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Martide blog posts about technology in the shipping industry, whether that's autonomous ships, the type of tech used to navigate ships, or maritime crew management software.

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The Bridge on a Cargo Ship: The Navigational Command Center

Ever wondered what the bridge on a commercial ship is, who works on it, and what equipment it houses? Read on - our blog has all the answers.

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The Wheelhouse on a Cargo Ship: Where Steering & Control Meet

Want to know what the wheelhouse is and what it's for on a cargo ship? The clue's in the name! Read on to find out more about this vital part of a ship.

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How Is Internet Provided Onboard Commercial Ships?

Wonder how seafarers can access internet when they're working in a job at sea? Or need to know if cruise ships have passenger internet? Read on!

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What is the Best Crew Management Software Solution?

Want to know the best crew management software to help you run your maritime recruitment and crew planning ops more efficiently? Find out here.

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Document Management for Maritime Recruitment: Why Martide Leads

What is document management and how can it help you streamline maritime recruitment and crew planning operations? Read his post to find out.

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Do I Need to Be Good at STEM to Work in a Seafarer Job?

Love them or loathe them, STEM subjects are crucial for some maritime jobs. But which ones? And do YOU need to be good at STEM to be a seafarer?

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What's a Crewing System & Does Your Maritime Recruitment Strategy Need One?

Maritime crewing software systems are essential for more efficient maritime recruitment and growing a candidate database. Here's why. Read more.

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How Tech-Savvy Must You Be to Work in Jobs at Sea?

When you look at maritime jobs with a traditional mindset the idea that you might need to list technology skills on your seafarer resume might seem strange. But like many, if not all industries, maritime and jobs at sea are no longer immune to digitization and an increasing dependence on technology.

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Maritime Apps Shipowners & Manning Agents Must Look Out For

Looking for some of the best maritime industry apps that shipowners and manning agents should consider downloading? Take a look at our list.

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How Does Smart Technology Help the Maritime Industry?

The term “smart” stands for Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. As the shipping domain adapts to this technological trend, we can look forward to improvements in terms of time management, higher output, and shipping efficiency.

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How is eCommerce Changing the Future of Maritime Transport?

Containers had a huge effect on the maritime industry in the '50s & now eCommerce is changing the future of shipping. Click here to find out how,

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21 Essential Websites if You Work in a Seafarer Job

Check out these 21 websites that anyone working in a maritime job should find useful for finding jobs at sea, advice and other handy resources.

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The Simple Guide to Software as a Service

You've heard the term Software as a Service (SaaS) but are you 100% sure what it means and, more importantly, how it could help you run your shipping company or manning agency with more efficiency? A SaaS can be invaluable in streamlining maritime recruitment and crew planning so let's take a look.

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What is a Data Gap & How Can a Crewing System Close It?

Martide loves technology, especially crewing systems! We use our passion and knowledge to help fuel the maritime industry. Tech should make life easier by eliminating mundane tasks and letting you focus on the core of your job.

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The Future of Maritime Job Search: from Desktop to Mobile

Job ads have evolved from printed ads on posters and newspapers, to advertisements on TV, to online websites on the computer, up to the job-hunting apps in smartphones that we have today.

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Martide vs. CrewInspector: Choosing the Best Crewing Software

What's the best crewing software for shipowners and manning agents? How do crewing systems compare? Let's check out Martide and CrewInspector.

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ERP Software: An Efficient Tool for Maritime Recruitment

Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) software makes maritime recruitment easier by automating admin and tasks, making them less time-consuming.

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8 Digital Marketing Strategies for the Maritime Industry in 2025

Five smart tips for enhancing your shipping company's digital presence, and therefore your maritime recruitment efforts in 2021. Learn more here.

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7 Benefits of the Internet of Things in the Maritime Industry

There's lots of talk about the Internet of Things, or the IoT. But what is it? The IoT is the regular internet - but on steroids - and it 's one of many future technologies that can help the maritime industry improve, streamline and grow.

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How Maritime Crewing Software Helps You Retain Candidates

Fed up of seafaring candidates vanishing during your hiring process? Here's how you can make maritime recruitment easier with crewing software.

