
In today’s episode, Christine MacMillan speaks with mariner Max Kantor about using social media as a good way to build community, personal branding, and how to come together in a male-dominated industry. She gives great advice that we all could use! Max Kantor works...
INSPIRED BY SUCCESS IN 2022, EPISODE 133
Ally Cedeno and Christine MacMillian reflect on the 2022 year and discuss Women Offshore's impact this year. Christine has been working on the Career Development Program this past year and has made it into an incredible program. She goes into detail about her most...
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