Maersk moves crew departments to Asia
SHIPPING: According to CO-SEA, Maersk has sent a mail to all of the shipping company's ships stating that Maersk Line and Maersk Tankers ship crew departments will move to Singapore from the 1st of August. Maersk Supply will continue to have a ship crew department in Copenhagen
The relocation will entail discharge of 16 employees, but Maersk promises that a special effort will be made to help these employees both financially and in finding a new job.
Maersk Line's ship crew department will move again from Singapore to Manila in the end of 2009.
Source: maritimedanmark.dk