{"id":26059,"date":"2026-10-09T14:06:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T11:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trialoog.taltech.ee\/?p=26059"},"modified":"2026-10-19T13:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T10:47:11","slug":"the-maritime-sector-is-looking-for-new-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trialoog.taltech.ee\/en\/the-maritime-sector-is-looking-for-new-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"The maritime sector is looking for new talent"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Estonia\u2019s maritime sector will increasingly need people with IT, data, legal and other specialist skills alongside seafarers. Yet it is still widely seen as a traditional industry centred on ships and sailing. Participants at WISTA Estonia\u2019s annual seminar concluded that universities, businesses, the state and local authorities must work more closely together to bridge this gap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":25756,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[252],"tags":[393,265,589,569],"class_list":["post-26059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-society","tag-education","tag-future","tag-maritime-sector","tag-workforce"],"acf":{"postbuilder":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","type":"text","text":"One of the biggest misconceptions is that maritime activity primarily means ships and navigating them, says Valentin Bratkov, Project Manager at <a href=\"https:\/\/taltech.ee\/mereakadeemia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TalTech\u2019s Estonian Maritime Academy<\/a>.\r\n\r\nThe actual labour market is much broader. Modern maritime activity encompasses automation, robotics, IT, environmental monitoring, energy, data, logistics and autonomous systems, among other fields. \u201cYou do not necessarily need a maritime background to enter the sector,\u201d he noted.\r\n\r\nJulia Rahula, Managing Director of <a href=\"https:\/\/lineragency.greencarrier.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greencarrier Liner Agency<\/a> Estonia, which handles international container shipping, also sees the sector\u2019s outdated image as a labour market problem. Shipping is often still regarded as an old-fashioned industry, although it offers jobs in technology, sustainability, data analysis and engineering. \u201cYoung people do not realise how exciting this field can be or how interesting its jobs really are,\u201d Rahula said.\r\n<h4><strong>Maritime careers require increasingly diverse skills<\/strong><\/h4>\r\nAs maritime technology becomes more complex, expectations of employees change too. Bratkov noted that one fixed study programme will no longer suffice for the future maritime sector. Technology changes rapidly, so degree studies must be complemented by more micro-degree programmes and continuing education that allow people to keep updating their skills.\r\n\r\nHe also sees an important role for applied research. When researchers and businesses solve real problems together, the knowledge generated should reach teaching as quickly as possible, exposing students to the questions companies actually face while they are still at university.\r\n\r\nRahula says graduates generally enter the labour market with good technical knowledge. They more often lack readiness to work in a business environment.\r\n\r\nIn international logistics, this includes communicating with partners in different countries, handling unexpected developments and resolving complex situations. These skills are difficult to acquire solely in a classroom. \u201cCompanies want experienced people, but we know young people cannot already have that experience on their first working day,\u201d Rahula observed.\r\n\r\nGreencarrier has therefore created its own academy, where colleagues in other countries also support and mentor new employees. The company works with universities in Estonia and Sweden to provide feedback on the skills the labour market needs.\r\n<blockquote><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cYoung people do not realise how exciting this field can be or how interesting its jobs really are.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>","image":null,"align":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":25736},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","type":"text","text":"<h4><strong>Future skills emerge through cooperation<\/strong><\/h4>\r\nOne of the panel\u2019s sharpest questions concerned how well businesses\u2019 actual needs reach universities.\r\n\r\nRahula gave a telling example: in more than twenty years in container shipping, a university had approached her only once to discuss the future skills companies expect from employees.\r\n\r\nShe believes responsibility cannot rest with universities alone. Businesses themselves should also be more active in telling educational institutions which knowledge and skills they need. \u201cThis concerns companies too: do we approach universities ourselves and provide feedback on what we expect?\u201d she asked.\r\n\r\nKristjan Truu, Deputy Secretary General for Maritime Affairs and Water Environment at the <a href=\"https:\/\/kliimaministeerium.ee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ministry of Climate<\/a>, noted a growing need for specialists who understand another field as well as maritime affairs. The state increasingly considers maritime activity part of the blue economy, encompassing not only shipping and ports but also fisheries, aquaculture, tourism and energy.\r\n\r\nSuch specialists are not easy to find. Truu cited the ministry\u2019s maritime department, which struggles to recruit a lawyer equally familiar with legislation and the maritime sector. \u201cThis is a major problem for us at the moment,\u201d he said.\r\n<blockquote><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cCompanies want experienced people, but we know young people cannot already have that experience on their first working day.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>","image":null,"align":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":25742},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","type":"text","text":"<h4><strong>The next generation is not nurtured in classrooms alone<\/strong><\/h4>\r\nThe maritime sector\u2019s future workforce depends on more than the skills universities and businesses give young people. Equally important is whether maritime regions can attract and retain young people and specialists. Jaanika Tiitson, Development Adviser at Saaremaa Municipality, brought this local perspective to the panel.\r\n\r\nShe said historical circumstances also affect Saaremaa\u2019s maritime talent pipeline. During the Soviet period, people in many coastal areas lost their connection with the sea, weakening the transmission of skills and traditions between generations.\r\n\r\nOne of Saaremaa\u2019s strengths, Tiitson said, is the availability of maritime education at different levels. Upper secondary pupils can learn small-craft handling, vocational students can study shipbuilding, and higher education and research opportunities continue at TalTech\u2019s Kuressaare College. \u201cEducation is the most important thing,\u201d she stressed.\r\n\r\nEducation alone is insufficient, however, if graduates have no reason to stay in the region or return. The same issue arises when a Saaremaa company finds a specialist elsewhere. A job alone may not be enough to prompt relocation, since the decision often involves the whole family. Saaremaa Municipality therefore helps newcomers find kindergarten places, extracurricular activities for children or employment for a spouse.\r\n\r\nThe panel\u2019s message was that a single new study programme or recruitment campaign will not solve Estonia\u2019s maritime workforce problem. Universities must connect teaching more quickly to businesses\u2019 real problems, while businesses must contribute more to defining the skills they need. The state must update its understanding of maritime activity and take a broader view, while local authorities must create living environments that enable specialists to settle and work locally for the long term.\r\n\r\nThe first step, however, is to challenge the persistent belief that the maritime sector welcomes only those who want to go to sea.\r\n<blockquote><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cEducation is the most important thing.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>","image":null,"align":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","type":"color","text":"<em><a href=\"https:\/\/smartsea.taltech.ee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TalTech\u2019s Smart Sea Centre of Excellence<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/wistainternational.com\/association\/wista-estonia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WISTA Estonia<\/a> jointly held the annual seminar \u201cShaping the Next Generation in Maritime: Education, Technology, Research and Leadership\u201d at TalTech Kuressaare College on 23 September 2026. It focused on attracting new people to the sector and the skills it will need in future.<\/em>\r\n\r\n<em>Representatives of maritime affairs, education, research, the public sector and business discussed future skills, international cooperation, technology, leadership and women\u2019s role in maritime activity. The keynote speaker was WISTA International President Elpi Petraki. The day concluded with a visit to the laboratories of TalTech\u2019s Small Craft Competence Centre.<\/em>","image":null,"align":""}],"related_authors":[{"author":7990,"position":"Editor of Trialoog"}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.7 (Yoast SEO v28.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The maritime sector is looking for new talent - Trialoog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Estonia\u2019s maritime sector will increasingly need people with IT, data, legal and other specialist skills alongside seafarers. 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