Recruitment for Shipping & the Maritime Economy
Specialist recruitment for shipping companies, ship management, agencies, terminals and maritime service providers.
Maritime roles require more than general recruitment. We understand shore-based interfaces, approach suitable candidates directly and combine sector expertise with a fair, success-based model.
Your advantages
Recruitment with maritime expertise
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100% success-based
- No start fee; a fee is due only after a successful hire.
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Maritime specialization
- We understand the business models, functions and interfaces of shipping and the port economy.
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Active sourcing
- We reach experienced candidates who are not actively responding to job advertisements.
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Fair instalments
- A 24% fee in twelve monthly instalments from the employee’s start date.
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Risk protection
- If employment ends within twelve months, the remaining instalments stop.
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Personal support
- Dedicated contacts support the briefing, selection, contract and start.
Roles at the ship-to-shore interface
We support commercial, operational and technical shore-based roles in shipping operations, chartering, agency, ship management, crewing, sales and leadership. Each search is defined around the actual vacancy.
Direct approach in a specialist market
Relevant maritime expertise is rarely reached through job advertisements alone. We combine market mapping, our network and active sourcing, assessing expertise, motivation and cultural fit.
Sector information and recruitment, clearly separated
This page describes our recruitment service. For broader insight into maritime sectors, company types and functions, visit our Shipping & Maritime industry page.
Our process
From briefing to maritime placement
Understand the need
We clarify responsibilities, interfaces, seniority, culture and commercial framework.
Identify the market
We research the relevant market, activate our network and approach suitable people directly.
Assess fit
Interviews cover experience, motivation, reasons for moving and personal fit.
Support the hire
We coordinate the selection process and remain available through the start and beyond.
Trusted across the maritime sector
Feedback from companies that work with us to fill maritime and logistics roles.
„The team at Transport Talent took the time from the very beginning of our long-standing cooperation to understand our individual requirements as an independent, privately held company and to find exactly the people we need for our particular setup.“
„Transport Talent works highly professionally and uses state-of-the-art assessment methods. The personal and straightforward collaboration is particularly noteworthy. The candidate profiles we receive are consistently high quality and an excellent fit, and together we have already filled several important positions.“
Frequently asked questions about maritime recruitment
Answers about roles, regions, sourcing and commercial terms.