International Day for Women in Maritime 2025 - May 18
May 24 , 2025
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- It aims to promote the recruitment, retention and sustained employment of women in the maritime sector.
- Women in maritime asses all aspects of shipping, port operations, and related industries.
- Currently, women comprise only 2% of the global seafarer workforce and just 20% of the shore-based maritime workforce.
- The registered women seafarers in the country increased from 1,699 in 2015 to 14,255 in 2024.
- India has observed this day under the theme of “Women in Maritime: Leading Transformation and Sustainability”.

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