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The Maritime Playbook: Don’t Make This Mistake

Feb 24, 2026
Reading Time: 5 mins

In our Maritime Playbook: Don’t Make This Mistake, we’re shining a light on four common missteps we see time and time again during the hiring process and job search. From avoidable communication gaps to strategic oversights, these mistakes can slow momentum and cost great opportunities. Here’s how candidates and employers alike can sidestep them and…

Market Insights

Do you know the language of Marine Insurance?

Feb 24, 2026
Reading Time: 4 mins

Understanding the language of marine insurance is key for anyone involved in shipping, whether you’re a shipowner, broker, underwriter, or cargo owner. The industry has developed its own set of specialised terms over centuries, many of which carry significant legal and financial implications. In this blog, we highlights six essential marine insurance terms that professionals…

Market Insights

Marine Insurance around the World

Feb 24, 2026
Reading Time: 4 mins

Marine insurance is a truly global business, shaped by influential maritime hubs and established insurance markets around the world. From the Netherlands’ long-standing trading heritage and strategic European position, to Singapore’s status as a leading Asian maritime and insurance centre, and France’s strong presence in both commercial shipping and marine underwriting, each country brings its…

Recruitment

Hot Jobs – Top 10 maritime vacancies – February 2026

Feb 24, 2026
Reading Time: 4 mins

For over 25 years, Spinnaker has been assisting shipowners, shipmanagers, oil majors, and P&I clubs in fulfilling their recruitment requirements. Every day, we receive a constant influx of new job openings, all conveniently listed on our website. To simplify your job search, we have handpicked a collection of the ten most sought-after positions available right…

Market Insights

Thousands of young people develop the skills they need for work through Career Ready

Feb 19, 2026
Reading Time: 2 mins

Career Ready has released its 2025 Impact Report, highlighting the life-changing difference it makes for young people, employers and communities. As a social mobility charity, Career Ready empowers young people who, because of their background, face barriers in education and employment. Working with employers, schools, and colleges, it connects young people with the world of…

Market Insights

What do senior leaders really value in Executive Search?

Feb 18, 2026
Reading Time: 2 mins

This month, we’re sharing insights from a series of LinkedIn polls with senior leaders and hiring stakeholders, exploring what matters most to them when appointing executive search partners. The responses offer a clear and timely snapshot of how expectations around executive search are evolving — from sector expertise and global reach to transparency, trust, and…

Recruitment

Hot Jobs – Top 10 maritime vacancies – January 2026

Jan 30, 2026
Reading Time: 4 mins

For over 25 years, Spinnaker has been assisting shipowners, shipmanagers, oil majors, and P&I clubs in fulfilling their recruitment requirements. Every day, we receive a constant influx of new job openings, all conveniently listed on our website. To simplify your job search, we have handpicked a collection of the ten most sought-after positions available right…

Events

The Menopause in the Workplace Series: The Pause Effect

Jan 28, 2026
Reading Time: 3 mins

Menopause affects millions of women in the workforce, including many of the most experienced, capable and strategically important leaders between 45 and 60. Yet the impact on performance, safety and decision-making is still rarely understood or planned for. With new menopause reporting requirements arriving in the UK in 2026/27 for companies over 250 employees, organisations…

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The Maritime Playbook: Don’t Make This Mistake

Do you know the language of Marine Insurance?

Marine Insurance around the World

Hot Jobs – Top 10 maritime vacancies – February 2026

Thousands of young people develop the skills they need for work through Career Ready

What do senior leaders really value in Executive Search?

Hot Jobs – Top 10 maritime vacancies – January 2026

The Menopause in the Workplace Series: The Pause Effect

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