Martide Blog – Page 45 of 62
- Eve Church
- 14 Jul, 2022
- 05 Mins read
What is Maritime English?
In an industry that is truly global and both shore-based employees and those working in seafarer jobs may speak any number of different languages, how can we ensure that messages and instructions are relayed in a concise and understandable manner?
- Eve Church
- 12 Jul, 2022
- 05 Mins read
How to Help Your Manning Agency Win More Clients
If you're a manning agency, you don't need us to tell you that you have a lot of competition - especially if you are located in a country where seafaring is one of the biggest professions. So how do you make sure you stand apart from that competition and attract more clients and better seafarers?
- Eve Church
- 07 Jul, 2022
- 05 Mins read
9 Maritime Themed Twitter Accounts to Follow
At Martide we like to share our seafarer jobs on Twitter and we also follow some interesting people whose posts we like retweeting. So we thought we'd share them with you in case you don't already follow them and you're looking for some new, fresh content for your Twitter feed!
- Eve Church
- 05 Jul, 2022
- 04 Mins read
Organizational Tips for Recruiters in the Maritime Industry
When you work in maritime recruitment and crew planning being organized is crucial. You have so many different aspects of the job to deal with that it can feel like you're juggling twenty tasks at once. In fact, maritime recruitment can feel like regular recruitment on steroids sometimes!
- Eve Church
- 30 Jun, 2022
- 04 Mins read
How Are Ships Named?
Virtually every vessel is named, whether it's a merchant navy cargo or container ship, a small yacht used by a family for sailing on their local lake, a canal boat, a military vessel, or a rowboat.
- Eve Church
- 28 Jun, 2022
- 05 Mins read
10 Seaman Quotes About Compasses
Are you looking for some meaningful seafarer quotes about life at sea and nautical equipment and instruments such as anchors and compasses? If so, you've come to the right blog post. Here we've gathered for you a collection of ten quotes about compasses that we think are inspiring and interesting.
- Eve Church
- 23 Jun, 2022
- 04 Mins read
Can I Work in a Seafarer Job if I'm Color Blind?
If you're interested in working in a seafarer job, there are a number of physical attributes that you need to possess. It probably goes without saying that having good eyesight is a must to be able to work at sea, but did you know that seafarers must also pass a color blindness test?
- Eve Church
- 16 Jun, 2022
- 05 Mins read
A Guide to the Different Ranks in the Merchant Navy
On a merchant navy vessel there are a few different departments and a strict hierarchy of seamen and women who work beneath the heads of those departments. But what are those seafarer ranks? Read on and we will take a look at the jobs on a container ship.
- Eve Church
- 14 Jun, 2022
- 05 Mins read
Artificial Intelligence & the Maritime Industry
One of the latest future technologies to be making waves (pun intended) in the maritime industry is A.I. - or Artificial Intelligence. Let's take a closer look at what A.I. can mean for the sector.