Dubai Maritime City Authority team visits Maersk Maritime Training Center

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A delegation from the Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA), recently visited the Maersk Maritime Training Center, the first-of-its-kind centre in the Middle East, in line with the authority’s ongoing commitment to promote real partnership with maritime leaders in Dubai, UAE.

The delegation was headed by DMCA Executive Director Amer Ali, said a statement from the authority.

Maersk Training is part of the Maersk Group that specialises in providing training and educational services in maritime sectors, it said.

The meeting, which was held at the Danish company’s regional headquarters based in Dubai, explored new opportunities to employ promising potentials in enhancing various components of the maritime community, it added.

The delegates brainstormed about the vital and strategic role played by investment in training and marine education at all levels. The delegation was given a tour of the facility so that they could see the classroom as well as the modern simulation techniques used.

Ali emphasised the strategic importance of Maersk Training Center in supporting the efforts of the Dubai Maritime office in DMCA which is aimed at developing the human resource capabilities in the maritime sector of Dubai and the UAE.

He said that it would provide them with new skills and advanced capabilities, enabling them to become experts and achieve local and global excellence in the maritime sector. He pointed out that a sophisticated scientific centre would position Dubai as one of the world’s leading maritime destinations.

“Our support to the centre in Dubai reflects DMCA’s strategy to strengthen partnership and communication with the emirate’s maritime industry leaders,” said Ali.

“This follows our belief in the importance of bringing experts who are experienced in transferring knowledge and practices to develop human resource capabilities and keep them abreast with the latest challenges and developments in the local and international maritime community,” he added.

“It is also in line with our ambitious vision of building a sustainable and secure maritime sector based on core values, especially in achieving international best practices and promoting the spirit of creativity, innovation and excellence in human wealth,” he concluded.

The Maersk Training Center aims to provide an integrated platform to companies and organisations working in the maritime sectors in the Middle East, Africa and Asia to leverage its extensive portfolio of training courses specifically designed to develop skills and establish new, more accurate and comprehensive standards to enhance the safety and operational performance of the sector in the region.

The centre offers a series of educational programs, specialised certificates and professional development programs based on the latest training methods and simulation systems developed to suit the unique needs and requirements of customers from companies, individuals and Government and private entities.

The meeting concluded with a survey of Maersk Maritime Training Center officials and the needs of Dubai’s maritime sector’s officials to ensure the highest levels of efficiency and quality in the centre’s operations, it stated.