June 2015 | Issue No. 18

Team Telegraph

SeaTeam Celebrates Five Years in Philippines

HOST

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Awards Page

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SeaTeam (Phils) 5th Anniversary

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Front Odin Dry Dock

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Front Ull – A Memorable Experience!

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Golden Eminence Sharing Best Practices

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What level is your leadership at?

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Practical Seamanship Course at MTC Manila

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Front Mersey Best Practices

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Daddy Please Come Home Safely 2015 Drawing Contest

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New Team Mates

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“The Good Move”

Support Expanded to St. Annes Orphanage

Host continues to exceed all expectations with donations totaling just under US$220,000! We have been able to expand our support to the less fortunate and in

After: Area cleaned and painted. Kitchen repaired and operational

April we have teamed up with the St. Annes Orphanage in Chennai that was badly in need of upgrading and support. The project will take several months.

Work has already started

We have prioritized the repair of plumbing and electrical systems. Once we have the toilets fully functional we shall start on cooking facilities and showers. We shall then move into the living quarters and provide fans and bedding.

Before: Toilets blocked and overflowing

After: Drains repaired with proper access for future maintenance. Toilets will be upgraded in coming months and showers made operational.

Before: Cooking over open fire

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In April, SeaTeam received a Maritime Sector Incentive as an International Shipping Enterprise from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). The award was presented to Managing Director, Alasdair Smith, by the Singapore Minister for Transport, Mr Lui Tuck Yew during the MPA dinner at the Ritz Carlton Hotel during Maritime week. The award recognizes SeaTeam’s contribution to Singapore’s vibrant Maritime sector and the economy in general. The award provides tax incentives for a period of 5 years. It was indeed an honor to be presented the award in front of some 2,000 international guests who attended the dinner.

This was followed up in May when SeaTeam was received the “Singapore Maritime Distinguished Award” recognizing business excellence in the Maritime sector from the “Trade and Industry Association of Singapore”. The award was presented by Member of Parliament Mr. Zainudin Nordin at the Trade and Industry Associations Gala dinner. The function was held at Resorts World Hotel with over 2,000 guests from Singapore and overseas.

Managing Director, Alasdair Smith said to be granted these prestigious awards is a reflection on the entire SeaTeam organization. Recognition is appreciated and shared by everyone who has contributed to our success.

AWARDS PAGE

Managing Director, Alasdair Smith receiving Maritime Sector Incentive Award from Singapore Minister for Transport, Mr. Lui Tuck Yew

“Captain Baskar Padmanaban receives AMVER Awards for SeaTeam Vessels during Singapore Maritime Week presentation with US Coast Guard”

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SeaTeam (Phils) celebrate its 5 year existence in Manila with a 2-day Conference and Dinner & Dance held at New World Hotel, Manila Bay from 06 to 07 May 2015.

The first ships, Golden Queen and Golden Shanghai, were taken over in May 2010 with additional 2 ships before end of 2010 - where 80 officers/crew and office staff are given loyalty award during the dinner for staying since 2010.

Started from 2 ships with 44 crew, 2 office staff and 1 small office, STMP has now 20 ships (16 bulkers and 4 tankers) with 540+ crew / 15 office staff and 3 offices with a dedicated training center for in house training.

Surely the growth has shown significant trust of mother office in Singapore and principals, Frontline and Golden Ocean. We expect additional 4 bulkers before end of 2015 which will expand the STMP fleet to a manageable 24 ships and 600+ crew.

We would like to thank SeaTeam Singapore especially our Managing Director, Alasdair Smith for the continuous trust and confidence where in return we promise to bled and strive harder to serve them better in the years to come.

Special thanks also to all our seafarers onboard and on leave for their dedication, loyalty and commitment for the success of SeaTeam (Phils) which without them will never be achieved.

SeaTeam (Phils) 5th AnniversaryBy Capt. Ronaldo S. Maniego, President & CEO, SeaTeam Management (Phils) Inc.

Tord Brath of Golden Ocean Group updates operational issues.

Frontline’s Tore Timbrelli Olsen provides insights from Owners.

