This year and in the 5th series, MMS 2009 will feature a high-powered panel of distinguished tripartite speakers representing the governing institutions, shipping employers and maritime unions. The MMS series of conferences has always attracted the attendances of senior management from shipping companies, maritime training institutions, international maritime organisations, port authorities as well as practitioners from both the local and international maritime industry.
Other speakers that will be invited to speak at the MMS 2009 conference will include senior management representatives from the shipping companies in the region, senior academics from maritime training institutions and senior figures from the maritime authorities.
The theme for MMS 2009 entitled “Upturning the Downturn; Turning Crisis into Opportunities,” will address issues such as;
- Efficiency of the measures undertaken by the government in addressing the economic crisis
- Welfare and Wages issues
- Maritime Solutions in difficult times
- Quality Maritime Training in times of crisis
- Crewing agencies’ strategies with Officers
We hope that the best practices and strategies shared during this MMS 2009 seminar can be beneficially applied and adopted by the participants from the global shipping industries. Ultimately this will inspire, encourage and empower them to ride out this difficult economic period so that they shall be poised and equip to capitalise during the UPTURN.