FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin The European Maritime Skills Forum held its second plenary session in Brussels on 31 March, reaffirming the shared commitment of European Shipowners and seafarers’ unions to address the skill challenge of the green and digital transition. The maritime sector is undergoing a period of profound transformation, driven by digitalisation, automation and global energy transition—forces that are fundamentally reshaping the skills required onboard modern vessels. As a result, there is a growing need for future-ready training systems and continuous professional development to ensure seafarers can adapt throughout their careers. RelatedNews Black Sea MoU: Key outcomes of 2025 CIC on Ballast Water Management Melina Travlos highlights shipping’s role as a force of stability amidst tension var jnews_module_21369155_0_6a04d53d9e4a6 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21369155","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"1668,648,1438,1504,3684,3863,1582","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","paginati