Kicking off coverage of last week’s Maritime CEO Forum held at the Monaco Yacht Club, Splash brings readers key takeaways from our wide-ranging debate on how the shipmanagement sector is set to undergo significant change in the coming decade.
Featuring the heads of a number of the best known shipmanagers in the world, the panel debate discussed shipping’s long held reticence to outsource, the fierce competition for talent, and where future crew might hail from.
Shipping sticks out compared to many other industries for its unwillingness to outsource, with just 16% of the global merchant fleet handled by third party managers, with major owning nations such as Greece especially tough markets to crack.
