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Use the months between yacht contracts to review certificates, build skills, find temporary work or plan a move ashore.
Mediterranean yachts may stay with crews for winter upkeep, while many owners and workers head to the Caribbean’s November-to-April season.
After years at sea, three maritime professionals describe the planning, adjustment and practical benefits of moving into shore-based work.
Cruise operators face a projected crew gap by 2030 as demand grows, prompting calls to widen maritime career pathways and improve life on board.
A deck officer’s experience led to an onboard supply solution aimed at making maritime work more supportive for women.
Viking Crew offers vessel operators recruitment, payroll, HR, training and travel services through a crew management package.
Cruising drew 34.6 million travelers in 2024, supporting shipboard and shoreside work as operators attract first-time passengers and new customer groups.
Unexpected messages, payment requests and impersonated staff can signal a fake maritime job offer. Verify contacts before replying or sharing information.
Shippers are weighing indexed rates, tighter surcharge terms and rolling forecasts as they prepare 2027 ocean and air freight budgets.
A Singapore freight roundtable highlighted rising spot rates, opaque fuel surcharges and disruption risks shaping shippers’ 2027 ocean budgets.
Xeneta’s September scorecard shows worsening schedule reliability, rising congestion and October capacity cuts on major Asia trade lanes.
CargoLogicAir’s Schiphol and Hahn stock is targeted for sale by year-end, but storage charges could sharply reduce the proceeds.
A confidential agreement with Cathay Pacific ends DB Schenker’s remaining claim after more than a decade of litigation over air cargo surcharges.
Skye Xu received a two-year prison term and must forfeit more than $4.4 million after paying kickbacks tied to Polar cargo contracts.
An appeals court has paused the planned Delta-Aeromexico JV shutdown, leaving joint pricing and capacity coordination in place while judicial review continues.
Three cases involving cargo firms at JFK allege cash payments, travel perks and per-sale kickbacks were used to secure airline contracts.
Breeze says forwarders should check airline contracts and cargo insurance as the revised IATA air waybill framework reshapes liability questions.
AGI disputes SEIU statements about airport safety as OSHA investigates worker complaints at JFK and LaGuardia.
Delta and Aeromexico can keep coordinating under their joint venture after an appeals court overturned the order to end it.
Ian Wright’s five-day ride from Kilimanjaro to the Indian Ocean will raise funds for Transaid’s transport and healthcare access work.