Topic
skills gap
Supply Chain Energy Transition Report Warns of Offshore Workforce Cliff Edge Threatening North Sea Skills
A new report from Robert Gordon University's Energy Transition Institute warns that the next five years will be decisive for the North East of Scotland's offshore workforce. The region could lose 18,000 jobs by 2035, threatening a permanent loss of skills built over decades of North Sea activity. The report calls for a coordinated approach combining private capital and public investment to manage the transition.
Logistics Shipping faces talent crisis as aging workforce threatens global maritime operat
The global shipping industry is grappling with a severe talent shortage, as an aging workforce and recruitment gaps threaten operations. At a BIMCO seminar in Athens, leaders warned that around 20,000 seafarers remain stuck in the Persian Gulf, highlighting the human cost of geopolitical conflicts. Industry experts called for collective action to attract young talent, retain experienced personnel, and address seafarer welfare and criminalization issues.