BIMCO's Chief Environment Officer Aron Sørensen will be a speaker on the panel debate
The Officer Shortage: An Economic Emergency, Not Just an HR Problem
BIMCO and ICS projections of a shortfall of nearly 90,000 officers by 2026 are now materialising into real operational pressure.
Diminishing attractiveness of a career at sea, coupled with rising man-berth ratios and continued fleet growth will lead to the highest shortfall of officers to crew the world’s merchant fleet in over a decade by 2026, with important implications for both hiring and future manning cost inflation, according to the latest Manning Annual Review and Forecast report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.
Three industry reactors respond to the data with operational reality from different parts of the market.
