Crew Management

Maritime crew management systems and strategies for better seafarer and employee retention. Read our posts for tips on how to manage crew and stop them jumping ship!

Why Is It Free for Maritime Recruiters to Post Jobs on Martide?

Want to know how Martide makes money even though we make maritime recruitment free for Crew Managers & Manning Agents? We tell you the secret here!

6 Tips for Managing Overly-Emotional Crew & Employees

What do you do when someone in your office or on one of your vessels is either always crying or throwing tantrums? Our 6 tips help you deal!

How to Give Employees & Crew Constructive Feedback

Unless it’s worded carefully many people think constructive criticism is just another way of telling them they’ve done something wrong.

How to Communicate with Your Remote Teams & Offshore Crew

How do you deal with issues and communicate with teams as someone working in maritime recruitment or crew planning when the people and the issues are geographically all over the place?

What is the Best Crew Management Software Solution?

If you want to know what the best crew management software is to help you run your maritime recruitment and crew planning operations more efficiently, you’ve come to the right place. In this post we’re going to take a look at the essential features of crewing systems that really work.

How to Handle Employees & Crew Who Don't Get On

In an ideal world, everyone would get along with one another, but it’s a fact of life that not everyone will be the best of friends - or even be able to agree to disagree! So how do you handle that in the office or on a vessel?!

How to Look After Employee & Crew Mental Wellbeing

From high risk, physically demanding roles such as seafarer jobs to work that involves long hours at a desk and little rest from constant phone calls and emails, employees in the maritime industry can be vulnerable to mental health issues that are work-related.

How Crewing Software Can Increase Retention Rates

Is crew retention an issue in your small to mid sized shipping company? Do you struggle to fill seafarer jobs and hold on to seamen once the contract is over? If the crew you hire are defecting to your competitors you have a problem. One way to solve that is to implement a crewing software solution.

Why Great Communication is Essential for Crew Retention

If you’re struggling to retain seafarers at the end of contracts there’s an issue with your crew retention strategy. Being unable to keep the best seamen and seeing them walk away to line up their next contract with your competitors is frustrating and costly. So how do you stop crew jumping ship?

4 Benefits Applicants Actually Want (Tip: It’s Not Always Money)

There will be a predicted shortage of 89,510 officers by 2026. To prevent this, employers will need to attract and retain as many potential seafarers as possible. We take a look at a few benefits you can offer to appeal to new recruits to offset any potential shortages.

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