HONG KONG's Orient Overseas
Container Line has opened its OOCL Maritime Academy and the International
Seaman Training Centre in Zhoushan in Zhejiang province to promote maritime
education and to support the role that Chinese seafarers play in the world's
maritime transportation and logistics industry.
Jointly established by OOCL
and the Zhejiang International Maritime College, both the Academy and Training
Centre, located at the college in Zhoushan, aims to greatly contribute to the development
of maritime technology, safety, security, and environmental protection as well
as open up professional career opportunities for Chinese seafarers to serve in
international merchant fleets, the company said.
The training facility uses
equipment and installations that simulate situations on board a real container
vessel. This helps students to better understand and acquire the necessary
knowledge and skills to prepare them for the challenging work on board a
vessel.
OOCL chief operations
officer Andy Tung and Zhejiang International Maritime College president Wang
Jie welcomed guests at the opening ceremony, including Han Jie, deputy
commissioner of the Department of Commerce of Zhejiang province and Zhu Shi
Qiang, vice mayor of Zhoushan.
Said Mr Tung: "The
relations of OOCL with Zhoushan and the Zhejiang International Maritime College
can be traced back to 1998, when OOCL first helped set up what was then called
the Zhoushan Maritime Simulator Centre at the campus, providing professional training
for OOCL seafarers as well as for shipping companies from Beijing, Norway and
Taiwan.
"We hope that with the
establishment of the Academy and the Training Centre, more Chinese maritime
professionals will be better equipped to contribute to the industry; as well as
to help in the rapid development of the Zhoushan Archipelago New Area, as
designated by the China State Council last June, to develop into a leading
oceanic economic development area," he added.
Source : HKSG, 14.03.12.
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