The newly elected president of InterManager, and president of major shipmanager V.Ships, and has started his period in office by urging shipowners to place training at the top of their manning agendas, despite having to deal with the effects of the credit crunch on the global shipping industry.

Mr Giorgi said that the industry must not repeat the mistakes of the downturn in the mid-1980s when ship owners cut back on all areas of cost including seafarer training. “Seafarer training has to be a priority for the industry, because the age profile of the average seafarer is increasing and the industry needs to invest in a future that has as its backbone, adequate numbers of well trained seafarers,” he said.

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source: Maritime Global Net