Breaking Barriers and Fostering D&I: Diversity Onboard CSOV MP Wind Archer

Breaking Barriers and Fostering D&I: Gender Diversity on board PKR Offshore's First ROC-Flagged CSOV in Taiwan

At PKR Offshore Co., Ltd, advancing women’s careers is integrated into our daily operations. Today, on board our newly commissioned ROC-flagged CSOV, MP Wind Archer, three outstanding female seafarers, are proving that leadership, technical expertise, and resilience know no gender. In Taiwan’s offshore wind sector, women account for around 26% of the workforce, but forms only a small 1-2% of the seafarers pool.

These women seafarers are navigating complex vessel operations and upholding safety practices, as part of their daily activities in the offshore wind farm — all with the technical ability, courage, and resilience that defines what it means to work at sea. So, what drew them to this growing offshore wind industry in Taiwan?

“𝑰 𝒆𝒏𝒋𝒐𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒏𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 — 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕.”

“𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏!”

“𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔. 𝑰𝒕 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅.”

Throughout the Company, whether offshore or onshore, we continue to value diversity as we strive to create an inclusive culture, aligning with UN SDG 5 to achieve gender equality, and set a higher benchmark for Taiwan’s offshore wind industry. We hope our story will inspire friends and colleagues alike, to empower and create opportunities for the next generation of women seafarers, so that more women can build rewarding careers out at sea!