India Becomes World’s Second-Largest Supplier of Seafarers (July 29, 2026)

Exam-focused facts from the 31 July 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

India has become the world's second-largest supplier of seafarers with a 12.2% share of the global seafaring workforce.
The Philippines remains the largest supplier of seafarers globally.
India's share of seafarers has doubled in the past five years.
India supplies over 1.4 lakh officers, accounting for 13.4% of the world's officer workforce.
India supplies 1.7 lakh ratings, accounting for 11.29% of the global ratings serving aboard merchant vessels.
The data is from the BIMCO-ICS Seafarer Workforce Report 2026, which is published every five years.