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

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How to Choose Crew Management Software: 12 Questions to Ask Before You Buy

It's easy to be distracted by impressive-looking features during a software demo. But if those features don't solve your problems, they're not very useful.

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Crew Management Software vs Spreadsheets: Which is Right for Your Company?

Spreadsheets are familiar, flexible, relatively cheap and everyone knows how to use them. But could you work smarter with maritime crew management software?

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10 Signs You've Outgrown Spreadsheet Crew Management

There comes a point when a spreadsheet stops making life easier and starts creating more work. And it could be costing your company more than you think.

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Why Spreadsheet Crew Management Is Costing Your Company More Than You Think

Spreadsheets are familiar and flexible. But they can be unwieldly when you're dealing with lots of data. Even worse, they could cost you more than you think!

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AI in Crew Management Practical Uses (Without Replacing People)

Despite some of the dramatic predictions surrounding AI, its most useful role isn’t replacing people; it's helping them. Here's how AI can benefit Crew Manager.

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Crew Management Versus Crew Planning: What's the Difference?

Understanding the difference between crew planning and crew management is important because both play a vital role in keeping vessels fully manned, compliant and operating efficiently. Here's what you need to know.

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How to Reduce Administrative Work Without Hiring More Staff

If you ever feel like you need more hands on deck or there aren't enough hours in the day, it can be tempting to hire more people. But here's how you can save time and effort without adding to your payroll.

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How Seafarers Can Stay Connected at Sea With Mobile Data

You need internet for seafarers for family updates, pay questions, weather checks, training, and, yes, the occasional five-minute scroll after a long watch.

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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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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?

The idea you might need to list tech skills on your seafarer CV might seem strange. But jobs at sea aren’t immune to 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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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. That’s why we use our passion and knowledge to help power maritime recruitment and crew planning.

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The Future of Maritime Job Search: from Desktop to Mobile

Job ads have evolved from printed ads, to advertisements on TV, to websites on the computer, up to the job-hunting apps on 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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7 Digital Marketing Strategies for the Maritime Industry in 2025

Seven smart tips for enhancing your shipping company's digital presence, and therefore your maritime recruitment efforts in 2025. Learn more here.

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7 Benefits of the Internet of Things in the Maritime Industry

What is the Internet of Things? The IoT is the regular internet - on steroids - and it's a technology that can help the maritime industry evolve and streamline.

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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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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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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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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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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. Here’s why.

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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

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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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?

Two facts about ships: 1) they're almost always on the move 2) procuring spare parts at sea is almost impossible. Could 3D printing be the answer to the issue?

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How to Ensure Your Employees Adopt Your Crewing System

If you’ve found that opting for just any crewing system isn’t the way to successful software implementation, here’s how to get it right the next time!

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Artificial Intelligence & the Maritime Industry

We all know all about A.I. - Artificial Intelligence. In this blog post we take a closer look at what A.I. can mean for the shipping sector and its companies.

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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

Being able to do everything while we're on the move is a way of life. And that means today's seafarer expects to find their next job on their mobile device too.

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Pros & Cons of Software as a Service in Maritime Recruitment

When considering a new maritime software solution, the first thing to do is to create a list of pros and cons so you can see if it really will work for you.

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Why Manning Agents Need to Learn to Love Tech

Many manning agents are struggling to stand out amongst a sea of competitors. 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 in maritime recruitment can be a lifesaver when it comes to finding seafarers and keeping track of applications. Find out more here.

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Autonomous Ships: The Future of Maritime Transport?

Driverless cars have been making headlines for a while now, so when will we truly see marine technology such as autonomous and smart ships making waves?

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What is Mobile Maritime Recruitment?

Are you reading this Martide blog post on your phone? Different devices can affect the way you handle maritime recruitment. 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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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’s ability to capture data and automatically generate reports makes it a technology of interest to the maritime industry. Here’s what you need to know.

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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. Technologies like augmented, mixed and virtual reality are being used to attract and train new seafarers in the industry.

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Will Seafarers be Replaced by Robots?

The UK Government's Maritime 2050 strategy highlights technological advancement as at the forefront of tackling the ever-increasing demand for global sea trade.

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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 is Marine Technology Impacting Seafarer Jobs?

The advance of marine tech means vessels are very different places to work due to the digitization of platforms. 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 huge companies have fallen victim to cyber attacks from hackers none of us are safe. Here’s how to stay as safe as possible when you work at sea.

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How to Use Social Media to Up Your Maritime Recruitment Game

Is it getting harder to fill your seafarer jobs? Join Martide as we investigate how social media can be a source of candidates to fill your crewing positions.

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Why Your Shipping Company Needs a Social Media Presence

Whether you love it or hate it, one thing’s for sure and that’s that your small to mid-sized shipping company or manning agency needs a social media presence.

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

We’re working and crewing in an age that needs us to be more switched on than ever. Should you be hiring tech savvy seafarers to fill your jobs at sea?

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Are Seafarers Being Bombarded with Too Much Technology?

The maritime industry has long packed up its sextants and paper charts and has turned to automation and digitization. But 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 that adopting cloud computing and integrated crewing systems is the way forward.

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Is Digital Disruption in Maritime Changing Seafarer Jobs?

How is the digital transformation of the maritime industry and on vessels changing the scope of seafarer jobs and lives at sea? Martide takes a deep dive.

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

Are reading endless seafarer resumes slowing your maritime recruitment process down? You're not alone. Recruiters are using LinkedIn for the initial screening.

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Should Your Shipping Company Adopt Blockchain Technology?

You've probably heard of blockchain: it's increasingly being talked about in the context of shipping. But what exactly is blockchain and what can it do for you?

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What You Need to Know About Bluetooth in the Maritime Industry

Used for more than headphones, Bluetooth is used in the maritime industry to boost everything from quality control to accountability in logistics operations.