It was presented at a special event at the Eugenides Foundation, in the presence of the political leadership of the Ministries of Labour & Social Security and Maritime Affairs & Insular Policy, and representatives of the shipping community.
The key elements and conclusions of this year’s report were presented by the scientific director of the publication, Dr. Gabriel Amitsis, Professor of Social Security Law and Director of the Research Laboratory of Social Administration at the Department of Business Administration of the University of West Attica. As he said, “the 4th NAT Report on Maritime Employment presents the profile of the human resources of the Greek shipping sector for 2025, systematizes the recent institutional and operational initiatives of the European Union institutions in the field of maritime employment, and highlights the interventions of the International Labour Organization in the field of development and protection of human resources in the maritime labour market.”
The main findings of the Report regarding the state of registered maritime employment in 2025 and its emerging trends indicate, among other things, that:
As the outgoing Governor of NAT, Georgia Maniati, said, “the establishment of the NAT Annual Report, from 2023, is part of our Organization’s systematic effort to highlight the strategic role of the human resources of Greek shipping and to contribute with reliable data to the public dialogue on the future of the seafaring profession. We are proud that the initiative of the Annual Reports has now evolved into an institution of reference for the Greek shipping community, offering a stable framework for monitoring the trends, challenges and opportunities that shape maritime employment.”
Welcoming the event, the President of the Eugenides Foundation, Leonidas Dimitriadis-Eugenidis, congratulated the management and staff of NAT for the successful establishment of the institution of the Annual Reports on Maritime Employment and particularly emphasized the importance of cooperation among all stakeholders in the sector, in order to substantially strengthen the human resources of Shipping.
In her address, the Minister of Labour & Social Security, Niki Kerameus, stressed that “the human resources of Shipping are its asset. And when we talk about Greek Shipping, the dominant maritime power in the world, this asset becomes even more important.” She added that “the establishment of the NAT Annual Reports, from 2023, has succeeded in highlighting the important role of the human resources of Shipping, through the utilization of primary data, contributing valuable elements to the dialogue on strengthening the seafaring profession – a utilization that simultaneously highlights the new era that the oldest insurance organization in Greece has entered.”
Ms. Kerameus personally thanked the outgoing Governor of NAT for her overall, long-standing contribution to the Organization, while welcoming the new Governor, Ioannis Psachoulas – who was present at the event, shortly before officially assuming his duties – expressing her certainty that he will continue the important work of the Fund.
For her part, the Deputy Minister of Labour & Social Security, Anna Efthymiou, stated that “the Nautical Pension Fund is a historic institution with a timeless contribution to Greek shipping.”
Today, through the 4th Annual Report on Maritime Employment, it confirms yet another important role: that of a body of knowledge and documentation, which reliably captures the developments and needs of Greek maritime employment, offering valuable tools for designing effective policies.”
Ms. Efthymiou concluded: “The data of this year’s report are particularly encouraging for 2025 as well, as they show that maritime employment is being renewed, attracting young people and steadily strengthening the participation of women. This is a development of particular importance, as investment in young people and the expansion of equal opportunities for women give a comparative advantage to Greek shipping and forge encouraging prospects for a more dynamic, more modern, and more inclusive labor market.”
The Deputy Minister of Maritime Affairs & Insular Policy, Stefanos Gkikas, referred to the long-standing cooperation between the Ministry of Maritime Affairs & Insular Policy and the NAT, as well as to the ministry’s actions to support Greek seafarers. He emphasized that the global power of Greek shipping is also reflected in the numerous Greek ships currently under construction in the shipyards of China, Korea, and Japan. As he said, “in the next 2-3 years these ships will be on the seas of the world and we must all help so that they are crewed with as many Greek seafarers as possible.”
On the same wavelength, the Director of Maritime Labor, Captain Antonis Doumanis, particularly referred to the data on female maritime employment, stressing that a special Working Group has been established at the Ministry of Maritime Affairs on the issue of pregnant and mother seafarers, in which the NAT also participates, and expressed optimism that in next year’s Annual Report a new institutional framework could be presented that will strengthen women seafarers. Finally, he noted the balanced distribution of the Greek maritime workforce observed between coastal shipping and cargo shipping.
For his part, the Secretary General of Social Insurance, Konstantinos Tsagaropoulos, during whose tenure as governor of the NAT, in 2023, the institution of the Annual Report on Maritime Employment was established, focused particularly on the effort required so that from a period of devaluation and operational lag, the NAT would move into the phase of modernization, digital transformation, and emblematic initiatives for the multifaceted support of Greek seafarers, and praised the role of the NAT’s executives in this effort.
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