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Come and Hang Out with Martide on Social Media!

Martide are on social media. Why not come on over and say hello, like and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and LinkedIn? We post blogs, tips and tricks, seafarer quotes, news and points of interest in the maritime industry - and of course our latest seafarer jobs!

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How to Organize & Store Your Seafarers' Travel Documents

Are you a Crew Manager needing an easier way to store your seafarers' travel documents? Learn about our maritime crew management software here.

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What is AI & How Can it Help Write Your Maritime Job Ads?

Want a quicker way to advertise your seafarer jobs and make maritime recruitment easier? Find out here how A.I. (and Martide!) can help you.

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How to Simplify Seafarer Travel with Integrated Solutions

Want to know how integrated maritime crew management software can help your shipping company or manning agency streamline crew travel? Read this.

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Smart Shipping, Artificial Intelligence & the Maritime Industry

Ever wondered what smart shipping is? Want to know how artificial intelligence is shaking up the maritime industry? Our blog post has the answer

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How A.I. Can Help You Write Your Seafarer Resume

Can you write a seafarer resume using A.I.? Read this to find out - and we'll even let you into a secret that gives you an even easier option!

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The Maritime Trends & Innovations Impacting Seafarers

What are some industry trends affecting seafarers that those working in maritime recruitment and crew management need to know about? Find out here.

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How Keywords & Filters Help Your Maritime Recruitment Ops

Struggling with maritime recruitment? Looking for a more up-to-date way of finding and hiring seafarers? Learn how keywords and filters can help.

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The Application of SAP in Maritime Trade

Want to find out how SAP can help your maritime company increase efficiency & compliancy while letting you make data-driven decisions? Read this.

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Why You Must Add Your Business to an Online Maritime Directory

Why manning agents, working gear suppliers, medical centers, training providers & travel agencies must add their details to an online maritime directory.

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Signs Your Maritime Crewing System Is No Longer Fit for Purpose

Does your maritime crew management system make life harder, not easier? These are the signs to look out for to check if it's time for an upgrade.

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The Ultimate Guide to Choosing Crewing System Software

If you've decided it's time to start running your maritime recruitment & crew planning ops more efficiently, we need to talk about crewing systems!

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The Beginner's Guide to Crewing System Software

You need to take care of your crew planning & recruitment processes in a more efficient & secure fashion. That's where crewing systems come in.

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How Does Martide Keep Your Documents Secure?

Martide does many things as a crew management and recruitment platform for forward-thinking maritime firms. But how do we keep your data secure?

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Best Crewing System: Martide vs. Cloud Fleet Manager

Which is the best crewing system and maritime recruitment software solution: Martide or Cloud Fleet Manager? In this blog post we take a look.

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How Martide's App Helps Solve Maritime Recruitment Challenges

Are you looking for a simple way to solve your maritime recruitment challenges? Martide has created a mobile app for seafarers that gives them easy access to all of your jobs at sea. It also allows you to stay in touch with them (and them with you) no matter where in the world you both are.

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Why You Must Harness the Power of Tech in Maritime Recruitment

Times have changed and deciding whether or not to "go digital" is no longer something you can afford to consider in maritime recruitment today. If you're not embracing technology in your shipping company, you're going to fall behind your competitors.

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What are Aids to Navigation in Maritime?

What are Aids to Navigation (ATONs) in the maritime industry - and why should seafarers always be mindful of them? Let's find out!

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What Equipment Can You Find in a Ship's Engine Room?

An engine room typically consists of three platforms—the top, middle, and bottom But what is on each of those platforms? And why are they located there?

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How ECDIS Transformed the Maritime Industry

Today, navigation is aided by technology. If you're pinpointing locations or accessing directions, there's a high chance you're using an Electronic Chart Display and Information System AKA ECDIS.

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What Do Modern Ships Use to Navigate?

In this post we thought we'd take a look at some of the different ways that crews on vessels today navigate so that they, and their cargo (and passengers, if any) can safely and accurately reach their port of destination.

