External vacancies

Stan Shipping Agency is looking for a Chief Cook for an oil/chemical tanker. Vessel: oil/chemical tanker, Portugal flag, 4,903 GT, 7,990 DWT, operating area Spain. Required: EU passport or Schengen visa. Offered: 2,400 EUR per month on board, 4-month contract, joining November 2026. Full offer details from the office.

Elburg Shipmanagement: Chief Cook for a bulk carrier. Vessel: bulk carrier, Liberia flag, 85,001 DWT, 46,990 GT, main engine MAN-B&W 6S60ME-C8, 2 stroke, 9,660 kW. Required: at least 12 months experience; experience with Chinese cuisine; Filipino nationality. Contract: 9 months +1/-1. Joining: 15.11.2026.

Elburg Shipmanagement: Chief Cook for a bulk carrier. Vessel: bulk carrier, Liberia flag, 207,986 DWT, 109,529 GT, main engine MAN-B&W 6G70ME-C9-HPSCR, 17,494 kW. Required: at least 12 months experience; experience with Chinese cuisine; Filipino nationality. Contract: 9 months +1/-1. Joining: 15.11.2026.

Augustea Ship Manning Philippines: Chief Cook wanted for an oil/chemical tanker. Vessel: oil/chemical tanker carrying mostly oil products, trading in the Mediterranean / Black Sea. Required: at least 12 months experience; Filipino nationality. Joining: 13.12.2026.

Chief Cook wanted for a chemical/oil tanker. Vessel: chemical/oil tanker, main engine MAN-B&W. Required: at least 12 months experience; a valid Schengen visa preferred; Filipino nationality. Joining: 15.12.2026.

UnCruise Adventures (small-ship expedition cruises, 22 to 86 guests) needs a Yacht Chef to run the galley on the Safari Explorer in Hawaii, starting December 2026. Duties: plan and cook guest and crew meals with the Pastry Chef and galley utility, special diets and allergies, weekly provisioning, inventory and budget, supervise and train 1-2 galley staff, take part in safety drills, follow CDC/FDA vessel sanitation rules. Required: at least 2 years managing a kitchen or galley team and 4 years restaurant/banquet cooking; ServSafe Food Protection Manager and ServSafe Allergens; CPR/First Aid/AED; REAL ID compliant government ID or passport; pre-employment and in-season drug tests (USCG rules); medical review. Passenger vessel experience preferred, not required. Offered: USD 254 per day base pay plus a USD 70 per day tip guarantee; 12-hour days, 7 days a week, 6-8 weeks on board, rotations off usually 2-3 weeks. Shared crew cabins (4-8 people).

Head chef (chef de cuisine) on a river cruise ship sailing on the Rhine. Advert in French. Role: runs the galley and its team (second chef and/or one or two commis, plus a dishwasher), plans production and cleaning, controls dish quality, stock rotation and storage, and follows the onboard food safety plan. Also cooks lunch and dinner for the crew. Required: CAP or vocational baccalaureate in cooking; several solid jobs in restaurant, banquet or hotel kitchens with team management; enough English to work with an international crew. Offered: permanent annualised contract (CDI); from 3,120 EUR gross per month plus a 380 EUR gross season bonus and an embarkation bonus pro rata to time on board; about 46-48 hours a week with one day off a week on board; single cabin, meals and laundry on board; health insurance; work clothes provided after the trial period.

Chief Cook wanted for a container ship. Vessel: container ship, Liberia flag, 139,000 DWT, 107,062 GT, main engine MAN-B&W 6G90ME-C, 2 stroke, 30,000 kW. Required: at least 12 months experience; experience with European/Italian cuisine; Filipino nationality. Contract: 9 months +1/-1 months. Joining: 25.11.2026.

Chief Cook wanted for a bulk carrier. Vessel: bulk carrier, Marshall Islands flag, 57,949 DWT, 32,311 GT, main engine MAN-B&W 6S50MC-C, 2 stroke, 8,400 kW. Required: at least 12 months experience. Joining: 15.12.2026.

Chief Cook wanted for a container ship. Vessel: container ship, Panama flag, 186,541 DWT, 176,490 GT, main engine MAN-B&W 11S90ME-C9, 2 stroke, 59,780 kW. Required: at least 12 months experience; experience with European/Italian cuisine; Filipino nationality. Contract: 9 months +1/-1 months. Joining: 23.12.2026.

Chief Cook wanted for an oil/chemical product tanker. Vessel: oil/chemical product tanker, Italy flag, 8,708 DWT, 6,052 GT, main engine Mitsubishi 6UEC33LSE-C2, 2 stroke, 3,300 kW. Required: NC III and Basic Training for Oil and Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations (BTOC); previous service on Italian-flag ships and on chemical tankers. Joining: 02.12.2026. Pay: USD 2,200 all in, under a non-domiciled CBA.

Chief Cook wanted for an offshore MPSV. Vessel: MPSV (multi-purpose offshore support vessel), Portugal flag, 6,986 GT, 6,053 DWT, operating area EU. Required: EU passport or Schengen visa. Offered: 6,000 USD per month on board, rotation 8 weeks on / 8 weeks off, joining 10.11.2026. Full offer details from the office.

Wanted: a Chief Cook for an offshore construction vessel working worldwide (contract at sea). Duties: in charge of the galley, plan menus and cook daily meals for crew and officers, food hygiene and galley cleanliness, manage food stores and provisions, order and check supplies, work with the Master and Chief Steward on catering budget. Required: experience as Chief Cook or Cook on offshore vessels or ships, valid ship's cook certificate as per flag requirements, valid STCW certificates and offshore medical, good knowledge of safe food handling, able to work independently for mixed-nationality crews, good English. Application deadline: 13.01.2027.

Vessel: DP3 accommodation barge (offshore). Required: experience on DP3, semi-submersible or accommodation vessels; proven experience as Chief Cook on offshore vessels; good English; valid STCW documents and offshore medical. Offer: 120 USD per day. Joining: beg November.

Chief Cook for an LNG carrier. Vessel: LNG carrier, MAN B&W main engine. Requirement: at least 12 months experience. Filipino seafarers.

Chief Cook for a Ro-Ro cargo vessel. Vessel: Italian flag, 26,000 GT, Wartsila, 14,400 kW. Requirements: at least 12 months experience, good experience in Italian cuisine. Filipino seafarers.