Children from Precious Heritage School provided smiles and entertainment.

Capt. Ronaldo Maniego proud of five years of operations in Manila.

Group photo of speakers and dignitaries.

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James Yeap educates the audience on Port State Control issues. Attentive officers share experience.

When our Managing Director, Alasdair Smith requested for me to give a presentation on the importance of Port State Control for the Annual SeaTeam Officers Conference in Manila on 7th May, I was very excited, honoured and privileged to be given the opportunity to present this important message to our sea staff on a milestone that is SeaTeam’s fifth anniversary.

Having spent almost ten years in two main Classification Societies, the American Bureau of Shipping and Lloyd’s Register, I had come across many vessels that were detained by the Port State Control for violation of the IMO Conventions and wanted to share with everyone on the importance of a well prepared vessel, the consequences of a detention and the vicious cycle that followed suit. In addition to the hardware and regulatory aspect, I wanted to share on the human element on how to manage a PSC inspection in a professional, respectful and efficient manner.

The session started with a show of hands of those who had experienced a PSC inspection onboard. It was evident that most present had the experience of dealing with PSC authorities from various MOUs and the interactive session was peppered with many suggestions and enthusiastic sharing of personal experiences.

In a nutshell, the presentation focused on the following areas:

• Understanding the origin and purpose of PSC• Understanding the importance and consequences of

PSC and FSC inspections• How to effectively plan, prepare and pass a PSC and

FSQC inspection• How we can all collectively improve company’s PSC

performance

Being a firm believer that pictures do convey effectively across cultures, actual photographs of PSC detainable deficiencies were shown to all and reinforced with statistics on most common deficiencies and detainable items.

The Importance of Port State Control and Flag State Control Inspection

by James Yeap, Senior Superintendent SeaTeam Management Pte Ltd.

As some Port States are more active than others therefore there is a higher chance of being inspected by these more active authorities for example Australian, Turkish, North American and Chinese ports. Whilst our vessels should be in a compliant condition at all times, whether at sea or in port, it is important to ensure that the our crew pay close attention to the condition and maintenance of the ship’s equipment and the availability of certificates, documents and records prior to entering ports in the active Port States.

Sharing the latest statistics from AMSA in their 2014 report highlighted the importance to have our vessels fully prepared, more so because most of our bulk carriers call Australian ports to load coal and iron ore.

Participants were reminded of the following:

• Bulk carriers constituted 49% of port arrivals by ship type in Australia in 2014

• Total PSC inspections: 3742 in 2014 (12% increase from 2013)

• Total bulk carriers were inspected by PSC: 2122 (56.7%)

• Total detention: 269 (7.2% of inspections resulted in detention)

• Total bulk carriers detained: 146 (54.3%)

It was reiterated to all present that maintaining vessel in a safe, clean, hygienic and well maintained condition is not for the sake of passing a PSC inspection but more so for the safety of all our esteemed colleagues onboard, protection of Owners assets and our precious environment.

The session ended with a short but relevant video presentation from AMSA on PSC inspections followed by questions and answers.

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Front Odin Dry DockBy Indrani Jaganathan, Technical Executive

After 5 Years out in the ocean experiencing the rough and tough situation, SHE has come to the island of Singapore - Keppel Shipyard, Tuas for a well deserved makeover break. Yes…Front Odin’s dry dock.

Dry Docking preparation starts more than 6 months in advance. It all begins with the preparation of docking specs, budget, choosing of dry dock location, confirming the attendance of service providers for their professional services, and items requested by vessel needs to be purchased and prepared all in advance.

When Front Odin enters dry dock each and every ship staff together with the Technical Superintendent not only work closely with each other but also with external contractors and shipyard project manager to ensure smooth work flow. To further support the work flow, respective Technical Executive and Purchaser extended their support from office.

They have a daily meeting which plans out the day to day work scope ensuring that job are executed successfully within the assigned period of time before the vessel is schedule to undock.

Front Odin at Keppel Shipyard, Singapore.

Inquiring officer staff are given a guided tour.

Follow the leader on deck rounds.

