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Container ships burn horrible, cheap bunker fuel, and the shipping industry is infamous for hiring crew from low-income countries like the Philippines, paying them a pittance, and treating them like modern-day slaves.

I'd strongly suspect that the costs for spoilage and knock-on effects from late delivery etc would outstrip crew and fuel costs by a large margin.




Filipino Masters and Chief Engineers are being paid north of $8500/month. Evidently you are not well informed.


I'm not sure OP was talking about masters and chiefs (chiefes? Why does that look weird spelled both ways?).

I'm certain s/he was talking about juniors on the ships.


I don't doubt a select few senior people are well paid - but there are many, many more junior crew members that do not fit that description.

Also - rude.




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