Why don't shipping companies directly recruit seafarers?

Well, who did you hear say that shipping companies don't recruit seafarers directly?

Shipping companies such as COSCO and China Shipping go to major shipping colleges to recruit graduates every year. There are dozens of maritime colleges such as Dalian Maritime University, Shanghai Maritime University, Jimei University, Wuhan University of Technology and Jiangsu Maritime College. The number of graduates from such institutions exceeds100000. How many new ships are launched every year? There are too many seafarers, and in recent years, various training institutions and intermediaries have recruited people to train in the society, and they have signed contracts for you before training. Do you think everyone has his own boat? It's just those boats coming and going. A ship can be used for decades, and hundreds of thousands of sailors are born every year.

Moreover, most of the ships are owned by large companies and state-owned enterprises, and most of them are graduates of Shanghai Academy of Sciences. Private vacancies are handed over to related households and intermediaries. You don't need to recruit people by hand. If you want, you need a really high-level crew. Foreign shipping companies also come to recruit, such as Maersk, whose English is better. If you pass the certificate and have good English, you can apply directly.