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During this period of time, SeaTeam Management decided to plan for a trip to the yard for our office staffs. Application for 20 staff were submitted to Keppel Shipyard for their approval. On 29th April, 20 staff reported to Keppel shipyard. They went through a safety induction program before proceeding to visit the ship. All staffs were excited to see the vessel 1st time at a dry dock. They were warmly welcome by the Captain and his team with a smile even despite their tiring work schedule. They split the staffs in two group and were accompanied by ship staff.

The trip started off with a tour around the deck, bridge, engine room. Staffs were curious on the equipment they see onboard the vessel and raise many questions to the ship staff pertaining to what they see and all the queries they had. Ship staffs who conducted the trip took pride in explaining to them on all their enquiries. After the hot and tiring trip, all our staffs gathered in the messroom. Finally the trip has ended. To boost up their tiring soul, the cook served all our staff with a scrumptious meal. The cook’s wonderful preparation was a boost to their tiring soul and the trip to the shipyard was a great enhancement to their knowledge.

As for me being the Technical Executive of this vessel, I had to work closely with the Superintendent, the ship staffs, service providers and the shipyard personnel. Honestly it was very stress keeping in par with everyone but this stress further developed my knowledge and understanding on technical aspects about the vessel. I would like to thank SeaTeam for giving me this wonderful exposure and opportunity.

Staff and crew on the Bridge wing Safety first

With crew in the engine control room

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FRONT ULL – A MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE!By Dhruval Nilesh Vayda, Deck Cadet, Front Ull

U.S.A. – The land of democracy, the land of Hollywood, the land of opportunities and most importantly for us Mariners – the land of the United States Coast Guard.

When the news came that our ship was headed to the U.S.A., there was a feeling of joy because America is the place where everyone dream of going, thanks to the influence of Hollywood. But soon that mood changed when it dawned on everyone that the United States Coast Guard will be inspecting our ship as it was our first visit to the U.S.A. The Senior Officers informed the crew what the USCG was capable of as it is one of the strictest inspections in the world. But it did not matter to the Master, Capt. R.S.Menon and our Senior Officers, Chief Officer, Abhijeet.K., Chief Engineer, Venkat Krishna and 2nd Engineer, Naveen .V. because they knew what was required. The full crew supported them in all ways possible to make sure that the ship was in its full readiness when it touched US waters.

Extensive training, drills security instructions and thorough records were kept prior entry. All steps were taken to ensure restriction of gray water discharge and prevention of sewage discharge. All tests were carried out strictly as per USCG requirements and all log book entries were kept up to date. The decks, accommodation and stores were cleaned thoroughly and everything looked ship shape and in a condition that a new ship should look like!

They say that the first impression is the best impression, so we used that exact phrase with the USCG. When they stepped on our vessel and got the security briefing at the gangway, half the war was won – thanks to the intensive training we had on security. They showed no intent of slackening their extensive scrutiny on our vessel. The USCG left no area of the vessel unchecked – be it the bridge, engine room, galley, stores, accommodation, pump room, paint store or the reefer room. A lot of hard work was put into preparing our vessel and it really paid off!

They could not find even a single observation. In fact, they appreciated the way we had prepared for the inspection including the paperwork. The proud expression on our pumpman’s face was priceless when the chemist who had come to inspect the pump room said that it was one of the cleanest pump rooms he had ever seen. Moreover, the Marshall Islands inspectors who were on board for the Flag Safety inspection were so impressed with the conduct of the USCG inspection that the Marshall Islands Safety inspection was a cake walk for us.

Front Ull did pass the first USCG COC and PSC inspection without any observations but the icing on the cake was the shore leave that we got at Long Beach Anchorage. My colleagues and I knew the very moment we stepped off the gangway that we had to head for the place that

Vessel passing under the Golden Gate bridge, San Francisco

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defines America, the place that portrays to us the image of America: “Universal Studios Hollywood”. Believe me when I say that this is the place you have to be when in West Coast of America. The rides, the merchandise, the sets, the studios, the full tour of the film city where movies like Fast and Furious, War of the Worlds, King Kong and many more were shot. Live movie shoot, 3D shows which you could never experience anywhere in the world were shown to us in 360 degrees (yes, 360 degrees with screens all around you). Long Beach itself is a beautiful city with beautiful beaches with the softest sand and the cleanest water. You could just walk all around the city and not get tired. Our phones and cameras got full thanks to the amount of the pictures we clicked because everything there was a wonder to us and we wanted to save that memory with us forever.

