<p>Shipping faces a widening shortage of qualified officers, with the industry needing more than 113,000 additional STCW-certified officers by 2030 to operate the expanding world merchant fleet, according to the latest seafarer workforce report from BIMCO and the International Chamber of Shipping. The Seafarer Workforce Report 2026, published every five years, estimates that 2.57m seafarers &#8230;</p> </p><p><p>https://splash247.com/officer-shortage-risks-exceeding-100000-by-2030/</p></p>