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Below are a few of the more active shipping recruitment specialists for ashore and at sea. Some are a bit slow, others purely shore-based but all are worth a look at for those searching for alternative work. Most are based in the UK, some in America and one or two in Australia - if anybody has others that should be included then do send me an email with the details please.

Please note the following; that as with all recruitment agencies, whether they are dealing in the hiring of mercenaries for some tinpot dictatorship in Zimbablula or for seafarers, you are only a number! Agencies typically rely on having a large book filled with names, the more the merrier and who or what you are is of no consequence to them! It is all very well to send them your CV, it can then be filed with the thousands of others until the Christmas lull requires the dust to be blown off; or you can be pro-active! Send in your CV and wait a week! If there is no answer, call them up on the phone and enquire nicely as to what the prospects are and if they would be decent enough to actually read the CV and find you a job! Also remember that references are more important than you might assume! Again, be one step ahead of the pack, have those references ready and make sure that the referees are pre-warned as to their future task in life! There are many jobs out there for marine engineers but there are also many candidates so be clever and don't wait for something to happen, get on the phone and make yourself known. Good Luck!



Mainly Seafaring Officers/Crew Work

ShiptalkJOBS
A seagoing online recruitment advertising for ship managers, ship owners, crew managers, crewing agents, ships officers, crew, and seafarers of all rank and nationality in the cruise and maritime industry

Nuwave Personnel
NuWave recognizes that all vessel operators and seafarers have differing requirements and the services offered are 'tailor-made' to address those needs, in a professional, efficient and cost-effective manner.

Thistle Dhu Marine Recruitment Services
Uk Jobs at sea, mostly in the North Sea. Not updated very often but quick to visit and see the jobs available.

Don Pedro Shipping
International job links for maritime professionals of all kinds and all ranks. The site includes links to useful marine information.

Delta Marine Personnel Services
Large manning agency UK Based - again not much in the way of job lists. Don't know how you get to see what jobs they have available except by filling out a large and wieldy application form.

Sea People
SeaPeople is a specialist Marine Recruitment Agency operating in Australia and servicing the needs of the World Cruise Shipping Industry - not much good for Deck or Engine people but well laid out and easy to navigate for all manner of hotel staff.

Seamariner Ltd
Marine recruitment Specialists UK based, they seem to have improved in recent years with a few more job listings for various ranks on a variety of ships.

Maritime Jobs
Shore and Seagoing jobs on the American Market. Claims to be the number "0ne" for maritime jobs but I could only find five jobs advertised. Worth a look though just incase a winner pops up.

Cruise Jobs
UK Based Company advertising jobs in the Cruise Industry - but has had a NOT YET LIVE sticker up for months so the chance of getting a job through this site might be pretty small.

The Baltic Maritime Exchange
The place where shipowner's and seafarers meet each other or something like that - more of a post a CV site and hope that it will stand out.

International Marine Manning Services
Based in Northern Ireland - Been around a long time and very good at what they do. Often seem to have more jobs available than clients which is good for the seafarer

Clyde Marine Recruitment
large Seafaring recruitment for all types of vessels based in the UK

Great Circle Marine
Marine personnel, all ships, all ranks! Based in Canada and rather restricted to Canadians understandably

Subsea7
Subsea 7 is a subsea engineering and construction contractor with a workforce of approximately 4500 people worldwide. The Company’s global offshore operations are supported out of Asia Pacific, Brazil, Gulf of Mexico, Norway, UK and West Africa. Good for DP, semi sub, diving support and ROV boats and rigs - bit abrupt though if they haven't got any work for you!

Anglian Marine Recruitment
UK based Agency for all types of Vessels, especially standby and North Sea boats!

The WindRoseNetwork:
Jobs and careers at sea presented in English and Spanish with the company based in Spain







Mainly Maritime Based Shore-Side Work

Matchtech
The Marine Division is a primary supplier of contract and permanent staff for both UK and overseas projects, encompassing design, new-build, refit and conversion.

Genesis Personnel
Genesis Personnel, through offices in Peterhead and Aberdeen provide recruitment and employment agency services to an international client base. The Company was established in May, 1975 and acquired by our parent company, Seletar Shipping (Scotland) Limited in May, 1998. Genesis handles requirements for temporary, permanent and contract placements. The client base is wide and varied with marine, oil and gas, local government, industrial and commercial companies.

Headway Recruitment Limited
Shore-Based Shipping Specialist. UK Company with Maritime Shore based Positions - although not many of them really. But have a look as you may be lucky.

Spinnaker Consulting Services
International Search and Selection based in the UK with Excellent shore-jobs available worldwide and listed clearly. I actually applied for a job through them and their service was exemplary! Should I ever need to find another job this is where I would start!

Maritime Employment
Employment solutions for the Maritime World. Excellent site based in America and with a few international sea-going jobs advertised to boot. Good site that seems to be on the move and on the ball!

LLoyds List.Com
Higher end shore jobs advertised - far and few between but worth a constant check up.

Cameron Maritime Resources
Not sure of their actual resources: they do have shore jobs advertised but a couple of them have been there for over a year - but send in a CV and give them a try - if you want a job on land that is as nothing sea-going here.

Fastream Recruitment Limited
Busy recruitment gateway for all manner of marine jobs on-land. No sea jobs available - "all on land" I said.

Clyde Marine Consultants
Specialist recruitment of shore based shipping industry personnel at all levels.



Mainly Offshore Work - Rigs and Platforms

EP Energen Personnel
Welcome to Energen Personnel. We are a specialist recruitment consultancy dealing with the professional international oil & gas market - with international reach.

Offshore Guides
Your Pathway to Jobs in the Offshore and Oilfield and Maritime Industry. American based and plenty of jobs shoreside and at sea are advertised but register first and the site looks as if it wants money from you - but I never got that far.

Expat Engineer
ExpatEngineer is a comprehensive engineering recruitment portal mainly for the oil and gas industry. Based in Australia but serving the world!

Work Offshore
Work Offshore has jobs for oil & gas engineers in Australia, Brunei, China, Dubai, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam.

World Wide Worker
Oil and gas jobs. They seem to follow their name "world wide worker" by providing no indication as to where they hail from - rather annoying, but probably from the UK!



For those not happy with the above and looking for more the following web sites might give further direction - in the way of maritime lists.
Howdy Dave
Gives a list of a few Employment Agencies, Companies and Official Maritime Sites - but as he says "I am not an employment agency so don't send me any CV's.

Martins Marine Engineering Page
Very Canadian orientated but a good list of agencies and sites that may have jobs for Marine Engineers - worth a look, if not only for his site.

Don Nugents Website
Excellent site of interest with alot of links to the outside - but confusing though to navigate as there are so many links and no explanations. But worth a search if you have the time.



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