Maritime Employers: Working to Find Workers
;s website has a “join our team” link. Industry experts speak of a “retirement cliff,” a not-to-distant timepoint when older workers retire but younger workers aren’t filling the ranks. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that, from 2022 to 2032, 8,800 water transportation workers will be needed each year, mostly to replace retirees or people leaving the maritime sector.In the face of these challenges, maritime companies are not just drifting about. Across the U.S. – in coastal, inland waterways and Great Lakes ports – companies are stepping up, partnering
Help Wanted: Build a New Industry
estimate onboard employment. In 2024 the model estimates 1,500 new jobs. In 2030, around 2,800 if the workforce is 100% domestic. If the workforce is 25% domestic, the 2024 number is below 500 and 2030 is just a bit above 500. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates there were 75,400 Water Transportation Workers in the U.S. in 2021. BLS doesn’t expect much change in the next 10 years, about 1%.(Photo: Seafarers International Union)Training starting – but at what scale?To meet green energy deadlines for power and employment education and training programs need to start quickly and scale
Dredging: Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce
. And on behalf of CISA, we thank the brave men and women who continue these essential jobs in challenging times.”The dredging sector employs Critical Infrastructure Workers, fitting into many categories including but not limited to:Under Transportation and LogisticsMaritime: Maritime transportation workers – port workers, mariners, equipment operators.Under Public Works: Workers who support the operation, inspection, and maintenance of essential public works facilities and operations, including bridges, water and sewer main breaks, fleet maintenance personnel, construction of critical
AWO Praises Simplification of TWIC Process
Last week, the Transportation Security Administration began nationwide implementation of a program that reforms the burdensome process by which mariners and other transportation workers receive required Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC). The TWIC OneVisit program eliminates the requirement that workers make two trips to a TWIC enrollment center to pick up and then activate their TWIC. Under the new, streamlined process, a mariner can apply for a TWIC at an enrollment center and opt to receive the credential by mail. AWO President and CEO Tom Allegretti called the nationwide
