A fast-rising supplier with expanding maritime universities and a growing officer pipeline.
Vietnam is one of the fastest-growing crew nations, with maritime university enrollment climbing and Japanese operators in particular building long-term Vietnamese crewing programs.
Junior engineers are the sweet spot: Vietnamese 3rd and 4th Engineers with Japanese-fleet experience move up quickly as the global officer shortage pulls the pipeline forward.
English capability is the differentiator for international deployment — officers who invest there access global scales rather than regional ones.
Monthly basic wages in USD, excluding overtime. Full 15-rank tables on the Salary Index.
Vietnam offers a cost-competitive, expanding pool with strong work-culture alignment for Japanese and Korean-managed fleets. Junior officer availability is better than in most supply nations.
The senior officer pool is still maturing — plan Vietnamese crewing around the junior-to-mid ranks and grow seniors in-fleet.
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Start hiring →Supply figures from the BIMCO/ICS Seafarer Workforce Report (July 2026) and public maritime authority data. Wage ranges follow the ShipCrewFinder Salary Index — monthly basic wages in USD, excluding overtime. Last update: July 2026.