Georgian sailors get recognition from Korea’s Ministry of Fisheries
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Georgian sailors can now be employed in the Korean maritime industry thanks to the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Georgian and Korean sides.
The agreement, which details the mutual recognition of certificates for sailors training and certification standards, was signed by Georgia’s Maritime Transport Agency and Korea’s Ministry of Fisheries with the support of Georgia’s Embassy to Korea.
The signing of the MoU created the legal basis for Georgian sailors to find jobs with Korean merchant marine ships.
The Korean side said Georgia had "quite highly skilled sailors" and several companies were already interested in hiring them.
Employing Georgian sailors in the Turkish maritime industry is simplifying thanks to the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Georgian and Turkish sides.
Georgia is positioning itself as a competent maritime nation and promoting the common values it shares with the international maritime community by hosting the first International Maritime Forum.
Head of Georgia’s Sea Transport Agency of the Ministry of Economy of Georgia, Mamuka Akhaladze, says that three Georgian sailors, a captain among them, have been detained in Lybia.
Georgia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that they are doing their utmost to help three Georgian sailors who were detained in Libya last year for illegally crossing the border and smuggling contraband fuel.
Georgia marked International Saildor Day in the country’s coastal city of Batumi today. Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze stated that being a sailor is one of the bravest professions in the world.He stated that the country’s sea transport needs to be further developed and steps should be taken for producing internationally-qualified sailing staff.
Georgian sailors will soon have the opportunity to be employed on German and Croatian ships.
Georgia’s Maritime Transport Agency reports that Georgian sailors already have the opportunity to be employed on about 4,000 commercial ships under Brazilian and German flags.