I worked through this company on 3 contracts aboard Panamax bulk carriers. In my experience, the company was workable.
I joined through this company as a messman. I travelled 2500 km through Ukraine and Russia, and ate a poppy-seed bun during the journey. Before joining the vessel, a urine test at the port showed morphine, although I do not use drugs. I was sent back home, but the agency fee was eventually returned.
I am working on my second contract through this company as a rating. The contracts are 4 months for the entire crew, and there have been no problems with crew changes. Overall, the company is workable.
I worked through this company as a cadet on a transshipment vessel in 2018. The agency fee was $300. The crewing company performed its tasks very well, but transshipment work is not the same as working on conventional trading vessels and has completely different specifics.
I started as a cadet through this company. At that time, the agency fee was 8000 UAH, or $300 at the exchange rate, and I paid it only after signing the contract through an official bank transfer. The vessels were not new but were not in poor condition; the fleet included 3 Panamax and 8 Handysize vessels, as well as both trading vessels and transshipment vessels. I was not cheated, and I would recommend the company to cadets who want to start or increase their deadweight experience.