Anglo-Eastern chief executive Bjorn Hojgaard has a very blunt assessment of the shipping industry's immediate prospects to recruit and retain seafarers.
What seafarers are asking for when renewing contracts
- Shorter contracts
- The certainty of timely relief worldwide
- Extension bonus schemes where timely relief may not materialise
- Internet with higher data limits
- Access to medical facilities ashore
- Extended medical insurance for family
- Assistance in certification extension as training centres are closed
Source: Shipowners and ship managers
"It is a very hard sell to convince someone to choose a long-term seagoing career, based on the offerings today alone," he told TradeWinds.
