Title: Flag state policies and labour dynamics in the shipping industry

Authors: Aristotelis B. Alexopoulos; Evangelos Sambracos

Addresses: Department of Shipping and Transport, BCA College, Poseidonos and Fivis, Athens 16674, Greece ' Department of Economics, University of Piraeus, 80, Karaoli Dimitriou Str, 18534 Piraeus, Greece

Abstract: This paper focuses on the problem of state policies and labour dynamics in the shipping industry by applying a system dynamics methodology. Traditional flag states, such as Greece, has been facing serious problems with regard to its national shipping policy, that is to say, the flagging out from the Greek flag towards open registries and the depletion of the Greek maritime workforce during the last decades. Its response, in terms of state policies, has so far met with little success. This is largely due to the complex dynamic nature of state intervention and protectionist policies, which makes it extremely difficult to achieve the desired effects. This work is still in progress and this paper presents an initial approach to the problem, as well as some insights gained.

Keywords: system dynamics; state policies; seamen motivations; shipping companies' policies.

DOI: 10.1504/IJASS.2018.096117

International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies, 2018 Vol.8 No.3, pp.233 - 245

Received: 17 Mar 2017
Accepted: 07 Jun 2018
Published online: 12 Nov 2018 *

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