NEW DELHI, JUL 28 (IANS): India has emerged as the world’s second-largest supplier of seafarers, contributing as many as 311,936 maritime professionals to the global shipping industry, according to the BIMCO-ICS Seafarer Workforce Report 2026. In 2015, India contributed only 5.2 per cent of the world’s seafarers and ranked fifth globally, behind China, the Philippines, Indonesia and the Russian Federation. India’s global share has more than doubled over the past decade. Overall, Indian seafarers today constitute one of the largest and most skilled maritime workforces supporting global trade. This remarkable turnaround has been made possible under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose unwavering commitment over the past 12 years has fundamentally reshaped India’s maritime ecosystem.”