Education and Training Award by BIMCO
Thome Ship Managements has been recognised by the worlds ship owners and brokers after it was awarded the BIMCO Education & Training Award at a ceremony held at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai.
BIMCO said Thome Ship Management had demonstrated that it was a company which has invested in new facilities, courses, delivered growth in number of students and/or graduates and demonstrated innovative teaching methods.
Receiving the award from the award sponsor Mr Javad Mosadeghi, CEO of Islamic P&I Club, Thome Chief Executive Officer Carsten Brix Ostenfeldt, said afterwards: We are very honoured to have received this award. Thome invests very heavily in its workforce and is continually looking at innovative ways to improve and increase training of its crew, cadets and officers.
This is the first time BIMCO has run its shipping awards which were created to celebrate and highlight shipping companies and individuals who have excelled in areas reflecting BIMCOs global activities.
Thome Group Chairman Mr Olav Eek Thorstensen said: We are delighted to have won this prestigious award from BIMCO. Education and training of our seafarers remains at the heart of everything that we do here at Thome and to be recognised as such by our industry peers is an accolade the Thome team will fully appreciate and strive to continue to live up to.
Source: Thome Ship Management
