Royal Caribbean Recruiting Thousands to Meet Surging Demand
in the past year to hit a new record."The recruiting strategy follows the business strategy of moderate capacity growth," a spokesperson said. The company plans to hire more than 10,000 workers in 2024 as it brings on three new ships, they added.Andrew Spencer, president of the Caribbean Maritime University in Jamaica, said Royal Caribbean and rival Carnival have asked the university to ramp up short-term skills and certifications courses to get more workers trained for a career at sea, he said.Royal isn't only focused on the Caribbean. The company also approached The Gambia Tourism Board
World Maritime University Graduates Class of '23
On 28 October, the maritime leaders of tomorrow - World Maritime University (WMU) class of 2023 - graduated. The WMU 2023 graduating class includes 283 graduates from 71 countries, including a record of 99 women graduates.WMU President, Professor Maximo Q. Mejia, Jr., delivered welcome remarks. As a WMU graduate himself, President Mejia reflected on the power of the WMU experience and how it affects the way one thinks, works, plans, and interacts. “You have acquired information that you did not possess before you enrolled here," he said. "Perhaps more importantly for your future in the
Mejia Takes the Helm at WMU
On 29 June, Professor Maximo Q. Mejia, Jr. assumed office as the eighth President of the World Maritime University (WMU). Appointed by the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), who also serves as Chancellor of the University, President Mejia assumes the role of Chief Executive Officer, overseeing and directing the academic programmes, operations and administration of the University. Professor Mejia is the first President from Asia and the first President who is a graduate of WMU.Regarding his appointment, President Mejia said, “I thank the IMO Secretary-General and
Maritime Transport in 2040: How FutureTechnologies Will Impact Seafarers
On 26 June, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the World Maritime University (WMU) launched a flagship report entitled, Transport 2040 - Impact of Technology on Seafarers - The Future of Work, during the International Chamber of Shipping’s Shaping the Future of Shipping event in Manila, Philippines. The research results provide an in-depth exploration of a number of maritime issues related to future ship technologies, including automation, and seeks to qualify the probable impact on seafarers.Key findings include a Technology Road Map that offers comprehensive
Lomar Shipping Names Bujor Technical Director
two years as Technical Superintendent at the company headquarters in Haren/EMS. He spent his earlier career in various roles on shore and at sea, latterly as a Second Engineer. He holds a Master’s Degree in Advanced Techniques of Marine Engineering and a BSc in Marine Engineering from the Maritime University of Constanta, Romania, together with a license as a Chief Engineer STCW III/2.Papageorgiou joined Lomar as Technical Director in 2015. Originally from a family of entrepreneurs and ship chandlers, his experience in the shipping industry took him through diverse positions managing supply, technology
Mejia to Lead World Maritime University
Professor Max Mejia has been named as the next president of the World Maritime University (WMU) in Malmö, Sweden.Selected following a competitive selection process, Mejia—the university's current PhD program director and associate academic dean— will succeed Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, whose term as WMU president will expire on June 29, 2023.WMU was founded by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 1983, providing postgraduate maritime and ocean education, research and professional training. Each year, MarineLink's publisher New Wave Media produces a maritime
Euronav Inks MOU with Panama Maritime Authority
, cadets and junior personnel is required.The MOU is effective as of December 5, 2022 and will remain in force for a period of five years.The cooperation between Euronav and PMA became official back in June 2009 when the first memorandum of agreement was signed between Euronav and the International Maritime University of Panama (UMIP). Both parties engaged themselves to provide seagoing practice to Panamanian cadets, assigned by UMIP, by serving on board Euronav’ s vessels. It provided the ideal opportunity for the students to turn their career dreams into reality and to acquire experience, knowledge
Rear Admiral Greco Joins San Marino Ship Register
, and the Far East. In 1991, he joined the Italian Coast Guard until his retirement in May 2022. During his service, he was harbor master in Fano, Ortona, Crotone, and Vice Commandant in Ravenna. Moreover, he was a lecturer at the IMO Academy IMSSEA, ILO International Training Centre, the World Maritime University, as well as Training Centre A. De Rubertis in Genoa.“I look forward to joining the effort of making San Marino and its shipping registry leaders in the maritime sector, by providing excellent and tailor-made services to shipowners around the world,” said R. Adm. (res) Giovanni
Maritime Training Insights – MarTID 2021 Report Available
operations is all of great important to us. Having a global understanding of these questions and more allows us to improve based on best practice, and to prepare for the future in a way we could not possibly achieve in isolation.It is our belief in this basic truth that incentivized the World Maritime University, New Wave Media, and Marine Learning Systems to launch the Maritime Training Insights Database and survey in 2018. Now, in 2021, we are very pleased to again our freely available fourth annual report for the benefit of the maritime training community. Click here to read the 2021 MarTID
