Expanding LNG Shipping Industry Needs Additional Trained Crew Members
Professor Yea Byeon-Deok of the International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU) told a conference in Australia that “a chronic shortage of experienced crew ” creates safety concerns. Yea said that 3,575 officers would be needed to accommodate new vessels over the next three years.Hisashi Yamamoto of IAMU raised similar concerns at the 2006 World Gas Conference in Amsterdam, saying that more than 10,000 LNG-trained crew members could be required by the end of 2010. Read more in today’s Lloyd’s List. [Subscription required]