24.02.2020
Artikel Nummer: 30874
Maritime crew changeover becomes more important
Global restrictions due to the coronavirus outbreak also affect shipping crews in many ports around the globe. The crewing company Danica, based in Hamburg (Germany), reports an increase in enquiries from shipping companies seeking to employ Eastern European crews.
The company runs manning recruitment offices across Eastern Europe. Danica managing director Henrik Jensen said that salaries have not been affected by these shortages: “Fortunately we have so far been able to cover these requests as the increase in demand is relative small compared to the large number of Eastern European crew available in the countries we cover. As a result, this shortage is not currently impacting salary levels.” (mw)