THE Russo-Ukraine War has cut off international shipping from its usual supply of trained seafarers, many of whom come from Russia and the Ukraine, reports NBC News.
'There's a shortage, a huge shortage. It is affecting me. I am not getting suitable people,' said a captain in a global shipping company.
'The number of vessels has risen exponentially in the thousands a year, the manpower growth needed for those ships has not kept pace,' said Rhett Harris, senior manning analyst at London's Drewry Maritime Research.
'Companies have to employ seafarers with less experience than they would ideally like,' Mr Harris said, who noted that those in the higher ranks, and engineers in particular, are in shorter supply than deck officers.
Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and the ongoing Russian-Ukraine conflict have resulted in a knock-on effect on the availability of skilled seafarers, experts told CNBC.
'Both Ukraine and Russia had supplied a lot of professional seafarers. However, the conflict between Ukraine and Russia has indeed reduced the supply of seafarers from both countries, as they're facing overall labour shortages due to the war,' said Daejin Lee, global head of research at FertiStream.
The Philippines, China, Russia, Ukraine and Indonesia are the largest suppliers of the world's seafarers, according to the most recent seafarer workforce breakdown report by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and BIMCO in 2021.
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'There's a shortage, a huge shortage. It is affecting me. I am not getting suitable people,' said a captain in a global shipping company.
'The number of vessels has risen exponentially in the thousands a year, the manpower growth needed for those ships has not kept pace,' said Rhett Harris, senior manning analyst at London's Drewry Maritime Research.
'Companies have to employ seafarers with less experience than they would ideally like,' Mr Harris said, who noted that those in the higher ranks, and engineers in particular, are in shorter supply than deck officers.
Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and the ongoing Russian-Ukraine conflict have resulted in a knock-on effect on the availability of skilled seafarers, experts told CNBC.
'Both Ukraine and Russia had supplied a lot of professional seafarers. However, the conflict between Ukraine and Russia has indeed reduced the supply of seafarers from both countries, as they're facing overall labour shortages due to the war,' said Daejin Lee, global head of research at FertiStream.
The Philippines, China, Russia, Ukraine and Indonesia are the largest suppliers of the world's seafarers, according to the most recent seafarer workforce breakdown report by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and BIMCO in 2021.
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