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Container ships burn horrible, cheap bunker fuel, and the shipping industry is infamous for hiring crew from low-income countries like the Philippines, paying t
by GordonS 6y ago
Container ships burn horrible, cheap bunker fuel, and the shipping industry is infamous for hiring crew from low-income countries like the Philippines, paying them a pittance, and treating them like modern-day slaves.
I'd strongly suspect that the costs for spoilage and knock-on effects from late delivery etc would outstrip crew and fuel costs by a large margin.
- itismetheidiot 6y agoFilipino Masters and Chief Engineers are being paid north of $8500/month. Evidently you are not well informed.
- GordonS 6y agoI don't doubt a select few senior people are well paid - but there are many, many more junior crew members that do not fit that description. Also - rude.
- Loughla 6y agoI'm not sure OP was talking about masters and chiefs (chiefes? Why does that look weird spelled both ways?). I'm certain s/he was talking about juniors on the ships.