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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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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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How to Ensure Your Employees Adopt Your Crewing System

Maritime companies of all sizes have found to their cost that flipping a coin or opting for the first crewing system they come across is not the right path to a successful software implementation. And if it's the wrong solution your employees aren't going to be enthusiastic about using it either.

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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.

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How Crewing Software Can Increase Retention Rates

Is crew retention an issue in your small to mid sized shipping company? Do you struggle to fill seafarer jobs and hold on to seamen once the contract is over? If the crew you hire are defecting to your competitors you have a problem. One way to solve that is to implement a crewing software solution.

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Why Your Candidates Expect You to be Mobile Friendly

Smartphones, apps and being able to do virtually everything while we're on the move are, quite simply, a way of life nowadays. And that also means that today's job seeker expects to be able to find their next job or contract on their mobile device too.

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Pros & Cons of Software as a Service in Maritime Recruitment

The first thing to do when weighing up any kind of business decision is to create a list of pros and cons so that you can see, almost at a glance, if the solution or product you are considering really will work for you.

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Why Manning Agents Need to Learn to Love Tech

Many manning agents who work with clients in the shipping industry are struggling to stand out amongst their sea of competitors. After all, crewing agencies are two-a-penny in traditional port towns and cities. But what are the reasons behind this issue? And could technology be the answer?

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What is an Applicant Tracking System in Maritime Recruitment?

Applicant tracking systems (ATS) aren't exactly breaking news, but in the world of maritime recruitment they can be an absolute lifesaver when it comes to sourcing candidates, keeping track of applications, and knowing exactly which stage of the recruitment process a seafarer is at any given time.

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Autonomous Ships: The Future of Maritime Transport?

Driverless cars have been making headlines for a while now but while the roads of our cities are yet to be populated by autonomous vehicles the technology is proving it's not just a flash in the pan - so when will we see marine tech such as smart ships making waves?

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What is Mobile Maritime Recruitment?

Are you reading this blog post on your laptop or desktop computer? Or are you reading it on your phone? Why are we asking, you might wonder. But trust us, there is a point to this. And it can affect the way you run your maritime recruitment and crew planning operations. Welcome to mobile recruiting.

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Will Autonomous Ships Signal the End of Seafarer Jobs?

Autonomous ships and smart ships are buzzwords that have been doing the rounds in the maritime industry recently. And it's not surprising that many have expressed concern for the future of seafarer jobs. But the rise of self sailing ships doesn't necessarily mean the end of the mariner. Here's why.

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How to Find Seafarer Jobs with Martide's Mobile App

Are you a seafarer looking for jobs at sea? Want a way to find your next crewing vacancy quickly and easily wherever you are? Applied for maritime jobs and would like to track your application? The Martide mobile app is the solution if you're looking for seafarer job vacancies on the go!

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5 Steps to Follow for Successful Software Implementation

Implementing new maritime recruitment software can be a challenge for a number of reasons. One of the biggest hurdles is potential resistance from your employees. Here's how to deal with that, plus some other steps you need to take to ensure that adopting a new way of doing things is plain sailing.

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How RFID is Changing the Maritime Industry

RFID is used in things as commonplace as the key fobs and passes many of us use to swipe into our offices or secure spaces. However its ability to capture data and automatically generate reports makes it one of the future technologies most of interest to the maritime industry.

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How Technology is Changing the Maritime Industry

Technology is changing life at sea, seafarer jobs, maritime recruitment, crew management, seafarer training and the way the maritime industry operates. Martide take a look at some of the maritime technology making waves today.

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Seafarer Training & Virtual, Augmented & Mixed Reality

The maritime industry is changing and shipowners and managers are seizing the opportunity to become innovators within the sector. Future technologies such as augmented, mixed and virtual reality are being used to attract and train new seafarers for jobs in the industry.

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Will Seafarers be Replaced by Robots?

Maritime technology is advancing at great speed and shows no signs of slowing down. The UK Government's 'Maritime 2050' strategy highlighted technological advancement as being at the forefront of tackling the ever-increasing demand for global sea trade. Guest blog post by All At Sea.

