Working as a Chief Officer on IMO category 2-3 chemical tankers
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Chemical tankers are a subspecies of tanker ships that transport liquid chemical cargo. These mainly include semi-refrigerated tankers with direct and indirect cooling systems. Working on such vessels is associated with great responsibility and care for the loading / unloading processes. It is quite natural that such ships have some of the highest wages among the entire fleet. The highest salaries are among the senior officers, and the salary of the Chief Officer of the ship can reach 13,000 dollars, which is quite a lot, you will agree.
Considering that the Chief Officer is, in fact, his right hand and closest associate, the work of a senior officer on chemical carriers is almost more responsible than the Master himself. An experienced start-up with several contracts on chemical carriers is valuable for shipowners of any size, but it is on chemical carriers that he can claim the highest salary for his labor.
Assistance in finding a job on chemical tankers
Today in Ukraine there are not so many crewing companies ready to provide service to experienced seafarers by helping to find employment on chemical tankers. However, the company "Marine MAN" specializes in just such vacancies and cooperates with the largest ship owners, whose fleet is represented by the latest tankers, and not only chemical carriers. Thus, Ukrainian seafarers have the opportunity to continue their careers on ships of such companies as FAIRFIELD CHEMICAL CARRIERS, TRF SHIP MANAGEMENT AS, ARDMORE SHIPPING BERMUDA LTD, ODFJELL, BP SHIPPING and ANGLO-EASTERN SHIP MANAGEMENT ". Let's briefly describe each of these companies.
Company overview
Fairfield Chemical Carriers is a company founded in 1996 with extensive connections in the Asian region (Japan, Korea). As the name suggests, the company specializes in chemical carriers and its fleet currently numbers about 39 vessels of various tonnages.
TRF Ship Management As is a Norwegian company with about 50 ships in its fleet. They are represented in world shipping not only by chemical carriers, but also by bulk carriers and container carriers. Nevertheless, the main need for experienced sailors is experienced by chemical tankers.
Ardmore Shipping Bermuda LTD is a company headquartered in Bermuda, which allows their ships to fly flag of convenience immediately. The fleet is small (19 vessels), however, it consists entirely of food tankers and chemical carriers. It is important to note that the oldest vessel in the fleet of Ardmore Shipping Bermuda LTD was launched in 2008. Thus, seafarers can count on the excellent condition of the ship entrusted to them.
Odfjell is a company with over 100 years of history. Founded back in 1914, the Norwegian organization is currently one of the largest (in terms of fleet) companies in Europe. At the moment, it includes 93 vessels and this pool is constantly being supplemented. In addition to sea transportation on gas carriers, the company's sphere of interests includes the management of transport terminals in the USA, China, Korea and Belgium.
BP Shipping is a world famous British company, which is a division of the oil corporation British Petroleum. It is logical that the key role in the company is given to oil transportation, however, chemical tankers are also represented in this company in a significant number.
“Anglo-Eastern Ship Management” - we have already written about this company earlier, so we will not focus on it. We just note that this very company has long declared its positive attitude towards Ukrainian seafarers and is closely cooperating with the crewing company Marine MAN Ltd ® for hiring senior seamen for their ships.
