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ECDIS: The Fine Line Between Overreliance and Underestimation
The implementation of ECDIS has advanced considerably in the last few years, and most ships have already been using ECDIS.
Soft Skills: Ensuring The Well-being of Seafarers
The well-being of seafarers has always been a critical topic in the maritime industry. Besides being a challenging profession in its very nature.
5 Key Aspects of Seafarers’ Wellbeing Onboard
Seafarers’ wellbeing has been a crucial topic for the maritime industry recently, especially now during the COVID-19 world pandemic.
Enhance your Virtual Classrooms with Trainingportal
Virtual Classrooms are an efficient and effective alternative to face-to-face training. They are live, low cost, flexible and social.
Remote Working – Adapting to Survive
Charles Darwin famously said that ‘it is the one that is the most adaptable to change’ who will survive.
Ask IT:  Working from Home Q&A
Enabling the entire company to work remotely has been a new experience, which undoubtedly comes with many unique scenarios and challenges.
70+ Days Later… Our Singapore Team Member Shares His Remote Working Experience So Far
We asked OCS HR Consultant Chun Hian Bong to share his experiences with COVID-19 so far and shed some light on what to expect
Decision-making: a soft skill under the microscope
It is estimated that the average adult makes about 35,000 conscious decisions every day.
What are Soft Skills and Why Are They Important?
The recent years saw a significant technological shift towards automation of various on-board processes in the maritime industry.
How to Overcome Crew Retention Challenges in the Maritime Industry
Even though there is an estimated number of 1,600,000 seafarers globally, the shortage of seafarers has already been identified as a global issue.
Career Ready Internship
My name is Ana, I have just finished a 4-week internship here at MINTRA as part of Career Ready, a programme to provide young people with internships
4 Ways to Improve Your Crew Selection Process
Behind every tanker, container ship, oil rig stands the crew, responsible for the safe operation of this complex machinery.