Sometime in 1973, in a flat in Upper Changi Road, Singapore
(code named “Last Chance”) two veteran ship captains thought the
idea of establishing a ship manning agency with the guiding
principle: “QUALITY SERVICE BEFORE PROFIT”.
That simple yet noble idea eventually matured and evolved into
a pioneering manning agency which became PACIFIC SEAMEN
SERVICES, INC. (PSSI). This company was formally incorporated
and registered on 13 February, 1973. The original sixteen (16)
stockholders, of which fourteen (14) were senior deck and engine
officers, all subscribed to the guiding principle and further supported
it with a permanent policy of recruiting and employing personnel
strictly based on the suitability of their qualifications and that the
company shall be NON-FEE CHARGING. |
From humble beginnings, PSSI grew steadily. The first principal
was a Singapore-based tanker company with a fleet of medium
sized crude oil tankers. This was followed by the largest US-owned
and operated supply boat company, then by a coastal cargo ship
company operating in Bahrain. The first offshore oil drilling principal
was contracted in 1986 and this was soon followed by two others. In
1993, the largest American offshore construction company in the
Middle East was contracted.
Company operations and personnel also grew from the
residence of the first company president somewhere in Sta. Mesa,
Manila, to its acquired buildings in Aurora Blvd., Quezon City; then
in Bayanihan St. West Triangle, Quezon City; and up to its present
office near the POEA building, The Columbia Tower, located in the
bustling business district of Ortigas, Mandaluyong City.
Today, PACIFIC SEAMEN SERVICES, INC. is internationally
recognized as the premiere manning agency and manpower
provider that supplies qualified and dependable personnel for both
sea-based and land-based job categories for a diverse range of
international principals. It maintains a pool of highly qualified ship
officers, engineers and
ratings for special purpose
and conventional vessels,
and personnel for offshore
oil drilling rigs, production
platforms, offshore
construction barges and
onshore fabrication and
repair yards.
Through the years,
PSSI has been
continually distinguished and
awarded for its exemplary
performance and its significant
contributions in the areas of deployment by the Philippine Overseas
Employment Administration (POEA) for providing jobs for many
Filipinos and as top Foreign Exchange Earner from non-trade
transactions by the Central Bank of the Philippines (CB) for
contributing to the revenues of the country.
PSSI adheres to good quality management practices thus on 23
September, 1999, it was accredited by ABS Quality Evaluations, Inc.
under the ISO 9002: 1994 and converted to ISO 9001: 2000 on 28
October, 2002 then elevated to ISO 9001: 2008 Quality
Management System.
To keep abreast with technology, PSSI Company has
maintained a website, www.pacificseamen.com, where anyone
online can get a bird’s eye view of what we are, what we do and how
we do it.
As it was in 1973 when it began operations, the Company’s
guiding principle remains to be:
"QUALITY SERVICE BEFORE PROFIT"
PSSI OFFICE LOCATIONS (THEN & NOW)
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1st Office Site |
2nd Office Site |
3446 Arellano Street, Bacood,
Sta. Mesa, Manila |
Mezzanine Floor, J&T Building, R.
Magsaysay Blvd., Sta. Mesa, Manila |
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3rd Office Site |
4th Office Site |
2nd Floor, Suite 28, San Luis Building,
Maria Orosa Street, Ermita, Manila |
Ground Floor, Insurance Center Bldg. 625-627 Gen. Luna
Street, Intramuros, Manila |
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5th Office Site |
6th Office Site |
Ground Floor, J&T
Building R. Magsaysay
Blvd., Sta. Mesa, Manila |
690 Aurora Blvd., Quezon City, Metro Manila |
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7th Office Site |
Current Office Site |
16 Bayanihan St.,
West Triangle,
Quezon City, Metro
Manila |
Unit 33,34, &35 Columbia
Tower, Ortigas Ave.,
Wackwack Greenhills East,
Mandalugong City |
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