Potential for Serious Shortage of Officers by 2026

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Published on Tuesday, 09 August 2022 20:57

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THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE

The global shipping industry is facing a potentially serious shortage of officers by 2026 according to a five-year assessment contained in a new report from BIMCO and the International Chamber of Shipping. The trade group and union predicted that with continued industry growth there will be a need for nearly 90,000 officers by 2026 required to operate the world’s merchant fleet. The organizations are calling for a significant increase in recruiting and training both to address the current shortfall and the projected long-term need for officers.

The new Seafarer Workforce Report from BIMCO and the ICS explores both the current status of employment, issues such as turnover, and the aging of the seafarer population,

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Record TEU Transits Panama Canal on CMA CGM Boxship

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Published on Wednesday, 03 August 2022 03:44

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CMA CGM Zephyr set a new record for the number of containers onboard during a transit (Panama Canal Authority)

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A new record was set for the largest container volume to transit the Panama Canal on a single ship when a CMA CGM containership transited the Neopanamax Locks in July. While not the largest containership to make the transit, the CMA CGM Zephyr (156,100 dwt) passed through with only feet to spare while carrying a record 16,285 TEU.

The year-old vessel is the first of a new class of containership CMA CGM began introducing in 2021. She measures 1,200 feet in length and has a beam of 167 feet. While the Panama Canal Authority did

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El 2022 va camino de ser el peor año de abandono de tripulaciones con 49 nuevos casos registrados Panamá destaca como la bandera con el mayor número de estos casos. Panamá en cabeza.

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Published on Thursday, 28 July 2022 14:17

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El 2022 va camino de ser el peor año de abandono de tripulaciones con 49 nuevos casos registradosPanamá destaca como la bandera con el mayor número de estos casos

Los casos de abandono de tripulaciones aumentaron un 138% el año pasado; los responsables del sector advierten que 2022 va camino de superar el récord de 95 casos registrados en todo el mundo en 2021, informó Lloyd's List.

El capitán Mushtaq Ahmed Kapade está a bordo del buque de carga general “Sai Arambh” (OMI: 9115456), de 28 años, en el puerto de Colombo desde octubre de 2019. No se le ha pagado, no ha podido acceder a alimentos frescos y agua potable con regularidad y no ha podido salir. Junto con los cinco tripulantes restantes atrapados

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