The Strategic Compensation in Maritime Report 2025 - Global Edition is Faststream Recruitment's most comprehensive look at reward in the maritime and shipping sectors.
It offers a deep dive into the current and future state of compensation in the maritime industry. With rising expectations, tightening budgets, and a rapidly evolving workforce, this report equips you with the insight and tools to rethink, refine, and future-proof your reward strategies.
What’s inside the report:
✅ Insights on internal vs external pay equity across maritime teams
✅ The Strategic Compensation Flow: a practical 3-part model for better pay decisions
✅ Tools for assessing compensation maturity and designing future-ready reward frameworks
✅ A forward look at how EVP, AI, and personalisation are reshaping compensation
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