Training Tips for Ships - Tip #24: For your Disaster Recovery Plan, Hope for the Best; Plan for the Worst
need for a proper DRP, and to highlight some of the critical issues that need to be considered for our training infrastructure.Until next month, sail safely.TAKE THE MARTID SURVEYMarTID is an annual survey of maritime training practices, a non-commercial survey conducted jointly between the World Maritime University, Marine Learning Systems and New Wave Media, publishers of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News.This is the 4th annual survey, and the results are available free, globally. The survey takes only 30 minutes to complete, and solicits insights from three primary groups:Ship and boat owner/operator
Profiles in Training: Dr. Michael Ekow MANUEL, Professor, World Maritime University
The global seafarers crisis takes center stage at the World Maritime University (WMU), as Dr. Michael Ekow Manuel discusses the importance of seafarers, seafarer training and the MarTID 2021 survey.While many maritime professionals have the theoretical ‘salt in their veins’, a career at sea seemingly predestined by family ties and/or geographic proximity, that is not the case for Dr. Michael Manuel, Professor, WMU. Hailing from Ghana, Dr. Manuel from a young age had a fascination with vehicles and everything that moves, but ships were not his focus, rather airplanes. “It was relatively
VIDEO: MarTID Survey Looks at Pandemic’s Impact on Seafarer Training
into 2021, and while eventually the situation will pass, COVID-19 will leave an indelible mark on the way in which seafarers are trained.For the fourth year, the MarTID survey of examines maritime training practices and trends. MarTID is a non-commercial survey conducted jointly between the World Maritime University, Marine Learning Systems and New Wave Media.Take the Suvey.This is the 4th annual survey, and the results are available free, globally. The survey takes only 30 minutes to complete, and solicits insights from three primary groups. Click the appropriate survey link below:Ship and boat owner/operator
IMO Sec Gen: The Crew Change Crisis Remains a Challenge
again. But the crew change crisis is far from over. Importantly, issues around vaccination need to be resolved.COVID-19 and its impact on seafarer training is the special topic in the 2021 MarTID survey of Maritime Training Practices. The survey is a non-commercial endeavor conducted with World Maritime University, Marine Learning Systems and New Wave Media. Soliciting response from ship owner/operators, maritime education and training institutions and seafarers, the survey takes less than 30 minutes to complete and can be found here:Click here for the Vessel Operator survey Click here for the
VIDEO: MarTID 2021 ... A Call to Action for Global Survey of Maritime Training Practices
year’s focus on the effects of the pandemic, the survey covers a consistent, core set of data to track important and long-term trends in maritime training practices.The maritime training practices survey and its resulting annual report are non-commercial initiatives supported by the World Maritime University, New Wave Media, and Marine Learning Systems in partnership together. This year, like last, we have created three separate surveys: one to be completed by seafarers, one by vessel operators, and one by maritime training institutions. The more responses we have, the more accurate and useful
Report Highlights Regulators' Failure to Protect Seafarers
Seafarers are left unprotected by systemic failures in the implementation of the regulatory regime for work and rest hours at sea, a newly published report finds.The World Maritime University's (WMU) new report, "A Culture of Adjustment", by Dr. Raphael Baumler, Yvette deKlerk, Dr. Michael Ekow Manuel and Dr. Laura Carballo Piñeiro confirms previous research that suggested recording malpractices are widespread, which seriously questions the capacity of the current regulatory framework to prevent fatigue and mitigate its effects.Adding to these rampant issues is the number of
An NYK First: Internally Trained Seafarer Promoted to Captain
receive education and onboard training that enables them to obtain seafarer’s license, after which they are provided with onboard experience as deck officers and engineers, eventually working toward the rank of captain and chief engineer.Traditionally, Japanese seafarers are sourced from a maritime university such as the University of Mer-cantile Marineand the National College of Maritime Technology. However, as is the case in many mari-time nations, in order to secure a stable supply of human resources from a wide range of sources, the company opted to begin its own internal training program.The
WMU Calls On Communities To Protect Seafarers’ Rights
As the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) apex institution for maritime and ocean education, the World Maritime University (WMU) adds its voice to widespread concerns over the serious effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health, wellbeing, and safety of seafarers.As countries around the world retreat to fight the pandemic, travel restrictions and financial losses are hitting shipping and other ocean-related industries hard. At sea, maritime workers are bearing the brunt of this global humanitarian crisis.Echoing the messages contained in IMO circular letter 4204 and the statement
