The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has found female representation at sea remains a laggard and called on shipping companies to employ more women as seafarers.
In efforts to promote a diverse and inclusive working environment in international shipping, the trade group conducted a survey of 240 shipping firms in autumn 2019.
The survey revealed that just 7.5% of total seafarers were female, despite that almost 60% of the companies had female officers aboard their ships.
