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The chief cook is the senior unlicensed crew member working in the steward's department of a ship. The position corresponds to that of the boatswain in the deck department, the pump man in an oil tanker, and the electrician (but not ETO) in the engine department of a container ship or general cargo ship.
Crew management for ships, otherwise known as crewing, are the services rendered by specialised shipping companies. Crew management services are an essential part of maritime and ship management that includes the management of all the various activities handled by crew on-board vessels , as well as related shore-based administration.
This is a list of the 30 largest container shipping companies as of February 2024, according to Alphaliner, ranked in order of the twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) capacity of their fleet. [1] In January 2022, MSC overtook Maersk for the container line with the largest shipping capacity for the first time since 1996. [ 2 ]
For the list of companies that own and operate freight ships (bulk carriers, car carriers, container ships, roll-on/roll-off (for freight), and tankers), see list of freight ship companies. For shipping agencies, or companies that own and operate tugboats and fishing ships, see the category for shipping companies by country.
Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. (NYSE: EXM) is a shipping company specializing in the transport of dry bulk cargo such as iron ore, coal and grains, as well as bauxite, fertilizers and steel products. As of May 2009, it is the largest bulk carrier by DWT of any U.S.-listed company. [ 3 ]
Overseas Sophie in dock in Fredericia, Little Belt, Denmark. Founded in 1948, Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) is based in Tampa, Florida, United States. [2] [3] It has offices in Tampa, Florida and Newark, Delaware, [4] with nearly 900 sea and shore-based employees.
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The present structure, in which Crowley Maritime Corporation is a holding company for the business lines, was put in place in 1992. The Company is predominantly owned by members of the Crowley family and company employees, and it is not publicly listed. Revenue in 2009 was nearly $1.6 billion.