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group's tanker fleet. We believe in building long-lasting relationships with customers, and being a standard-bearer in the industry for the highest quality standards in people and ships. For more than 50 years, BW has weathered the fluctuating cycles of one of the world's most volatile and demanding markets, and we are committed to remaining at the forefront of the industry. Combined, BW Maritime and BW Fleet Management employ over 150 people at their Singapore office. The Singapore team is supported by a global network of representative and agency offices totalling approximately 1,500 staff, including seafarers. |
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INVESTING IN QUALITY CREW
AND KEEPING THEM UP TO
STANDARD MUST BE A PRIORITY
FOR TODAY'S INTERNATIONAL
SHIPPING OPERATION
Austin Maritima specialises in crew
management, manning and seafarer training.
With its own office and training facilities
in the Singapore and Philipine, the company is geared
to provide the shipping industry with
qualified crew of all ranks.
Austin Maitima has long been entrusted with the
role of recruiting and managing crew
for the Group fleet and, with a pool
approaching1,500 qualified seafarers,
can provide crewing solutions for
all kinds of ship.
Austina Maritima enjoys an excellent reputation
with financial institutions, inspection regimes
and customers. Its superior performance is based on experienced international
management as well as a large, loyal pool of well-qualified seafarers.
Quality, flexibility and cooperation, the hallmarks
of Austin Maritima's approach, stem from having the
financial strength necessary to consistently
operate a substantial fleet of top-class ships,
regardless of market fluctuations
ABOUT SMALL SHIP CRUISES
Meet the Team at Small Ship Cruises
Testimonials and Comments
Look Who Is Talking About Us in the Press
A Little about the Site
SMALLSHIPCRUISES.COM is a unique website created in 1998 by experienced writers who have a wide knowledge
of the small ship niche of the cruise industry. The owners and writers have traveled on ships all over the world so
that the information on the website comes from personal in-depth research and hands-on experience. The website has
been written about in many newspapers, magazines, and other media, including the New York Times, USA Today,
Newsday, The Today Show, Travel & Leisure, Porthole Magazine, Marco Polo Magazine, Cruise Travel Magazine,
Forbes Traveler, Savvy Travel, Seattle Times, St Petersburg Times, Tampa Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune,
Toronto Star, Cincinnati Enquirer, Atlanta Journal and Constitution, SmarterTravel.com, and many others.
Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel calls us “a great site”, and Best Fares Magazine says “a great collection of news,
deals & discounts”. The Today Show and Travel & Leisure Magazine featured the site as " one stop shopping for
small ships". It has been named one of the Web’s Most Useful Travel Sites by Boardroom.com and has been featured
in reviews on Excite, Lycos, about.com, and Netscape.
The company and the website offers information on cruising in small ships to out-of-the-way places all over the
world, and it works with various expert agencies, wholesalers, tour operators and cruiselines to get people booked
to the destinations they want. The company is
incorporated in Florida, with offices in St. Petersburg and Chicago.
THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT ALL HAPPEN AT SMALL SHIP CRUISES
Bob Linde – Bob is the founder of Small Ship Cruises. He is an an avid
sailor and while running the recreation department for the University of
South Florida, he developed courses in navigation, advanced sailing, and
canoeing. As a travel writer he has visited unique destinations such as the
Peruvian Amazon, Northern European waterways, Alaska, the Yukon, and
the Galapagos Islands, to name a few. Bob spent 5 years in the US Army,
including 3 years in Europe and 6 months on the front lines of Desert Storm. He has also worked as a counselor for
troubled youths, a commercial fisherman and Greenpeace activist. Small ship cruising opened his eyes to the unique
unspoiled cultures that only small ships allow you to experience. When he realized the lack of information available
to the growing numbers of travelers interested in adventure travel and interacting with different cultures and
environments, Small Ship Cruises was born. "This is a site for everyone – travel agent, veteran