Jeff Otto

Marine shipping industry needs more women

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Today, women represent only two percent of the world’s 1.2 million seafarers. To help increase these numbers, Canadian shipowners as well as international shipping organizations have launched new initiatives to highlight career opportunities for women as well as the contributions they are already making in a wide range of maritime professions. #IamOnBoard with gender equality … Read more

Industry enhances learning for BCIT Nautical Sciences students

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With support from the Teekay Foundation, three BCIT Nautical Sciences students from the Marine Campus attended the Arctic Shipping Challenges Conference hosted by The Nautical Institute British Columbia Branch (The NIBC) in Victoria, BC. This two-day conference in May brought together key Canadian and international stakeholders in the maritime industry, environmental organizations, governmental transport authorities, coast … Read more