An interesting attempt at understanding life at sea in today's world.

This is aura.

Question: 30 years ago there were dozens of UK Manning Agencies. Today there appear to be none remaining. Master Mariner, tankers here. Out of the industry since 2009. Are there any tanker companies hiring White people any longer ?

Yes tax old age pensioners more, they deserve it as they are all millionaires. Train drivers also need more money so more strikes on the way.

Truly does showcase the shire size of the largest ocean liner ever built!

Definitely no goodwill left anymore

Quite shocking, though not surprising :( Thanks for showing this.

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Ok Thank you

It’s very difficult to understand Charles, the microphone he used is not proper. I lost a lot of information of what he said.😢

Why has this not made national news the Royal Navy can't operate without the RFA . Why did it make national new in Australia but not here

This is a national issue that is not being brought to the notice of the public. The constant decline within the Merchant Navy is terminal. The last two remaining strongholds of MN employment was within the ferry sector and the RFA. The ferry sector has been hit mortally by P&O's criminal actions that remain unpunished. If the RFA cannot recruit British officers & ratings then the nation has no maritime base to fall back on. I support the RFA seafarers in this dispute. Bring it into the public eye. Get a debate in the House and charter a launch to sit alongside the House on the Thames with dissatisfied and disillusioned seamen. Force it into the mainstream media.

Good luck guys.

We have met 3 people recently, 2 Philippinos and one Ethiopian who told us their experience with being scammed.

You have the support of your American counterparts

I worked on military sea lift command ships run by the Sea international union was all right, and we had a contract which they had to fall, but I would never work for Monty city of command. Chances of getting relieved is not existent to pay us less than a half you said you can’t use anything on the base, like a second class citizen with none of the benefits get paid less than military

Hopefully this will mean better pay and conditions for UK mariners, especially the RFA

They don’t care they never will they never do

Msc knew all about this shit the fact that they don’t really care when I told the people in the office that they have a personnel morale problem they said well if you don’t like it here just quit flipping her hair nonchalantly they’ve been told over and over again about their shortcomings, they’re not interestedthey don’t care they’re just going to keep your job. Nothing’s gonna change until his shit hits the fan.

Msc knew all about this shit the fact that they don’t really care when I told the people in the office that they have a personnel morale problem they said well if you don’t like it here just quit flipping her hair nonchalantly they’ve been told over and over again about their shortcomings, they’re not interestedthey don’t care they’re just going to keep your job. Nothing’s gonna change until his shit hits the fan.

Good example of modern union communications. Keep it up.

Excellent presentation

Very clear explanation by Mark of the complicated matters of Shipping.

Shout out to the MSC, they provided support vessels for the submarines I served on to give us a ship, either an Oiler or Fleet Tug to tie up alongside and give us Shore Power in Hong Kong back in the day so we engineering types could get some liberty ashore. Thanks shipmates!!❤

Thank you to Nautilus International for having this discussion. This was my first introduction to this channel. Sal brought me here. Thank you Sal for another fascinating discussion of a topic that is WOEFULLY underrepresented. Logistics, logistics, LOGISTICS! If we don't do it no one will. And THEN you will notice. Peaceful Skies.

the navy dug its own grave

After the particularly disgusting episode of the P&O ferries it is high time that UK officers took action, my question would be why have they taken so long? This following point needs to be sung from the highest hill, in WW2 Britain almost starved with the worlds largest merchant fleet, we are seeing possibilities of war again. We now have no ships, we have no crews and worse we have no interest from politicians, we will starve to death for sure. Very interested in your comments about mistreatment of the merchant marine, it has always been thus. I have said this before but repeat, in WW2 the highest losses were in the merchant marine, if their ships were sunk their wages were stopped and they made their way home at their own expense, says it all?

You ship out of SIU from New York or NMU?

So let us get this right, bilions in weaponry, but logistic chain is in such condition that is a botle neck in case of the war (for what is made). And US wants war whit China and Russia? Smart

I'm just here for Bab Al Mandab mentions and drinks.

Great interview with @SalMercogliano as we say over here #BetterCallSal when you want to know @WhatsGoingOnInShipping !!! 🐪⚓🚢

The US DoD has billions of dollars. Don't throw them at a problem, solve the problem!

The basic problem is that a private life is made impossible for seafarers. Anyone who is at sea for ten months a year essentially no longer has a private life. You can't maintain friendships, your family is prepared to function without the sailor, and when you're on vacation you're a stranger in your own home. The simplest things like going to a sporting event or a concert on a Saturday are not happening. This was all accepted in the past because seafaring was an opportunity to achieve personal prosperity and also to advance socially; you could rise from cabin boy to captain. But today seafaring basically just means loneliness and that every idiot on land can make more money than the best sailor. If you want to see the world, you are guaranteed to no longer be a sailor, but rather work remotely in IT in the most beautiful places in the world. I started sailing at the age of 17 straight after high school and did it for 22 years and loved it. It brought me few friends and a divorce. Now I work on land, still in the maritime sector and earn with a fraction of the work, many times as much as a captain without the responsibilities and with more free time. I also sleep in my own bed every night. The only thing I regret is that I didn't do it ten years earlier.

Love following Sal around the world and KZbin....

US military putting logistics last, backwards and not new

Sal, you are 95% on everything you said. In the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, CIVMAR leave was increased. However, MSC still controls how much leave a CIVMAR can take. Just because a person has 3 months of leave doesn’t mean MSC will allow them to use it. The culture between ashore MSC employees and sailing CIVMARS is absolutely abysmal. Emails and phone calls from ships to ashore MSC personnel are routinely ignored with no accountability. MSC is months behind in paying people. Training courses and medical needs routinely denied so as to put CIVMARs on ships. The list goes on and on; every chance to treat a CIVMAR like a human being is put on the back burner. Now, on the other side of the coin, not all CIVMARs are angels….. there are plenty of examples of unacceptable behavior from CIVMARs. Instead of firing those people like they deserve, MSC will just send them to another ship. All of this, plus COVID, has lead to an absolute horrific culture. It’s a powder keg. And for an organization that prides itself on Leadership, the USN has yet to own the blame and take accountability.

Very interesting. Thank you for the update

I drive tankers, with cv19 everything went pof after 17 years I left now make 1/2 no regrets.

As usual its all about the Benjamins . And this from an Industry that has more Layers than an onion and more Shell Companies than a Tourist Attraction in Florida !!

On today's interview with What's going on with shipping: Sal, the celebrity, is Bab Al-Mandebing his way around the wwWeb💪🍻

Low life crook

Kindy do something for british seafarers rather than just increasing the monthly fees.

A v v interesting report. I think it is great to find women now i "traditional" male jobs. Hopefully more males will think along these lines .

Interesting very good speaker .

Is that a bulbous bow in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me? 😅🤣😂

this is very cool

Mega Foto...🎉😂

It was in 1991,much more took place on the ships involved in the whole rescue mission that was ever made public,we were eventually food rationed it was a scary time for the crew onboard

My name is Alan i worked onboard the S A Aghulas when we got stuck in the southpole with a damaged rudder and was helped by the German Icebreaker Polorstern and then eventually towed out by a S African navy vessel through the roaring 40's seas back to Cape Town .

To be the captain of this ship...I couldn't even imagine the sense of pride. I feel like it's a job any captain in the world would want.