The Hindu Business Line : ‘Global demand for Indian seafarers is high’

Chennai, Feb 7 The global demand for Indian seafarers is high. They have become a reliable source of quality personnel that shipping companies of all nations have come to depend on it, according to Mr Efthimios E. Mitropoulos, Secretary General, International Maritime Organisation (IMO). It is, therefore, no coincidence that the list of foreign ship management companies with bases in India is long, and continuing to grow, he said in his inaugural speech of AMET University, India’s first maritime university.

Ships are designed and built to standards more exacting than ever before. Therefore, more emphasis is required to ensure that standards of training, manning, operation and management are equally high. The responsibility fall on countries such as India which is among the major suppliers of manpower, to play the leading role, he said. Supply of seagoing manpower not just for national fleets but to foreign ships too, has become a major revenue earner for some countries. India, with its long and powerful tradition of seafarers’ training, has become a leading participant in this global market. Today, Indian seafarers are renowned all over the world for their skills, knowledge, integrity and reliability — in short, their quality and professional. They are in great demand right across the shipping industry and can be found, in their thousands, in positions of great responsibility throughout the world fleet, he said.

Mr Mitropoulos said institutions such as AMET are destined to play an increasingly important role in the future. “The emphasis that we now place on the human element, in all our undertakings, serves to highlight the vital role that training, education and personal development will continue to play in our industry in the future, particularly in the discharge of its corporation social responsibilities.”

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