Our people translate innovative ideas into practice on a daily basis. They are our most valuable asset. Their engagement, experience and willingness to go as a team for solutions yet to be discovered, keeps us ahead of competition.
We foster a spirit of entrepreneurship, open-mindedness and team-work. To achieve this working environment we endeavour to create the right balance between gender, age and experience as well as cultural background. Hence we are dedicated to attract, develop and retain highly-talented people from all over the world.
EXMAR Ship Management currently employs a diverse and multi-national team of about 2000 people, including over 1,800 seafarers of 38 nationalities. The majority of shore-based staff are located at our headquarters in Antwerp, Belgium with regional offices in Singapore and Mumbai.
Operating at the forefront of the market requires our people to stay on top of the latest developments. To create a strong team of like-minded experts EXMAR Ship Management permanently invests in training, coaching and developing competent, motivated people.
Specialised technical training with Original Equipment Manufacturers and EXMAR Academy trainings in line with the latest STCW 2010 requirements ensure our seafarers are properly certified and up-to-date. To further develop talent onshore, personnel is sponsored to take academic courses.
Senior personnel regularly lecture at maritime academies, universities and other education establishments, such as the Universities of Antwerp and Delft and the Antwerp Maritime Academy. EXMAR Ship Management regularly gives cadets and young seafaring members the opportunity to complete assignments on board and at its offices.
In addition to its longstanding cooperation with the Antwerp Maritime Academy in Belgium, EXMAR Ship Management actively supports the Caribbean Maritime University in Jamaica and works closely with the Mapua School and PHILCAMSAT training centre in the Philippines, which is recognised by the Belgian Flag State in terms of training excellence. They are all recruitment sources of young talent for the company.