A collective response from every prominent American maritime union has been issued in opposition to a proposal by a think tank, to create a foreign-crewed registry, reports Fort Lauderdale’s Maritime Executive. ‘The US maritime industry (like many other industries) is confronting serious workforce development challenges – mariner shortages – even with existing growth in domestic trade,’ said the authors. ‘The second-registry fleet would not be a substitute for the primary US flag fleet, which...
https://www.seanews.com.tr/us-maritime-unions-protest-foreign-crewed-registry-plan/198714/