FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin Every year on 18 May, the International Day for Women in Maritime, established by the IMO, serves as an important reminder to support women working both at sea and ashore while encouraging meaningful dialogue around gender diversity across the maritime sector. The initiative aims to raise awareness, strengthen visibility, and promote greater female participation throughout the industry. The official theme for 2026, “From Policy to Practice: Advancing Gender Equality for Maritime Excellence”, highlights the importance of turning commitments into tangible action and fostering a more inclusive maritime future. RelatedNews Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation: The strength of maritime labor lies in equal participation of all International Day for Women in Maritime 2026 var jnews_module_21372856_0_6a0adc965c90c = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21372856","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"263,2193,2520,3613,1504,2399,3007,458,1745,2142,2334,3314,2341,2424","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_po