Elburg Ship Management Philippines, Inc. - An international provider of crewing and ship management services.

The scope of services are as follows:

a. MANNING OF SHIPS - Recruitment, selection and deployment of Filipino, Italian, and other nationals for foreign principals.

b. CREW MANAGEMENT SERVICES - In addition to manning ships, our company undertakes total crew management to include training and continuous upgrading of skills and knowledge, wage and salary administration, allotment servicing, performance monitoring and evaluation, crew insurance, travel arrangements, etc. Packaging of options are subject to negotiations.

Our Crew Management package may include services such as:

Initial interview, vetting and selection of crew
Endorsement per flag requirement
Medical examination fitness certificates & appraisal reports
Implementation and follow up of drug and alcohol policies
Proper qualification and certification of crew
Issuance of working gear
Payment of crew allotments & salaries
Joining and repatriation
Visa applications
Crew training
Crew welfare
Victualling Management

Crew travel and repatriation can represent a major expense if not carefully controlled. Elburg, in order to move our crewmembers at the right time, to the right place at the minimum cost, developed a strong relationship with major travel agents, therefore we are able to secure substantial discounts thus cost savings for Principal.

c. Ship management may include technical aspects of ship operations, ship inspections, overseeing maintenance and repairs, assistance during class and flag surveys and ISPS-related verifications, victuals management, dry docking and renovations overseeing, compliance to flag and port state requirements, etc.

d. Shipping agency and husbanding of ships at local ports consisting of facilitation of entry and clearance in ports, representations with port authorities, supplying parts, provisions, bonded stores and other supplies; and many other services related to ship business in ports.

e. Ship brokering, chartering agents and owners’ protective agents.

f. Local representations for shipping-related foreign domiciled concerns, classification societies and other concerns. If clients so require, we are able to deal / follow-up with P & I crew related cases throughout our skilled and experienced office staff.

The company can also provide flying / riding team squads.

We can offer a wide array of services for shipping industry including follow up of shipyard repairs, vessel inspections for pre -purchasing, inspection and assistance in case of technical needs, flying repair squad, vessel agent for Manila and other ports in the Philippines with permission from the owner.

Cost effective accounting throughout well prepared shore people is not only for crewing matters. Clients through Elburg can outsource some of the accounting procedures thus saving on costs.