Shipping recruitment enters choppy waters

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 | Updated: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 12:12 pm | By Graham Simons

The shipping recruitment sector is starting to experience the impact of the recession, according to shipping recruiters.

Stephen Cox, managing director at global shipping recruiter Spinnaker, told Recruiter: “We are starting to see it. We are doing business around the world and the downturn appears to be global. We have got technical, commercial and professional services. There is a massive shortage in technical, for maintenance shipping staff. We are noticing it in commercial.”

Hayley Fisk, a consultant at shipping and logistics recruiter Alchemy, adds: “We are having a worse year than last year. The current climate is affecting everyone.”