摘要：日本三大船公司之一MOL宣布了在中国的一个联合培训船员项目。此项目将为其提供油轮船员。

Mitsui OSK Lines has announced a tie-up with Cosco

Dalian to train officer cadets at Dalian Maritime University. The

Japanese major says it aims to “utilise Cosco Dalian’s track record and

know-how in training tanker officers” with an initial annual target of

40 Chinese cadets per year. A spokesman for MOL, which aims to expand

its total operated fleet to 900 ships by 2010, said “we expect to need

an additional 6,000 seafarers by that time in order to meet crewing

requirements”. Cosco Dalian specialises in transport of liquid bulk

cargo. Training is to be carried out both in the classroom at Dalian and

on board MOL-operated ships. Japan’s major operators are expanding their

fleets at an unprecedented rate, and these latest training initiatives

are a reflection that the shortage of trained officers is feeding

through into escalating crewing costs. Fellow Tokyo-based shipping major

NYK has also been providing scholarships for students at Dalian and

Shanghai maritime universities since 2001 and recently extended this

support for a further four years. [From Lloyd's Register – Fairplay]