The Svitzer Monte Cristi group is led by Captain Maria de los Santos and also Chief Engineer Marysabel Moreno
In what’s probably a globe initially, Maersk subsidiary Svitzer has actually worked with an all-female staff for the 70 lots bollard pull companion yank Svitzer Monte Cristi, a couple of 24 m Barricades 2400 SX course yanks provided to Svitzer Americas in 2016 for procedure in the Dominican Republic.
“Many things that we presume to be done through physical force, in reality, only require technical intelligence and the right tools. Many may think that women do not have the ability to work on a powerful tug boat, but our crew has shown that this type of work is not exclusive to a specific gender. With dedication, it is very possible,” claimed the Chief Engineer of Svitzer Monte Crist i, Marysabel Moreno.
The Svitzer Monte Cristi group is led by Captain Maria de los Santos, come with by Chief Engineer Moreno and also sustained by seafarers Paloma Montero, Loreanni Torres and also Juana Custodio.
The General Manager of Svitzer Caribbean, Captain Dickson Rivas and also participants of the exec board of the business have actually sought the all-female-crew job for 2 years, concentrating their initiatives on training.
Svitzer Americas claims the gender-inclusive effort looks for to alter the aquatic market’s historic predisposition sex predisposition, which sees just 2% of the maritime labor force comprised of ladies, the majority of them utilized on cruise ships and also ferryboats, according to the International Transport Worker’s Federation.
Svitzer’s Captain Eduard Medina claimed that the team was motivated to measure up to the Svitzer criteria and also today, all see the incentive. “These women have become local icons for others and have proven to be an efficient and hardworking team,” he included.
“At Svitzer, we want to work actively to improve the opportunities and careers of our female colleagues and for those who work in the industry. Today, globally, the organization employs a total of 21 marine women who work in jobs ranging from command positions to operational tasks,” claimed Dickson Rivas, General Director of Svitzer in theDominican Republic
