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MSC: A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES

The promotion of career opportunities in the maritime young generations in developing countries. In Mada-
industry, at the local and international levels, as well gascar, MSC prides itself on having established a local
as MSC’s focus on crew professional development, workforce of over 2,000 Malagasy seafarers, who are
are at the heart of MSC’s strategy. For instance, MSC now employed on its cargo and cruises vessels. MSC
partners in Italy with the largest naval academy based Madagascar also plans to establish in the near future a
in Sorrento, offering its young students a wide range maritime training centre in Tamatave for its local work-
of apprenticeships on board MSC’s vessels. In 2016, force. Yet, a career in the maritime sector is not limited
we joined the IMO international campaign “At Sea to a career at sea. MSC also offers other opportunities to
for All” promoted on the International Day of the its former captains and seafarers in key departments in
Seafarer, which aims at honouring seafarers’ valuable its agencies worldwide. This is particularly important,
contributionto the development of international trade as they can share and transmit their extensive expertise
and to people’s welfare all around the world. and knowledge of vessels and life on board to other
In some countries, such as India and Ukraine, MSC employees who do not have the same experience,
has invested heavily in promoting the recruitment of providing them with training and support for situation
nationals as crew members, generating, in the latest management in a very effective way.
7 years, over 10,000 employment opportunities for

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