I had a very poor experience with the company. I saw heavy cost-cutting onboard, and before flying to the vessel I was given a suitcase containing workwear, medical items, and other equipment. The overall impression was unpleasant.
I worked for this company and found that it operated family-connected vessels. In my experience, the attitude toward crew members who were not part of the favored circle was poor.
I worked on the company’s transshipment operations for 10 years. There was no internet onboard, but salaries were paid on time. In my experience, it is a company mainly suitable for people at the beginning or end of their careers.
I worked for the company as a cadet in 2008. My salary was paid on time, but after the contract they did not provide a reference or stamp my sea-service documents, which caused many problems when I applied to other crewing companies.
I was urgently told that I would join a vessel arriving in Spain, so I spent €250 on a medical examination. Later, the crewing manager said that the joining had been postponed because the crew member I was replacing wanted to extend his contract. I checked this information myself and was told that the crew change was still going to take place in Spain, so I was left without the promised job.
I passed an interview and was urgently sent for a medical examination because I was told that I would join a vessel within three days. The crewing company later said that I would not make it onto that vessel and offered another newbuild, but I never joined any vessel. I paid €280 for the medical examination and also turned down offers from other companies.
I completed a contract on a newbuild in 2024. The crewing process was handled quickly, within three days, and the cost of my medical examination was reimbursed. Salaries were normal and always paid on time; onboard Starlink cost $60 for 45 GB. The food depended on the cook, but it was good during my contract. There was mandatory unpaid overtime, which was stated in the contract, and the small fleet makes it difficult to join the company regularly.