WILHELMSEN Ship Management is targeting to increase its pool of Filipino seafarers by 60% from the current figures in the next five years, a company official said in a briefing on Thursday. READ:
“In terms of figures, we have a target to increase it by 60% in the next five years, today we’re having almost 50% of Filipino seafarers,” Wilhelmsen Vice-President for Marine Personnel Anette Bjerke Hoey toldTo date, Ms. Hoey said that the pool of seafarers stood at 10,800. Filipinos account for almost half of the figure.
Esther Gan, vice-president for marketing and communication, declined to give specific budget figures earmarked for the planned expansion and increase in the recruitment of Filipino seafarers. Ms. Hoey said that Wilhelmsen is also planning to grow its fleet size by 60% by 2027, through organic partnership and acquisition.
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