Spinnaker.
Your maritime recruitment experts.
Since 1997 we have brought the latest HR thinking to the maritime world.
Celebrating the next generation of maritime talent. The 30 Under 30 initiative spotlights young professionals driving meaningful change across the industry—from technical and commercial to legal, finance and beyond.
The world's largest maritime HR conference, offering networking opportunities with industry leaders and expert-led sessions on current maritime HR challenges. A vital gathering for global shipping HR professionals.
Spinnaker. Your maritime people experts.
We specialise in maritime careers, executive search and maritime HR services.
Whether it’s finding the next step in your shipping career, building your leadership skills, helping you grow your team with the best talent, searching for your next Chief Executive, or providing HR expertise to your organisation, we give you confidence that you have a partner with the experience to deliver.
We know your industry inside out. Founded by shipping people, we’ve been supporting maritime companies and organisations from boardroom down in over 80 countries worldwide since 1997.
Our recruitment, maritime executive search and maritime HR specialists are passionate about understanding your business culture and challenges, and delivering fast and effective HR solutions tailored to your maritime needs.
And because we have the industry’s largest source of total compensation benchmarking data, we provide unique intelligence and insights into the rapidly changing world of work.
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS FOR
Over 25 years
Supporting maritime companies with their recruitment and HR needs for over 25 years.
SUCCESSFULLY PLACED PEOPLE IN
80 countries
Including many executive and non-executive roles for private and public shipping companies.
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Seafarer Health and Wellbeing Starts at Home
For decades, the maritime industry assessed crew care primarily through an onboard lens. Safety management systems, personal protective equipment, compliance training, and emergency medical preparedness were rightly prioritised as core components of safety—and they remain essential today. However, a broader understanding is now reshaping how the industry defines and delivers crew health and wellbeing. Increasingly,…
Celebrating 10 Years with Helen McCaughran
Today, we’re raising a toast to Helen McCaughran, who is celebrating 10 fantastic years with the business. To mark the occasion, we’ve gone with a fun twist: 10 questions for 10 years. From standout memories to lessons learned and hopes for the future, here’s what she had to say… What do you remember about…
30 under 30: George Thompson
As part of our 30 Under 30 initiative, we’re celebrating the next generation of leaders who are shaping the future of the maritime industry. First in our spotlight is George Thompson, naval architect and founder of GT Wings, whose pioneering work in wind‑propulsion technology is helping make commercial shipping greener and more sustainable. George Thompson…
Spinnaker are the consummate professionals and know the shipping business inside-out. I have worked with them on a number of occasions and have nothing but praise for their people skills, work ethics and commitment.