Filings buzz in the maritime industry: Decrease in cloud computing mentions

Mentions of cloud computing within the filings of companies in the maritime industry fell 17% between the first and second quarters of 2021.

In total, the frequency of sentences related to cloud computing between July 2020 and June 2021 was 148% higher than in 2016 when GlobalData, from whom our data for this article is taken, first began to track the key issues referred to in company filings.

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Filings buzz in the maritime industry: Increase in artificial intelligence mentions

Mentions of artificial intelligence within the filings of companies in the maritime industry rose 145% between the first and second quarters of 2021.

In total, the frequency of sentences related to artificial intelligence between July 2020 and June 2021 was 100% increase than in 2016 when GlobalData, from whom our data for this article is taken, first began to track the key issues referred to in company filings.

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North America is seeing a hiring boom in ship industry ESG roles

North America extended its dominance for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) hiring among ship industry companies in the three months ending August.

The number of roles in North America made up 53.9 per cent of total ESG jobs – up from 41.6 per cent in the previous three months.

That was followed by Asia-Pacific, which saw a 1.9 percentage point change in ESG roles.

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Cloud hiring levels in the ship industry dropped in August 2021

The proportion of ship equipment and technologies companies hiring for cloud related positions dropped in August 2021, with 43.3% of the companies included in our analysis recruiting for at least one such position.

This latest figure was lower than the 44.8% of companies who were hiring for cloud related jobs in July 2021 and an increase compared to the figure of 37.7% for the equivalent month last year.

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Robotics hiring levels in the ship industry dropped in August 2021

The proportion of ship equipment and technologies companies hiring for robotics related positions dropped in August 2021, with 13.4% of the companies included in our analysis recruiting for at least one such position.

This latest figure was lower than the 19.4% of companies who were hiring for robotics related jobs in July 2021 and an increase compared to the figure of 11.3% for the equivalent month last year.

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Cybersecurity hiring levels in the ship industry for August 2021

The proportion of ship equipment and technologies companies hiring for cybersecurity related positions rose to a year-high in August 2021, with 41.8% of the companies included in our analysis recruiting for at least one such position.

This latest figure was higher than the 40.3% of companies who were hiring for cybersecurity related jobs in July 2021 and an increase compared to the figure of 28.3% for the equivalent month last year.

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Artificial intelligence hiring levels in the ship industry rose in August 2021

The proportion of ship equipment and technologies companies hiring for artificial intelligence related positions rose in August 2021, with 29.9% of the companies included in our analysis recruiting for at least one such position.

This latest figure was higher than the 26.9% of companies who were hiring for artificial intelligence related jobs in July 2021 and an increase compared to the figure of 24.5% for the equivalent month last year.

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The biggest ship equipment supply, product and services deals in the three months to August

There were 18 deals recorded involving top ship equipment supply, product and services companies in the three months to August with a number of high profile acquisition, private equity, asset transaction and venture financing deals.

That’s according to GlobalData’s Financial Deals database, which tracks market activity across a variety of sectors and deal types.

The deals below only include those that have been completed – so excludes rumours or those that have been agreed but not yet executed.

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Wizz Air Holdings Plc tops our hiring leaderboard for August 2021

Wizz Air Holdings Plc has topped our hiring leader board in the three months to the end of August 2021, advertising for an average of 1,005 new jobs a month over that period.

This equates to 254 new positions per 1,000 employees at the Switzerland-based company, the highest rate out of the 51 large ship equipment and technologies companies tracked by GlobalData’s job analytics database.

For the purposes of this analysis, we’ve defined a large company as one with more than 1,000 employees and have...