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Pay Reviews and Bonus Projections

Nov 24, 2025
Reading Time: 2 mins

Our clients, as HR professionals, know that good salary reports are the very foundational of effective, fair, and strategic salary reviews. They provide the data to set competitive pay, ensure internal equity, plan your budget wisely, and have credible, transparent conversations with employees. In addition to the annual salary and bonus reports, Spinnaker’s Maritime HR…

Human Resources

Workplace bullying in the Maritime sector: Employer responsibilities and HR best practice

Nov 14, 2025
Reading Time: 5 mins

The UK’s Anti-Bullying Week (10-14 November) is an important time for UK-based maritime organisations to reflect on their responsibilities to ensure a safe and respectful workplace. We explore what workplace bullying is, the obligations of maritime employers and practical steps to foster a culture of respect. What is workplace bullying? There is no legal definition…

Market Insights

How Safer Waves Is Turning the Tide on Sexual Violence at Sea

Nov 11, 2025
Reading Time: 2 mins

The maritime industry is built on resilience, one of long hours, demanding conditions and the strength to keep going when far from home. But for too many seafarers the challenges extend beyond the physical demands of life at sea. Sexual violence and harassment remain ongoing issues across the sector and for those working in isolated…

Market Insights

Diverse drivers of the maritime scene

Nov 10, 2025
Reading Time: 4 mins

Uncertainty, volatility and rising costs: a recipe for global shipping activities exposed to stormy seas, as emphasised by a recent authoritative report. The world’s seaborne trade, merchant ship fleet and ports are all under strain amid a range of disruptive influences. The Review of Maritime Transport 2025 with a sub-title of Staying the course in…

Human Resources

Supporting Seafarers Every Day: Why Wellbeing Matters and What We Can Do

Nov 10, 2025
Reading Time: 8 mins

At the heart of our work at Sailors’ Society is a simple yet powerful purpose: seafarers and those supporting them on shore deserve fulfilment and happiness in their chosen maritime career. We know that life onboard can be challenging. And because when things aren’t working, a timely lifeline makes all the difference, we provide free…

Market Insights

WISTA 2025 AGM & Conference – Powering the Future of Shipping & Trade

Nov 5, 2025
Reading Time: 2 mins

Last week in Barcelona, Spain, WISTA International brought together global maritime and trade professionals for its 2025 AGM and Conference under the theme “Powering the Future of Shipping & Trade: Global Energy in Challenging Times Over the course of October 22–24, over 450 attendees from all around the world gathered to explore evolving trends in shipping,…

Recruitment

Hot Jobs – Top 10 maritime vacancies – October 2025

Oct 30, 2025
Reading Time: 5 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

Marine Insurance around the World

Oct 27, 2025
Reading Time: 3 mins

Marine insurance is truly a global business, shaped by local markets and maritime hubs around the world. From Germany’s historic ports to Türkiye’s growing regional influence and Spain’s busy Mediterranean corridors, each country brings its own strengths, opportunities, and challenges to the industry. In this blog, we explore key highlights of the marine insurance markets…

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