Are you a seafarer who is looking for your next maritime jobs contract? If so you’ve come to the right place. Martide are a specialist marine recruitment agency and we work with a number of prestigious clients in the shipping industry. We are always interested to hear from qualified seamen of all ages, experience levels and nationalities. The lengths of our contracts are varied and our vessels operate across the globe.
We are currently recruiting for a wide range of merchant navy ranks and at the time of writing we are looking for masters, chief officers, chief engineers, chief cooks, able seaman, ordinary seamen and more. We also work with clients who have unique crewing requirements such as able seamen with excavator driver experience and seafarers with knowledge of LNG dual fuel engines.
View all of our open maritime jobs both on our website or by using our mobile app.
In particular we are on the lookout for anyone who is interested in applying for maritime jobs on ships in the following merchant navy ranks:
Fitters
- Experience at sea
- Good knowledge of English knowledge
- Valid Schengen/USA visa (preferable)
Chief Engineers and Second Engineers
- Experience (in rank) working with main engines (Wartsila RT-Flex or MAN B&W- ME)
- Experience working on bulk and container vessels (Maxbox and Feeder types)
Junior Electricians
- Willing to be responsible for all electrical equipment on board
- Good knowledge of English
- COC of Electro-technical rating
If you’re a fitter, chief engineer, second engineer or junior electrician and you match the requirements above, we would love to hear from you as soon as possible!
How to apply for one of our open maritime jobs
If you’d like to apply for one of the above maritime jobs (or for any of our other jobs on ships) here’s what you should do.
If you already have a Martide account:
- Log in to your account on our website or on your mobile app and click the Apply button at the bottom of the job vacancy
If you don’t already have a Martide account either:
- Register for a free account
- Create your user profile
- Apply for the job or jobs you’re interested in by clicking the Apply button at the bottom of the job vacancy
Or, for greater convenience and so that you can apply for jobs and communicate with shipowners / employers no matter where in the world you are:
- Download our free app either from Google Play (for Android devices) or from the Apple Store (for iPhones/iPads)
- Register for a free account
- Create your user profile
- Apply for the job or jobs you’re interested in by clicking the Apply button at the bottom of the job vacancy
As well as being able to apply for jobs yourself, the great news is that once you’ve registered and created your user profile, you’ll be added to our database of seafarers. That means that employers and manning agents will be able to view your profile and select you as a potential hire for the contracts and maritime jobs that they think you’d be ideal for.
Finding jobs on ships for any merchant navy ranks is far easier once you’ve registered with Martide. So what are you waiting for? Apply for your next job now or register an account and join our database of qualified seafaring talent!

Eve Jones
UK