But it seemed that the USCG was not the only barrier for us to prove the sea worthiness of our ship. SIRE Vetting inspection by Chevron at the port of Richmond in San Francisco was the next challenge. But once

again we were well prepared. The Vetting inspector tried really hard to find any observation but he was unable to. The vessel cleared Chevron Sire inspection with NIL observation. There was joy on everyone’s face including Capt. Menon who was surely feeling proud of his team and the success achieved by us. He had no doubt that his ship would not get any observations and he had trusted his team to do a professional job.

It was a clean sheet for him as USCG COC and PSC, Marshall Islands Flag State inspection and Chevron Sire inspection were cleared with NIL observations. The lesson I learned from this stay in the US was that planning and teamwork is everything. Planning and preparation together go a long way in defining your success – be it planning a daily job or for an inspection or even for your life!

Soon the month was up but U.S.A. had one more parting gift to give us – the memory of the vessel passing under the towering Golden Gate bridge. That

Crew of Front Ull at Long Beach with SS Queen Mary in the background

Staff of Front Ull enjoying at the Universal Studios

was the final touch to our eventful stay in the U.S.A. As we passed under the astonishing bridge, towered by clouds with sunlight glimmering on the frames of the bridge, it surely gleamed goodbye to us.

Indeed our visit to the United States of America was truly memorable!

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Golden Eminence Sharing Best Practices

Crew performing the task are complied with HSQE 004. Crew wearing appropriate PPE. (Fall arrester attached to full bodied safety harness with lifebuoy rig on the water)

Doors markings & anti-skid patches – All doors had a marking on the floor indicating the operating range of the door. This would guide personnel to keep clear of the area so that an accidental opening/closing of the door does not lead to injury. Patches particularly useful if door sill is stainless steel without scuff plate which became slippery when wet or when cargo residues fell on it.

Company safety poster posted on public places where crew are reminded and made aware on the hazard in their daily task.

AED placed outside hospital for easy used during emergency with posted company poster resuscitation chart STP-031

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SOPEP drill – Crew carried out actual demonstration on cleaning up operation. Chief Officer & Chief Engineer. Discussed the operation of emergency stop button.

Fire drill – Demonstration on proper procedure in opening of fire doors, handling of fire hoses and discussed the operation of CO2 release for paint room.

Golden Eminence officers and crew safety winner on safety scratch card. No LTI for the 1st quarter of 2015.

Golden Eminence safety winner for best near miss and safest crew. From L-R. Deck Cadet Engel Vic H. Villarias, Engine Cadet Aljon C. Estologa, & A/B Antonio G. King.

Freefall lifeboat and rescue boat waterbourne and manoeuver to the water

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A dream of a person starting his career at sea is to step into a position of leadership. When you become a Second Engineer or Chief Officer you start realizing your dream. This reaches a peak when you finally get your fourth stripe and become Master or Chief Engineer! Now there is a team of people who look up to you to lead them in their day to day activities and in emergencies, should they arise.

But do you really become a leader once you get a rank? Or is there something more to leadership? Are there different levels of leadership through which a person matures and rises if he truly becomes a leader– a person of influence?

John Maxwell says that once you start to studying leadership, you realize that leadership is basically a five step growth to the highest level which could be described as,

1. PositionRightsPeople follow you because they have to.

2. PermissionRelationshipsPeople follow you because they want to.

3. ProductionResultsPeople follow because of what you have done for the organization.

4. People DevelopmentReproductionPeople follow because of what you have done for them.

5. PinnacleRespectPeople follow because of who you are and what you represent.

1. Leadership by Rank2. Leadership by Relationships3. Leadership by Results4. Leadership by Reproducing leaders

What level is your leadership at?By Akshay Wal

5. Leadership by development of level 4 leaders

Leadership is influence – nothing more and nothing less, and as you grow to the higher levels of leadership – your circle of influence expands accordingly.

