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Maritime Staffing Crunch
Maritime Day came and went this past week without much industry fanfare, but shipping analysts are telling us that there is good reason more attention should be paid to this annual celebration. According to Drewry Consultants in London, ocean cargo carriers will have trouble attracting enough qualified crewmen and officers to meet the demand of oncoming oceanbourne capacity. The only solution, they say, is to increase wages and salaries, thereby putting more price pressure on vessel operators...and ultimately the shipper.
Maritime Staffing Crunch
May 23, 2008
Maritime Day came and went this past week without much industry fanfare, but shipping analysts are telling us that there is good reason more attention should be paid to this annual celebration. According to Drewry Consultants in London, ocean cargo carriers will have trouble attracting enough qualified crewmen and officers to meet the demand of oncoming oceanbourne capacity. The only solution, they say, is to increase wages and salaries, thereby putting more price pressure on vessel operators...and ultimately the shipper.
Posted by Patrick Burnson on May 23, 2008 | Comments (0)
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