Full-service ship owning company founded in 2006 in Hamburg, providing technical, crew, commercial and corporate management. Over 90 vessels and more than 3,500 seafarers, with crewing run from Hamburg, Odessa, Istanbul, Manila and Singapore.
I work for the company. I first worked on a heavy-lift vessel and later moved to a bulk carrier at my own request. Salaries have been paid, and the office staff have been responsive. I also completed a remote interview, and the salary was negotiated individually and was generally average.
My first experience with the company was through another crewing agency, rather than directly through Nordic. Nordic handled the crew management and salary payments. Salaries were paid without delays, usually arriving on the 25th or 27th; there was one cyber-attack-related problem, but the company apologized and later paid everything. Internet access for Ukrainian crew was 2 GB every two weeks, and the food was fairly good.
I worked for the company for a long time and left because I was repeatedly given promises about promotion without any result. Salaries were never delayed in my experience. The vessels were not new, and as a Junior ETO I worked like a full ETO but was paid $2000.
I had a six-month contract, and the company changed it to five months at my request. The change was handled without problems.
I worked on Nordic Oslo. The vessel was in very poor condition, there was not enough food, and spare parts were unavailable. The captain stole from the crew, salaries were paid only at the end of the contract and with a delay, and there were no motormen in the engine room.
I worked for the company as a third officer. Nordic treated me as a Junior Officer even though my employment documents, contract and supporting papers stated Third Officer. When other crewing companies called Nordic for references, they were told that I had worked as a Junior Officer, despite the documents I provided. On another contract on a container vessel, the captain secretly issued two warnings that I did not know about until a replacement was found; $500 of my pay was also withheld, although almost all the money was eventually paid.
I worked for the company and found the salary to be below average. The vessel was in poor condition and the management’s attitude was also poor. The maximum salary mentioned for a chief officer or second officer was $7300.
I worked two contracts as a second officer and left the company the following year. Salaries were very low: a chief officer’s starting pay was $5200 on a handy-size vessel, subject to two promotions and an interview. There was high staff turnover, although some people stayed for years. The vessels were often in poor condition, especially the Chinese-built ships and their engine rooms, while spare-parts supply was heavily restricted. I also experienced serious payment problems: three months of salary were delayed, and I eventually recovered the money in cash through ITF after the bank transfer was blocked.
I worked for the company for 10 years. The vessels were generally in poor condition, especially the older bulk carriers, and the engine-room crews were reduced, with no motormen or fourth engineers. Food was poor and internet access on most vessels was 175 MB per week.
I worked with Nordic for about 10 years. The fleet included many older bulkers, the engine-room crew was heavily reduced, and there were no motormen or fourth engineers on some vessels. Food was 4 out of 10, and internet access on most vessels was 175 MB per week. Promotion opportunities existed, but spare-parts supply was very difficult and depended on extensive paperwork.
I took the company’s tests twice and was offered work, but I was not confirmed before joining. Later, the office stopped offering me positions, despite vacancies being advertised for my rank, and I had to repeat the tests after more than six months. Eventually, I was told that the company did not hire officers who had moved up from ratings, although this had not been explained earlier.