The sad part is that most people, once they have achieved a rank they feel that they have arrived and start to glorify in their position, enjoying the power that the position brings and stop growing their leadership! How many Masters, Chief Engineers and Marine Superintendents have we all come across who, feel that they do not have to make any efforts to build relationships with their shipmates and juniors and isolate themselves and try to control others by virtue of their rank alone. What a mistake! They are followed only because people fear them as they know how they can harm or hurt them if they don’t obey. These leaders like to quote the rules and want others to follow them just because they were given the leadership role.

People don’t buy into the leaders of rank! These leaders don’t command the respect of their people, but have to demand it! Their people will perform to the bare minimum of their potential – just to keep the boss off their back. They will be secretly happy if he fails at times, and will even celebrate his failure behind his back. Rank leaders tend to devalue others and find themselves, quite lonely or at best surrounded by sycophants who want to keep the boss happy by snooping for him and saying things which they know will please him. A rank leader thrives on politics and generally runs an unhealthy ship where people thrive not for what is best for the ship and team, but for what they perceive their leader will appreciate and praise. These leaders thrive on their inflated egos and the flattery by their subordinates. Not the ideal situation for any leader.

The second level of leadership is of relationships where

the leader, having the rank

behind him, spends his time and effort in coming to know his people better. He really cares for his people and consciously makes sure that each interaction with his juniors ends on a positive note.

“People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” – Theodore Roosevelt

People happily follow these leaders because they want to. They command the respect of the people and don’t have to demand it. People will go out of their way to do things for these leaders, things they would not do for positional leaders. They will put in their best – working together is fun! Communication channels to the leader are open – the leader is available whenever required. People feel valued and trusted – and in turn trust the leader. The atmosphere on their ships is relaxed, transparent, there is a minimum of politics around, and people will do whatever it takes to get the job done. I am sure that we would all have sailed under both these type of leaders and can vouch for the difference in the quality of life on board.

The next level of leadership is of delivering results. Here the leader, having the rank, having built the relationships also delivers results. You are being paid to get the job done, so if a person gets stuck in the level 2, he will have a reputation of being a nice person, who unfortunately is not capable of getting the job done effectively at times.

At this level 3 of leadership, people follow you because they like you and also they have seen you deliver results. You have a reputation of being a competent person at your job. They want to learn from your experience and so are willing to follow you.

Level 3 leaders set the example in the organization which others want to emulate. These leaders are generally solution oriented and not only focused on the problem. These leaders help create momentum and develop great team spirit.

Being productive does not necessarily mean that you are a

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level 3 leader. You may be getting the work done, but in the process if you have not built relationships with your team members – your leadership requires working on. Many a person, who is capable of driving a team to achievement does it by virtue of his rank alone – and still remains a level 1 leader despite his results. Such a person at times does not understand why his efforts are not being appreciated by his ship mates! A rule here is that you cannot become a level 3 leader until you have taken the time and effort required to build relationships as a level 2 leader before.

The next level of leadership is of developing people under you. Here, the leader having already imbibed the previous levels of leadership, now understands the importance of handing over the baton. He makes a conscious effort of his time and energy in developing the leadership potential of his juniors. He builds for himself a reputation of being a Master or Chief Engineer, who being

As part of SeaTeam Manila’s efforts to upgrade the skills of our seafarers, Practical Seamanship Course was designed and developed specifically for deck ratings. The purpose of the training is to provide the participants with the necessary knowledge and skills with reference to:

1. Lifting and Rigging2. Working at Heights3. Mooring Operations 4. Workshop Safety5. Rope Works and Splicing

The course is also aimed to address the concern raised during de-briefing by several officers that some ratings lack the expertise in seamanship and from the ratings themselves wishing to gain additional proficiencies. One of the Bosun’s on leave, Mr. Ernesto Sta. Monica, has signified and agreed to selflessly share his know-how gained from his long experience at sea.

