Recruitment positives hide real concerns, warns seafarer report
The Seafarer Workforce Report describes the task of keeping the supply and demand for seafarers in balance as ‘manageable,’ but adds that increasing technological specialisation of ships will bring new challenges
The BIMCO/ICS report seeks to understand the profile of the maritime workforce using data on nationality, rank/role, age profiles and gender. It estimates how an expansion of the world fleet will impact the demand for seafarers