by Barista Uno | Jun 20, 2018 | Announcements and Events, Manning, Training and Jobs
I should be joining the rest of the world and making whoopee on the ‘Day of the Seafarer’, 25th June. But I won’t. I will spend the day quietly and alone like the monk in Caspar David Friedrich‘s circa-1809 painting ‘Der Moench am Meer /...
by Barista Uno | Jun 18, 2018 | Latest Post, Manning, Training and Jobs
All manning agents in Manila wear two hats: crew supplier and money changer. The second function is an incidental adjunct to the first. It is not wrongful or illicit per se, but it has given rise to a silent scam that has gone on for decades. Under government rules,...
by Barista Uno | May 8, 2018 | Latest Post, Ports and Terminals, Shipping and Logistics
It is high time that Filipinos looked at themselves and where they stand in the international maritime arena without blinkers. That may not be so easy because of their fixation with ship manning. But as the British writer, Aldous Huxley, once wrote: “Facts do...
by Barista Uno | May 2, 2018 | Latest Post, Maritime Media & Communications
It has been almost a year since I last posted in Marine Café Blog. For those of you who were wondering, I was busy with my studies and working on my second e-book, ‘Close Encounters in Maritime Manila‘. With the new book out of the way, I can go back to...
by Barista Uno | Jun 23, 2017 | Announcements and Events, Manning, Training and Jobs
This Sunday, the 25th of June, is the ‘Day of the Seafarer’. I thought I would chat with Frankie the Philosopher Cat and see if he’s in a mood to celebrate. Frankie is not much into festivities, but you never know. The slogans and tributes to...
