PNG PORTS CELEBRATED “INTERNATIONAL WOMEN IN MARITIME” DAY

WOMEN working across Papua New Guinea’s maritime sector celebrated International Day for Women in Maritime this week by sharing how they are shaping the country’ ports.

This year’s International Maritime Organization theme, From Policy to Practice: advancing gender equality for maritime excellence, calls on the global maritime sector to turn promises on gender inclusion into real action.

The event provided an opportunity to recognise these contributions and reflect on how to further strengthen an inclusive workplace culture – one where women are supported to develop their skills, advance their careers, and encouraged to step forward.

Lae Industrial Park Manager for Projects for PNG Ports Corporation Limited, Ms. Eunice Dalton said “Leading project works at Lae Industrial Park is not where many people would have pictured a woman from PNG a generation ago, but today, it is part of the job.

Through a Joint Implementation Unit between the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific and PNG Ports Corporation Limited, women across the country’s ports are receiving training, job opportunities and leadership development.

The PNG-Australia Partnership will continue to back women in maritime through training, professional development and long-term institutional strengthening, helping ensure ports across Papua New Guinea are run by a skilled and inclusive workforce.