9 Shipping/Manning Companies that entertain walk-in cadets

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These days it's really hard to find a shipping company to start out a career as a seafarer. It took me over a year to find one. Well it all depends on a certain individual if how eager they're, if how hard you study for the exams and interviews.


But luck also plays a vital role, lots of companies require referral to even get inside their office to apply but not all them.

This is the companies that entertained my application as a walk in cadet:

1. MAGSAYSAY SHIPMANAGEMENT INC.(MSI) 
2. NAESS SHIPPING PHILIPPINES INC 
3. CAREER PHILIPPINES SHIPMANAGEMENT INC
4. PACIFIC OCEAN MANNING INC (Your general average should be  83% above)
5. AGILE MARITIME RESOURCES INC
6. SEABIRD SHIP MANAGEMENT, INC
7. WALLEM MARITIME SERVICES INC
8. WESTMINSTER SEAFARER MANAGEMENT PHILIPPINES, INC.
9. BSM CREW SERVICE CENTRE PHILIPPINES INC

Note: This is as of 2014!

Those are the only companies that entertained me out of over 40 that I've been. Don't worry, your school's Shipboard Training Office(STO) is your greatest referral if you don't have one. Shipping Companies/Manning Agencies will tell your school's STO if they want cadets from your school. So always be updated from your STO for company hirings, the one destined for you might be there.


I made a group for maritime cadets in the Philippines where we can change ideas, know what companies accepts walk-in applicants etc. If you're a cadet you should join right now! They're over 1600 members already!