SEAMAN HELP DESK ( Merchant Navy Guidance for newly candidate)

Gulf Of Guinea emerging Pirates safe heaven. One killed and 15 seafarers kidnapped in pirate attack on container ship in the Gulf of Guinea. On Saturday morning, a boxship was reportedly boarded by pirates and its citadel breached at a position off Sao Tome, according to security consultancy Praesidium International.  Praesidium reports that at about 0530 hours on Saturday morning, the Turkish-operated container ship Mozart was transiting about 95 nm to the northwest of Sao Tome when she was boarded by four armed assailants. The crew retreated to the vessel's citadel, but the pirates managed to breach it.  15 crewmembers were kidnapped and one was killed in the altercation, vessel operator Boden Maritime confirmed in a statement. The victim has been identified as engineer Farman Ismayilov, an Azerbaijani national.  Crewmembers and security sources told Reuters that the attack was well-coordinated and sophisticated, and the assailants may have used explosives to breach the citadel.

            Unemployment is the major issue in shipping industry now a days.. Not only fresh deck cadets and TME's..... Even people with COC are struggling these days....Job sectors, 75% hijacked by agents / middle men......and company offices up to an extend is a new history in shipping. Even companies rejecting people whom they have given sponsorship earlier...... There was an incident happened recently, an young engineer who had completed his pre sea training from a prestigious institution located in Kerala committed suicide. He was a sponsored candidate from a very famous shipping company and they didn't give him a ship for 3 long years waiting after his pre sea training....These category of candidates are tortured mentally by the shipping companies...... Spending lot of money and time behind this profession and not getting job making a serious issue and dangerous situation.... Majority people completed their studies by taking education loan.. This situation answerable idee

  True Heroes of the Pandemic .... Seafarers!! Seafarers have been the unsung heroes of this pandemic, as the world relies on them to transport more than 80% of trade by volume, including vital food and medical goods, energy and raw materials, as well as manufactured goods across the globe. They have also been collateral victims of the crisis, as travel restrictions have left tens of thousands of them stranded on ships, or unable to join ships. The difficulties surrounding repatriation and crew changes also have a major impact on the shipping industry and have been identified as a priority issue, with IMO and other organizations urging governments to intervene. The matter has been taken up by the UN Secretary-General, who expressed his concern about the growing humanitarian and safety crisis facing seafarers around the world, and called on all countries to formally designate seafarers and other marine personnel as “key workers” and ensure crew changeovers can safely take place. Mr. G

  A MUST READ FOR THE PRESENT MERCHANT NAVY SEAFARER’S COMMUNITY !! How Indian Management Companies in Shipping Industry are eating into the pockets of Indian seafarers and Ship owners. Have you ever wondered that as an Indian seafarer, why your salary is on a decline since 2006 as officers/ratings. This same period coincides with the massive growth of Management companies in shipping and particularly those with a training establishment. We will briefly explore ' What, why, when, where, who and how ' aspect of this question. 1.WHAT : Salary of Indian seafarers ( both officers/ratings) has not seen any hike since last 15 years. On the contrary, it has been reduced many times, particularly ratings and junior officers. For eg. Starting wages for 3rd off/4th engr were 3800- 4000 USD back in 2008. This has been reduced to 2400-2800 USD in 2021 or in some cases, even less. Same period has seen an inflation rate of 7 % in the country, which means even if you were getting the same sala

  Name of Fraud company And fraud agent In Merchant Navy industry. Fake shipping companies in india Need Maximum Share The Blacklisted agents of India   These are fucking companies and guys phising mostly fresher and 2/3 sailing experience Seafarers. 1. Lyslin Shipmanagement ,Bandra East  The topper fraud leela dezousa.. She will do anything for money  2. vk shipping 3. vizag marine. 4. asia crew manning. 5. c seas. 6. Mr. Gomado of Oceanwave marine services Ghana is one of such people. 7. Mr. Ayaz Patankar from Kharghar, Navi Mumbai. 8. Seven Seas from Chembur. 9. Sea2Sky from Vashi. 10. Capt. Ranjit Singh who has an office near Mazgaon Dock. 11. East India Agency-Mannu chauhan, fernandis,Niraj tiwari, chandan Kumar, alok kumar. 12. Rehshab trivedi, he is fooling people by saying that he will place u in mac and he is asking for 5000 initially and rest of the amount after medical. 13. Phoenix Maritime Services, recently re-named as Phoenix Sea Services. They paid a visit to our Engine

  How to apply for sid (Seafarers documents) Hello , our dear Seafarers aaj hum is blog post me janenge ki Sid ke liye kaise apply kare.. Topic  How to apply for sid Verify your details of passport and CDC Make payment Take appointment Get sid  Sabse pahle hume jana hoga dgshipping ke bsid official website pr  Click here ... https://dgshippingbsid.in/ Kux aisa interface open hoga jaisa ki upar ki image me aapko dikhaya gaya hai ... Aapko login section me jakar apna indose no. Dalana hoga .. and password me bhi aapka indose no. Hi rahega jaisa ki aapka dg shipping profile ka hota hai. Captcha feel karke aapne login ho jana hai fir aapko right hand side pr sare instructions aaynge and left hand pr aapke apply etc link honge . Aap apna passport and CDC sath rakhe  Now click on apply sid Verify all details and match with your  personal details.. and continues... Now personal details check karo kyuki ye aapki Dg shipping profile se fetching hota hai .. After verification all details do cont