Our Policy

The Policy of Philippine Transworld Shipping Corporation (PTSC) is to supply all its principals a quality services that continously meet their needs and expectations.

PTSC is fully committed in achieving the highest standard of recruitment of Marine Personnel for provision to the international shipping industry.

PTSC intends to remain at the forefront of its established field of business with the objective of continuous improvement, through initiative, innovation and dedication to quality management system and working practices.

Our Quality

In order to achieve these high standards of services, PTSC adopted the new version of ISO 9001 model of its new quality management systems.

Our Foundations

Founded by friends – Sumiyo Kariya-CEO, Capt. Erlindo M. Salvador-President and the late Atty. Serapio Catindig who envisioned of putting up and starting a manning agency more than 40 years ago for the purpose of generating employment for Filipino seafarers, providing professional services to our principals and henceforth contributing to the economy of the Philippines.

Since the company was established through a foundation of both –partnership & friendship. We at PTSC also considers our principals not just clients but partners and friends as well. Our passion for effective maritime solution and vision of excellence and total customer satisfaction are the assurances that we can offer to our principals.

Our Experience

Philippine Transworld Shipping Corporation, hereafter “PTSC” is a pioneer of ship manning company in the Philippines.

For more than forty (40) years in the recruitment business, it has provided us with not only experience and knowledge but also the full confidence and trust by our principals in maintaining highly professional, efficient and cost conscious business.

PTSC is also well known as providing full manning worldwide Chemical Tanker crew since 1996.
We are also experience in handling General Cargo ships, Bulk Carriers, Oil Tankers, Pure Car Carriers, Heavy Lift and Chipwood Carriers.

Today we assure that we are able to provide experienced, professional, competent, well-trained , well-motivated and well-fit Filipino crew for every type of ships and we always do our best to support our principals on safety, economical and environment-friendly operation.

What we do

• Manning Agency (Recruitment, Screening, Selection, Performance Monitoring)
• Arrangement of Pre-Employment Medical Clearances
• Arrangement of crew’s Documents, Training, Certificates
• Dispatch (including Travel Arrangements)
• Bareboat Chartering

What we offer

• Experienced Professionals (Officers and Ratings)
• Flexibility / Adaptability to Principal’s Needs

List of Manned Vessels

Kind of Ship	DWT	Number of Ship
Heavy Lift	7,000 DWT – 16,000 DWT	7
Bulk Carrier : Handy Size	33,773 DWT	4
Oil Tanker	150,000 DWT	5
Chemical Tanker	9,000 DWT – 35,000 DWT	14

Bulker Fleet

Aframax

An ocean-going crude oil tanker vessel of standard size between 80,000 and 119,000 DWT that is the largest crude oil tanker size in the AFRA (Average Freight Rate Assessment) tanker rate system.

Capesize

An ocean-going cargo vessel that is physically too large to fit through the locks of either the Panama or Suez Canals and therefore must voyage via Cape Horn at the southernmost tip of South America to get to or from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans or the Cape of Good Hope at the southernmost tip of South Africa to get to and from the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Capesize vessels generally serve deepwater terminals handling raw materials such as iron ore and coal.

Handymax

A small bulk or oil tanker vessel of 30,001 to 50,000 DWT that is a larger version of the popular Handysize vessel.

Handysize

A small bulk or oil tanker vessel that is suited to tie up at a T2 type pier. These vessels are a maximum of 10,000 to 30,000 DWT. These vessels are more maneuverable and have shallower draft than larger vessels and therefore make up the majority of the world’s ocean-going cargo fleet.

Panamax

An ocean-going cargo vessel of the maximum size possible to pass through the locks of the Panama Canal which are 1000ft long by 110ft wide and 85ft deep. These vessels are typically of 50,000 to 80,000 DWT, 965ft (290m) in length, 106ft. (32.3m) beam, and 39.5ft (12.04m) draft.

Suezmax

An ocean-going cargo vessel of the maximum size possible to pass through the locks of the Suez Canal in Egypt. This standard has evolved over time. Prior to 1967, a Suezmax was a maximum of 80,000 DWT. The canal was closed between 1967 and 1975 because of the Israel-Arab conflict. Upon re-opening in 1975, after many modifications to the locks and canal itself, the maximum was increased to 150,000 DWT.

Ultra Large Crude Carrier (ULCC)

An ocean-going crude oil tanker of 300,000 to 550,000 DWT. These are the largest vessels in the world and are used for carrying crude oil on long haul routes from the Arabian Gulf to Europe, the America and the Far East, via the Cape of Good Hope. These vessels require custom built terminals for loading and discharge.

Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC)

An ocean-going crude oil tanker of 200,000 to 299,999 DWT. These vessels have greater flexibility than ULCC due to their smaller size and are used extensively in the Mediterranean, West Africa and the North Sea. These vessels can sometimes be ballasted through the Suez Canal.