Enesel

I joined Enesel and worked there as a senior officer. Crew changes were very difficult because the company lacked people, while the office was reluctant to hire new crew from outside. I was the only Ukrainian there, and contracts were 6 months.

I am currently working for Enesel on a container vessel. There is not much paperwork, but there is a lot of work during cargo operations. Career progression is available, although it is not fast. As a third officer, my contract is 6 months; for a third engineer it is 5 months, in line with what was agreed. Crew changes are handled normally. The first 3 GB of internet are free, after which 1 GB costs USD 5.

I worked one contract for Enesel as a third officer on a 14,000-TEU container ship. Working conditions were generally good, supplies and provisions were well managed, and the food was excellent with a varied European menu. I signed for 4 months and completed 3.5 months without any problem. One drawback was the constant presence of office visitors whenever the vessel called at Piraeus.

I completed one short contract with Enesel as an ETO, with a salary of 6500. The company paid for online training at a Cyprus school, where I obtained an advanced diploma, and the interviews with the technical staff were professional and reasonable. I was given a one-month overlap with the previous electrician and was assigned to a very modern vessel, although the interview with the Greek crewing manager was extremely demanding.

I worked with Enesel in 2023. I received my salary a month after disembarking, which was paid for each month worked. I didn't see a separate bonus for vetting, even though we passed it well. The hiring process took about three weeks from the first interview to joining the vessel. I had good communication with the crew and management, and there was minimal propaganda from the office compared to my previous company. However, they prefer long contracts of 4-5 months, which I tried to negotiate down to 3-3 or 4-4, but they were not open to that. Overall, I had a positive experience.

They deceive sailors and do not pay salaries and bonuses. This year, many sailors were left without work, bonuses were not paid, and the agency is not helping, instead siding with the shipowners to avoid losing them. They kept promising work but had no intention of actually placing anyone on a vessel, and no bonuses were paid to anyone. They are scammers and fraudsters!

I went through an interview process with this company for a captain position in 2020. They sent me the contract terms and salary for working on tankers, but the payment system was very complicated with many bonuses that were hard to fully achieve. I had to take their CES 6.0 test even though I had already passed a similar one for another company. After several interviews, I was informed that something went wrong, and I was rejected for employment. My colleague faced the same situation, and we realized that the vessels they were supposedly hiring for didn't even exist yet. We felt misled by the testing and interview process and decided to look for other opportunities instead.