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The Current Situation and Critical Cultivating Measures of High-End Maritime Talents in Shanghai International Shipping Centre

Received: 10 February 2023    Accepted: 25 February 2023    Published: 9 March 2023
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Abstract

High-end shipping talents are an important guarantee for the establishment of Shanghai International Shipping Centre, and high-end maritime talents are an important source of high-end shipping talents. This article firstly classifies the shipping talents needed for the establishment of Shanghai International Shipping Centre into 12 categories according to the function and industrial support of International Shipping Centre, defines those who have obtained the certificate of competency for the master or chief engineer of international seagoing vessels as high-end maritime talents. Then, the article investigates and analyses the current situation of the high-end maritime talents of Shanghai in terms of quantity, shortage extent, human resources channels, company types of employment, salary, ship-to- shore career transition and improving mode, points out that there are problems including shortage in quantity, narrow human resources channels, unbalanced employment position selection, large gap of salary between ship and shore, and limited ship-to- shore career transition and ability improving mode exists as of the high-end maritime talents of Shanghai. Finally, in response to these problems, a total of six critical initiatives are proposed, which include formulating development strategy of talents, strengthening career development publicity of maritime talents, setting up talents cultivating fund, establishing Shanghai Crew Recruitment Centre, founding talents cultivation and transition base, and building talents supply and demand information database and exchange platform.

Published in International Journal of Transportation Engineering and Technology (Volume 9, Issue 1)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijtet.20230901.12
Page(s) 8-18
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Keywords

Shanghai International Shipping Centre, High-End Maritime Talents, Problems, Cultivating, Critical Measures

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  • Merchant Marine College, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, China

  • Merchant Marine College, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, China

  • Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration, Shanghai, China

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