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How to Attract Tech Talent in Maritime Recruitment

The need for tech savvy people and seafarers means many shipping companies struggle to attract employees and contractors who have the latest technical skills. There's a number of reasons and we take a look at some of them and consider how to address the lack of tech talent in the maritime industry.

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How to Use Social Media Wisely When You Work in a Job at Sea

Don't blow up your maritime career with poor social media usage! It's a lifeline, but when you're working in seafarer jobs you need to take care.

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How is Marine Technology Impacting Seafarer Jobs?

The advance of marine tech means vessels are now very different places to work. And the way the industry is run behind the scenes is changing too due to the digitization of platforms and upgrading of software such as the use of web-based crewing systems. But what impact does this have on seafarers?

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Why You Need to Start Hiring Seafarers with Tech Skills

If you think about it from a traditional point of view, it might seem a little strange needing a seafarer who lists coding, programming or other techie skills on his or her maritime resume. But times are changing and like many sectors, the maritime industry is now starting to embrace digitization.

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How to Stay Safe Online When Working in a Job at Sea

When even some of the biggest and best known companies in the world have fallen victim to cyber attacks from hackers, it pretty much means that none of us are safe - and that's both on a business and a personal level. If you're working in jobs at sea, here's how to stay safe online.

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The Seafarer's Guide to Creating a Twitter Profile

When it comes to finding jobs at sea some places might be more obvious than others. You know about seafarer jobs boards, maritime recruitment agencies and Facebook. In this post we're looking at another social media website to find seafarer jobs: Twitter. Here's how to create an account and profile.

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How to Use Social Media to Up Your Maritime Recruitment Game

Is it getting harder to fill your seafarer jobs in the maritime industry? Is the dwindling talent pool getting you down? Perhaps the amount of crew transitioning to shore-based jobs is taking its toll. If so join Martide as we investigate how social media can be a rich source of candidates.

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Why Your Shipping Company Needs a Social Media Presence

Social media is a polarizing topic but whether you love it or hate it, one thing's for sure and that is that companies need it. And that includes your small to medium sized shipping company. Don't believe us? We look at some of the reasons why you should consider having a social media presence.

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Why You Need Tech-Savvy Seafarers to Fill Your Jobs at Sea

The shipping industry isn't immune to the impact technology is having on the workplace. We are living, working and crewing in an age that requires us to be more switched on than ever. So should you be hiring more tech savvy seafarers to fill your jobs at sea?

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Are Seafarers Being Bombarded with Too Much Technology?

The maritime industry is packing up its sextants and paper charts and increasingly turning to automation and digitization. And while the new way of doing things may be quicker and more cost effective, it doesn't come without a price.

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Reduce Maritime Recruitment Costs with Cloud Computing

There are so many moving parts in maritime recruitment and crew management in this industry that adopting cloud computing and integrated crewing systems has to be the way forward. Here's how Martide can help.

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6 Steps to Creating a LinkedIn Profile to Find Seafarer Jobs

You've written your maritime resume, you're looking for your next contract - but is LinkedIn at the top of your list when you're looking for new seafarer jobs? Maybe not. But you shouldn't ignore LinkedIn just because you're not working a 9 to 5 job.

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Is Digital Disruption in Maritime Changing Seafarer Jobs?

How is the digital transformation of the maritime industry changing the scope of seafarer jobs and lives? Will autonomous ships lead to a reduced number of crew? Martide takes a look.

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Why LinkedIn Can be a Better Maritime Recruitment Tool than a Resume

Are you a shipowner or manning agent tired of how reading endless seafarer resumes is slowing your maritime recruitment processes down? Do you worry the CVs you receive might not be the truth and nothing but the truth? You're not alone. Recruiters are turning to LinkedIn for the initial screening.

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Should Your Shipping Company Adopt Blockchain Technology?

If you've a passing interest in marine tech and the technology of the future it's likely you've heard of blockchain. The buzzword is increasingly being talked about within the context of the shipping industry. But what exactly is blockchain and what can it mean for ship owners and managers?

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What You Need to Know About Bluetooth in the Maritime Industry

Used for more than headphones and speakers, Bluetooth is changing the future and being used in the maritime industry to boost everything from quality control processes and tracking to accountability in logistics operations.