In my experience, supplies arrived about once every six months, while provisions were delivered roughly once every one and a half to two months. The internet was extremely poor and was sometimes switched off by the captain for weeks. The attitude toward crew was harsh, the workload was excessive, and the cadet programme existed mostly on paper. Salaries were low for tanker work, cadets were paid $200, and I also had to pay for my own transfer to the vessel.
During my first contract with the company as a cadet, $200 was deducted from my salary for a marshal passport. My full salary was $200, so I effectively worked for one month without pay.
I completed my first sea practice through this company in 2018 as a cadet on a tanker. The crew on my vessel was very good and professional, but as a deck cadet I had to work as an OS for $200, and the office's attitude was simply “no comments.” I was allowed onto the bridge only after completing the full working day, and my schedule was from 6:00 to 15:00. Promotion was difficult without connections, and the cadet programme was not clearly supported in practice.
I worked on one of the company's reefers in 2015. The vessel was built in 1990, and the company also operated several tankers and other older reefers. I would avoid this company because of its poor treatment of seafarers.
I made my first voyage through this company in 2019 as an OS/tankerman. My salary was $850, while deck OS ratings received about $750, as far as I remember. The crew on my vessel was fine, but I would consider this company only for getting a first voyage and sea experience.
I worked for the company from 2013 to 2016. I started as an engine cadet, then completed two contracts as a fourth engineer and two as a third engineer. The vessels I served on had spare parts, provisions and supplies, although the standard was only about 4/10, and the food was generally acceptable. My salary was first delayed by one month and later by three months, which is why I left; the office's attitude was poor, and money was deducted for flag-state documents, although it was returned on my third contract.
I joined as a fourth engineer in December 2024. The second engineer made me work as both a fourth engineer and a motorman, and I experienced constant bullying, so I left after one month. The agency charged a joining fee, while the contract provided for a two-month paid probationary period; in the end, I was forced to leave the vessel after that short period.
I made my first voyage through this company about ten years ago, as a deck cadet. The CSO had never worked at sea but pressured new ratings and cadets to report everything they heard, threatening that they would be found out and dismissed. Supplies were very infrequent and used equipment was often sought instead of new parts. In 2015, the food was good, and I was lucky to have a good captain and officers who taught me a lot, but I also had to stand two bridge watches for most of the contract, followed by a night watch and four hours of deck work.