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High demand for seafarers

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Kochi: The increase in the number of yachts and cargo ships visiting the Kochi port indicate the boom in the marine tourism and transport. There is an increase the volume of commodities being traded . The end result is the high demand of seafarers. According to Babu Joseph, executive director, Euro Tech Academy, a Kochi-based maritime educational institution, the shipping industry isfacing shortage of trained personnel. A ship can be built in 9 months, but it takes years to train a good captain, says

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