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Manpower Dynamics. Data Intelligence

Maritime Services

Ocean Going; River Trade; Local Vessel; Shore Based; ...

Covers :
1. Ocean Going
   - Ship agents and managers; overseas shipping companies
   - Ship owners of sea-going vessels
   - Operators of sea-going vessels
   - Ship owners and managers of ocean going vessels
2. River Trade
   - Ship owners and operators of vessels moving between Hong Kong and the ports in Pearl River Delta
3. Local Vessel
   - Inland water transport
   - Mid-stream operation
   - Yacht club
4. Shore Based
   - Container terminal and marine cargo terminal operators; port facilities operators
   - Shipbrokers
   - Classification societies; consultants and surveyors
   - Marine equipment; shipbuilders and repairers
   - Marine insurance
   - Maritime law
   - Ship finance
   - Ship registration and port authorities
   - Other maritime services

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Year 2020 Tooltips

Ocean Going

0

River Trade

0

Local Vessel

0

Shore-Based

0

Total

0

Note(s):
Shore-based personnel of Ocean Going, River Trade, Local Vessel companies are grouped under Shore-Based sector for presentation.

Ocean Going

0

Vacancy rate: 0.0%

River Trade

0

Vacancy rate: 0.0%

Local Vessel

0

Vacancy rate: 7.4%

Shore-Based

0

Vacancy rate: 1.2%

Total

0

Vacancy rate: 2.0%

Note(s):
Shore-based personnel of Ocean Going, River Trade, Local Vessel companies are grouped under Shore-Based sector for presentation.

 

All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.

Ocean Going

0

Turnover rate: 4.6%

River Trade

0

Turnover rate: 30.6%

Local Vessel

0

Turnover rate: 6.3%

Shore-Based

0

Turnover rate: 6.7%

Note(s):
Shore-based personnel of Ocean Going, River Trade, Local Vessel companies are grouped under Shore-Based sector for presentation.

 

All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.

Monthly Income Tooltips

Note(s):
No information was collected for the sector.

Monthly Income Tooltips

Note(s):
No information was collected for the sector.

Monthly Income Tooltips

Note(s):
The above statistics did not include shore-based personnel of Local Vessel companies.

 

All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.

Monthly Income Tooltips

Note(s):
No information was collected for the sector.

Ocean Going

61.0%35 or below

Note(s):
Shore-based personnel of Ocean Going, River Trade, Local Vessel companies are grouped under Shore-Based sector for presentation.

 

All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.

61

Deck Officer (Ocean-going) Class 3

17

Marine Engineer Officer (Ocean-going) Class 3

8

Marine Engineer Officer (Ocean-going) Class 1

Note(s):
(1) The above statistics referred to Hong Kong Officers only.
(2) The figures above indicated the numbers of employees holding the respective classes/types of certificate as their highest qualification.

River Trade

45.4%36 - 55

29.8%35 or below

Note(s):
Shore-based personnel of Ocean Going, River Trade, Local Vessel companies are grouped under Shore-Based sector for presentation.

 

All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.

109

Deck Officer (River Trade) Class 3

82

Marine Engineer Officer (River Trade) Class 2

74

Deck Officer (River Trade) Class 1

Note(s):
The figures above indicated the numbers of employees holding the respective classes/types of certificate as their highest qualification.

Local Vessel

41.9%36 - 55

31.1%56 - 64

Note(s):
Shore-based personnel of Ocean Going, River Trade, Local Vessel companies are grouped under Shore-Based sector for presentation.

 

All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.

1135

Coxswain Grade 2 / 60 Tons License

1014

Coxswain Grade 1 / 300 Tons License

729

Engine Operator Grade 1 / Over 150 Horsepower Certificate

Note(s):
The figures above indicated the numbers of employees holding the respective classes/types of certificate as their highest qualification.

Shore-Based

62.0%36 - 55

Note(s):
Shore-based personnel of Ocean Going, River Trade, Local Vessel companies are grouped under Shore-Based sector for presentation.

 

All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.

Note(s):
Class of Certificate is not applicable for Shore-Based personnel.

Manpower Demand

Average Annual Growth

0

2020

Actual

0

2024

Forecast

0

Note(s):
(1) The figures included employees and vacancies.
(2) The manpower forecast is based on the historical manpower survey data, together with the market trends in a longer term, technological developments of the industry and other social-economic determinants.

 

All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.

Report

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  • Maritime Services
  • 2020 Manpower Survey Report

New Blood Particularly Required for the Local Vessel Sector

Among the four sectors of the industry, the Local Vessel sector had the highest percentage of ageing staff (i.e. more than 40% of their staff were over the age of 55). The sector is expected to undergo technological transformation with the introduction of new high-speed ferries which requires the operators to master new navigation skills and maintenance knowledge. To ease the ageing problem and adapt to the application of new technology, new blood is particularly required for this sector.

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  • Maritime Services
  • 2020 Manpower Update Report

Difficulty in Attracting New Blood Remains a Big Challenge of the Industry

The industry, in particular the local vessel sector, is still struggling with the ageing problem and the lack of new blood. Concerted efforts among the employers, training institutes and the Government are required to enhance the youngsters’ knowledge about the industry. A more flexible examination arrangement of the Local Certificates of Competency, such as relaxing the pre-conditions for sitting the examinations, may also enhance the appeal of the local vessel sector.