Thomas Reppenhagen

Our business relationship with Stargate goes back to the year 2007, when we started recruiting the first Officers for our managed fleet via them. During the following years a fruitful cooperation has developed, and we managed to expand our pool to over 130 active Romanian seafarers for whom Stargate was able to maintain a high retention rate.
Their office staff is competent and assists us promptly with our recruitment requirements as well as in keeping a close contact with seafarers and their families. It is noteworthy that in 2016 we did not have a single Drug&Alcohol policy violation involving seafarers recruited via Stargate and also the performance reports received for crew employed via Stargate, show a good level of education and the right business attitude, particularly in these difficult economic times. We believe that the Romanian market has further expansion potential and we expect to do more business there in the future – supported by Stargate and their local team.