Martide Blog – Page 19 of 31

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How to Communicate with Your Remote Teams & Offshore Crew

How do you deal with issues and communicate with teams as someone working in maritime recruitment or crew planning when the people and the issues are geographically all over the place?

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What Are the Different Types of Alarms on Ships?

Coupled with fickle weather, treacherous seas, and a dose of manmade error, life at sea can be challenging and risky. But that's where your ship's emergency signals and alarms can help. They can assist the crew in responding appropriately to a crisis or preventing an issue.

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How to Create a Talent Pipeline in Maritime Recruitment

In maritime recruitment, you can't rely on the best seafarers applying organically for your jobs anymore. To be successful long term you must be proactive, targeting the candidates that are a great fit for your shipping company and building a relationship with them.

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7 Time Saving Tips for When You Work in Maritime Recruitment

From sourcing seafarers to scheduling interviews to checking documents and finding suitable candidates in time to meet change over dates, your to-do list is often a long and overwhelming one. Here are some tips that will help you save time and reduce your stress levels!

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Sea Trials: The Importance of Putting Ships to the Test

You might have heard of 'sea trials'. But what are sea trials, why are they important and what do they actually involve? At sea, there are any number of factors affecting a voyage so it's crucial for shipowners to be prepared for anything. And this is where sea trials come into play.

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The Power of a Great ATS in Maritime Recruitment

How can an Applicant Tracking System help you alleviate the stresses and strains caused by constantly worrying about filling your empty jobs at sea? Martide's maritime recruitment ATS is the answer.

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Maritime Recruitment: Ultimate Guide to Filling Jobs at Sea

Are you a small to medium sized shipowner or manager who is fed up of tearing your hair out over the stresses of trying to fill your vacant jobs at sea? Martide's ultimate guide to filling your vacancies should help!

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How is 3D Printing Changing the Maritime Industry?

Marine tech aside there's two facts about ships: 1) they're almost always on the move 2) procuring spare parts at sea is almost impossible. So if certain repair and maintenance issues can only be dealt with while a ship is docked wouldn't it be great to find a way to fix problems mid-voyage?

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10 Motivational Quotes About Storms

It's time for another of our popular blog posts about maritime quotes. It's been a while since our last post, 10 Seafarers Quotes That We Love About Sailing, so we thought that before we reach the end of the year, we'd bring you another.