I worked there for a couple of years. Looking back, I can say it's a pretty decent company with a reasonable and calm attitude towards the people working for them. I flew to their village for a briefing before joining, and they booked a hotel for me not far from their office, about a 5-10 minute walk. The office staff were friendly and reasonable, although there was a period when two inadequate Ukrainian superintendents were there, but they were let go within a year. The owner of the company, Ruthman, and his son are often seen in the office, and they always greet you personally, which is nice for a millionaire. They have their own kaolin production plants and three vessels operating on the Brazil-US-Canada route. I was also on one of those vessels, a semi-bulk/semi-tanker, which I didn't particularly like, so I returned to a regular bulk carrier. They held briefings twice a year in Germany and the Czech Republic before the pandemic, and we spent a few days there with dinners in the evening. The salaries are average, contracts are not long, and they try to change crews on time. They don't overload you with paperwork like some other companies. Overall, while they are not a leading company in terms of pay, in terms of attitude, they are one of the best in my career, if not the best. I left because I was offered a promotion at another company, but I have positive memories of Minship.