European shipbuilding jobs are up, but recruitment remains difficult

At last: five years after the start of the order boom, yards are crying out for skilled workers

Justin Stares - Friday 4 April 2008

STAFF jobs in Europe’s shipbuilding industry were up last year for the first time in decades, a conference in Brussels was told this week.

Almost five years after the start of the current order boom and around six after the industry bemoaned the fact that it was facing its worst crisis since the Second World War, direct employment is up R...

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