NYK expands education and training for Filipino senior officers
On September 16, a groundbreaking ceremony was held in the presence of NYK president Yasumi Kudo and Transnational Diversified Group (TDG)1 founder and chairman J. Roberto C. Delgado to pray for the safe realization of the expansion of the NYK-TDG Maritime Academy’s (NTMA) facilities and the construction of crew training facilities adjacent to the academy. The construction will be completed in 2013, allowing NYK to further expand and develop education and training for Filipino senior officers.
NYK and TDG opened NTMA in 2007, prior to the establishment of any similar facility by any other shipping company, for the purpose of education for high-quality seafarers. In fact, NYK’s medium-term management plan, “More Than Shipping 2013: Grow with Asia, Expand across the Globe,” released on March 31, emphasizes cultivating high-quality seafarers to ensure safe operations – seafarers who can eventually differentiate NYK’s service from others with their superior skills – and NTMA plays a key role in the education.
Source: Nippon Yusen
