High global demand for SL seafarers
Sri Lankan seafarers are in high demand internationally and there should be a proper mechanism for catering to that ever increasing demand, Seraya Shipping Private Ltd and Seraya Maritime Service Ltd Founder and Managing Director Sujeewa Senaratne said.
It can be identified that over 1,000 new employment opportunities in the naval sector are created for Sri Lankans, annually.
He made these observations while participating in the inauguration of a new operational office complex of the company, which have earned a reputation since 2013 for providing merchant seafarers or seamen required for the international shipping industry, in Nugegoda recently (30).
Senaratne noted that at present, approximately 800 seafarers assigned to the company are continuously engaged in service on approximately 50 ships around the world every day. It is significant that there is a demand for approximately one thousand Sri Lankan merchant seafarers per year in shipping companies around the world.
He added that only qualified Sri Lankan youths can easily obtain those employment opportunities, and therefore youths should get proper theoretical and practical training in the naval sector from reputed institutions. The services of seafarers have become an essential factor in maintaining maritime services, which have become the strongest means of transport in the world’s import and export sector today. Since many shipping companies in the world are interested in recruiting Sri Lankan seafarers to serve on their ships, the attention of state and political authorities should be focused on resolving the various existing problems and taking steps to safeguard the job demand for seafarers in the sector, he added.
He pointed out that his company, which was established in 2013, has employed approximately 12,000 seafarers in the shipping industry.
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