Artificial Intelligence (AI) is currently one of the most popular topics across the maritime industry and the crewing sector is also looking closely at this high-tech development. Danica can see some potential opportunities for AI to assist in our crewing processes. For example, our clients want competent candidates for their vacancies, and these need to […]
Seafarer shortages, particularly among well qualified senior officers, are becoming apparent in some sectors. One of the causes of this recent situation is a switch by owners away from using Russian seafarers, who make up 5% of the global maritime workforce, for practical reasons such as difficulties in transits and obtaining visas or ethical reasons. […]
Georgia is proving to be an excellent source of seafarers for Danica clients. Established over a year ago, Danica’s office in Batumi is growing steadily in response to demand from discerning ship owners who wish to source competent, capable and qualified Georgian staff. As in all other Danica offices, all seafarers signing up to Danica […]
Seafarer salaries have risen recently, as observed by Danica’s international teams who place crew with a wide range of owners across the world. Over the past 6-12 months we have seen wage levels increase by 5-10%, even 15% in some cases. We can attribute these rises to the following: 1. There are an increasing number […]
We are pleased to report that crewing levels have now reached a balance between vacancies and available competent crew members. Crewing levels were adversely impacted by the war in Ukraine which at first significantly impacted the number of crew members available from that country, particularly due to travel restrictions affecting healthy men aged 18 to […]
Here at Danica Crewing Specialists we offer a first-class crew management service – we call it Danica Hands On Crew Management. Danica Hands On delivers personalised service that goes above and beyond what clients expect. Throughout our global network of offices we provide bespoke crew management services tailored directly to your needs – all coordinated […]
Danica Crewing Specialists reports that the availability of Ukrainian seafarers has increased to the point that there is now a better balance between the number of vacancies on offer and the candidates available to fill these positions. This situation is a far cry from the previous three quarters of the year where crew supply was […]
Danica Crewing Specialists is holding a seminar on 8th June during Posidonia 2022 in Athens to discuss the importance of employing a diversified crewing strategy. The Covid-19 pandemic and the recent crisis in Ukraine have presented a variety of challenges for the crew supply sector. In addition, the International Chamber of Shipping predicts a seafarer […]