29 July 2020, Berlin – 167 Filipino seafarers departed from Hamburg International Airport today on board a chartered Condor Airlines flight bound for Manila. The flight passengers come from different maritime companies, with the bulk of over 70 crewmembers affiliated with Marlowe Shipping Management Company based in Germany. Other passengers were employed by various maritime companies in Europe. The flight arrangements were coordinated by BTH Travel Hamburg with the Philippine Embassy in ... Read more

An additional 51 newly-hired Filipino crewmembers of AIDA Cruises arrived on 24 July 2020 at the Berlin Tegel Airport in Germany. They are set to join 217 other Filipino crewmembers who arrived earlier to commence preparations for the summer cruise season. Like the initial batch of seafarers, the crew are all experienced maritime professionals and will undergo further training in new health and safety requirements and procedures being implemented in the European cruise industry. On hand to ... Read more

22 July 2020, Berlin – 217 newly-hired Filipino crewmembers of AIDA Cruises arrived today at the Rostock Airport in Germany to commence preparations for the summer cruise season. All the seafarers are experienced crew members and will undergo further training in new health and safety requirements and procedures being implemented in the European cruise industry. The Filipino seafarers are eager to start their work and orientation after arriving from Manila on board a chartered flight arranged ... Read more