I have been working with this company for two years, and my salary has always been paid on time. Short passages are usually compensated by stays in port, where vessels generally do not work at night, depending on the country. Supplies are average, while the food is generally fine and depends mostly on the cook. The vessels are genuinely old, but overall the company is fairly good.
During my work with this company, my day was split between four hours on the bridge and four hours on deck. Most of the vessels are older, so there can be a lot of chipping and maintenance work. There are also good people on board, so the experience depends partly on the crew.
I worked on two of the company's bulk carriers. Medical expenses and the day of joining the vessel were not paid. The vessels were in poor condition, the company expected back-to-back contracts, and refusing to join on the assigned date could mean being dropped from further employment. Promotion was difficult for officers, and the free internet allowance was only 1 GB per month and very slow.
I worked on an old coaster built in 1998, with very small, poorly maintained cabins and shared bathrooms. The food was good, but the work schedule could become exhausting: during cargo operations, the gangway watch and cargo watch resulted in 8 hours on and 4 hours off. My pay was €2,100, and advances were paid in cash; the company also sometimes carried peanuts in addition to containers, which made cargo operations particularly difficult.
I completed my latest contract with this company. My impression was mixed: conditions for junior officers were not very good, and the quality of supplies depended on the superintendent. Most of their bulk carriers were in poor condition, apart from two vessels.