Just lately, and especially with the OECD downgrading their forecast of European growth (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15915627), I can't help but wonder is the bottom going to fall out of shipping again? We get told that its one of the faster growing industry sectors, but surely with every sector being tied together, if the economy overall slows, the need for shipping also slows.
I keep wondering this because I'm in quite a stable job at the moment, but I want to come to the shipping industry, but I also want to be relatively sure that it will be worth my while and I'm not just going to be sat round with a OOW ticket that I can't use because all the ships are laid up.
Are any cadets worried that they won't get a job on qualifying? Are any qualified officers worried about their current jobs?
I keep wondering this because I'm in quite a stable job at the moment, but I want to come to the shipping industry, but I also want to be relatively sure that it will be worth my while and I'm not just going to be sat round with a OOW ticket that I can't use because all the ships are laid up.
Are any cadets worried that they won't get a job on qualifying? Are any qualified officers worried about their current jobs?
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