11 July 2017, Shanghai, China. The Fourth Senior Officer Management Conference starts off in the passionate warmth of the seasons. In their cool causal polo-t shirts, forty one Top 4 Officers from 16 companies gathered in Singhai Marine Services (Shanghai) office for the next three days to confer on four main topics of interests, and […]
How do we fare for the past six months? Did we meet our mid-year targets? What is there for the next 6 months? These are the questions that gaze at us in the Mid-Year Review Conference, chaired by the Group Managing Director, Mr Terence Zhaowei on 14 July 2017. It was a great and refreshing […]
Change has indeed been taking place as we speak. Change must impact us as a necessity for the betterment of our working systems; in something which we have painstakingly implemented in our work. The 5I systems is now in its’ first full year of implementation. We have seen improved operational results in audits and customer […]
. CHANGE IS A CONSTANT For this new layout and in the first page, I have chosen an ominous photo of a rising sun with a vessel in the forefront. As a season seafarer myself, I am somewhat a superstitious type. A good omen (also called portent or presage) is a phenomenon that is believed […]
Thinking Aloud – an opinion It was indeed a stormy maritime year; felt globally and impacted locally. We witnessed the demise of some shipping giants both locally and internationally. Undoubtedly the main focus was on the poor revenues. Was it due to the intense competition among big players in the price wars, or the huge […]
In the MPA Academy Distinguished Speaker Series, Mr Kitack Lim, the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) took the stage to provide his insights on what the IMO’s plans and visions would be in the coming future.
The 3rd International Safety at Sea Conference was hosted by MPA Singapore from 30 – 31 Aug 2016. It was launched by the Singapore’s Minister for Transport who emphasized the importance of safety of seafarers as well as the safety of ships at sea.
From the Desk of Wu Xiao Ling
Initially I have no thoughts of being involved in manning as I have an Accountancy background and wanted pursue my dreams to be a CPA (Certified Public Accountant).
