The seafarer shortage is not what shipping thinks it is
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The seafarer shortage is not what shipping thinks it is

May 11, 2026
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Kuba Szymanski, secretary-general of InterManager, writes for Splash today. Amid growing concern about a global seafarer shortage, many in the industry argue that recruitment is our biggest challenge. I disagree. The real issue is whether we are properly training, supporting and protecting the workforce we already have to build the industry’s future.

The seafarer shortage is not what shipping thinks it is

For too long,

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