In the shipping and port logistics sector – both environments characterised by a high level of complexity and unpredictability – human factors are of central importance for the functioning of the entire system. More than in other sectors, people at work have to be prepared, their health and safety guaranteed, assisted in case of problems, satisfied in their pay and in their prospects for personal growth.

Main topics:

•    the new parameters for personnel training in the maritime and logistics cluster
•    safety: from the reduction of occupational risks to health risks
•    ongoing changes in maritime and port labour profiles
•    welfare
•    certification of skills
•    internationalisation and the impact on human factors