The feedback from the initial batch of participants are positive stating that the course is relevant and useful. There were also very constructive

Practical Seamanship Course at MTC Manila

Capt. Elmer Palle, Training Superintendent/Quality Safety Coach monitoring training.

suggestions from the attendees which will increase the value and effectiveness of the course. Going forward, the plan is for all deck ratings to undergo this training.

extremely competent in his job, also churns out future Masters or Chief Engineers who will go on to show case their own leadership in the years to come.

The level 5 of leadership is where the leader now starts developing level 4 leaders. This level of leadership is rare to find in the world, and here the focus of the leader becomes to spend his time and effort in teaching his protégés how they too can be level 4 leaders in their own right.

A beautiful parallel to your leadership may be explained in the role of a parent. You automatically become a level 1 leader as soon as you have a child. Then you have to take the time and put in the effort to understand your children and build relationships with them and you move to level 2 leadership. For a child, initially the parent is THE ROLE model, whom they idolize initially as the parent is looked upon as a level 3 leader. But for a few children, if the parent has not built relationships

– a number of people are so busy building their careers that they are not able to give their children attention when they need it - slowly this role model picture dies down. Then a communication gap opens up when the child no longer looks up the parent for the guidance they need, and sadly the parent does not rise to the level 4 leadership, in the eyes of their child. If good healthy relationships have been built, then the child is open to the guidance of the parent, and then the parent can influence the thinking process of the child as a level 4 leader would.

Leadership is a continuous growth process and those who don’t understand this thwart their own leadership potential. Leadership - as some gurus say – is a journey, not a destination. It is not where you reach that matters, it is what you become in the process which is of a greater significance.

I do wish you all the greatest of success in your own journey!

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Front Mersey Best Practices

Get together after the week end drills completed. Thank God both Lifeboat re-hoisted safely.

2nd Engineer Bernardino and Pumpman caught the fish outer anchorage Persian Gulf.

A BIG catch but we take note that is NOT a poisonous fish.

No Hot Work DoneWe only use Nut & Bolt and rubber pad to

secure

Chest Freezer;a. Environment friendly storage for

Food Waste. No messy smell and flies around.

b. Good for handling especially when lengthy stay in special areas.

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CONTEST RULES1. Age Groups

(a) 6–9(b) 10–14

2. Eligibility(a) Immediate Family Members of SeaTeam Seafarers

3. Entry(a) Entries should be completed and scanned e-copy submitted by email

to: office@sea-team.com(b) Email must include:

(i) Child’s Name and Age(ii) Father’s Name and Ship

4. Winners will be selected by the Management Team of SeaTeam Singapore and by Facebook Votes and announced in the 1st Quarter of 2016

5. There will be two winners for each age group(a) Most Facebook Votes(b) Management Favorite

6. Prize value is USD 100 each7. Company will produce a safety poster from the best entry8. Deadline for submission is 01 December 2015

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Technical ExecutiveJahabar Ali s/o Abdul Aziz

Crewing AssistantPonmalar Rajan

Fleet AccountantVeralyn Leong

New Team Mates

“The Good Move”

Singapore Office

Asst. Crewing ManagerNishad Nair

Chennai Office

Crewing ExecutiveRegina A. Tolentino

Accounts ExecutiveSheryl R. Sandoval

Manila Office

Contact Us

Singapore

SEATEAM MANAGEMENT PTE LTD10 Hoe Chiang Road, #19-03/04/05 Keppel Towers, Singapore 089315Tel: +65-6631-9850Fax: +65-6631-9851

Chennai

SEATEAM MANAGEMENT (INDIA) PVT LTDAmble Side, V Floor, No. 8 Khader Nawaz Khan Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600 006, IndiaTel: +91-44-2833-3100Fax: +91-44-2833-3102

Manila

SEATEAM MANAGEMENT (PHILS) INC.1A & 2B Maria Daniel Bldg. 470 Corner MH Del Pilar & San Andres St. Malate, Manila, Philippines 1004 Tel: + 63-2353 -9807Fax: +63-2353 -9813

Web Sitewww.sea-team.com

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