Seafarers’ Mental Health is Focus of New Training Program
Employers’ Council; International Maritime Organization (IMO); “K” Line LNG Shipping (UK) Limited; The Mission to Seafarers; Nautilus International; Sailors’ Society; Shell International Ltd; The Shipowners’ Club; Swire Pacific Offshore; John H. Whitaker (Tankers) Ltd. Seafarers UK and other organisations are assisting with distribution and promotion of the training package
Two New Themes for Seafarers Awareness Week
Announcing the themes ‘Maritime Jobs at Sea and Ashore’ and ‘Sea Ports for Prosperity’, Seafarers UK has launched this year’s Seafarers Awareness Week campaign, with the focus on promoting maritime career opportunities, both at sea and ashore, including in the UK’s thriving port industry. More than 150 maritime professionals came together to celebrate the launch of the seventh Seafarers Awareness Week campaign, organised by the charity Seafarers UK. The week-long campaign will provide a platform for national and regional promotions and events intended to
How Can the Marine Industry Counteract Its Aging Workforce?
easier attained – even if you technically work an office job. It’s not just seafaring personnel who are in short supply: related shore-based roles in ports, engineering and development are similarly affected, partly because experienced shore-based positions depend on a supply of ex-seafarers, of whom there are now fewer as they are having to plug the skills gap themselves. A U.K. government report in 2011 predicted that the shortage of 1,100 ex seafarers would to rise to 1,600 by 2021. This shortage of personnel is caused by a wide number of factors, including: A lack
UK Seafarers Awareness Week Taking Shape
With two weeks to go, Seafarers Awareness Week 2016 is shaping up to be the biggest campaign yet, since its inception by the charity Seafarers UK in 2010. Seafarers Awareness Week, slated for June20-26, will this year showcase Maritime Jobs for Future Generations, and there has never been a more timely campaign to promote U.K. maritime careers and employment opportunities, both at sea and ashore. Recent reports, including the U.K. Gov.U.K. Shipping Fleet Statistics 2015 and the BIMCO/ICS Manpower Report, have revealed a growth in U.K. merchant shipping and a forecast huge global
Report Shows Growing Opportunities to Work at Sea
, both at sea and ashore. Raising young children's knowledge of the U.K.'s ongoing 'island nation' dependence on seafarers, and showcasing careers to the next generation, the week combines activities across the U.K., highlighting the industry and uniting the sector. Nick Harvey, Campaigns Manager, Seafarers UK, organizers of the week, said, "The report highlights the need to continually raise awareness of maritime jobs to ensure future seafarer supply. As part of the global maritime industry, the U.K. will not only benefit from the increasing number of future job opportunities for professionally-trained
Work Opportunities the Theme for Seafarers Awareness Week
offers young people. The focus of the campaign will be the promotion of education, training and recruitment services that can lead to employment in the Royal Navy and Merchant Navy – including container and cargo ships, fuel tankers, cruise ships, ferries and workboats. Coordinated by Seafarers UK, a charity that supports the maritime community, Seafarers Awareness Week will promote the vital role seafarers play in the UK and global economies – an industry employing 1.5 million seafarers worldwide, of which 71,310 are from the UK. This year’s theme also complements two events
