31 May 2012
MUSCAT -- The importance of bridging the gap between current skills levels and future needs in the GCC maritime and logistics sector was emphasised on Day 2 of the 3rd TransOman Conference that concluded here on Tuesday.
Senior faculty of the International Maritime College of Oman (IMCO) Julian Barona, Acting Head of Department-Ports, Shipping and Transport Management and Mathijs Wagemans, Acting Head of Department Short Courses delivered a joint presentation that also highlighted IMCO's capabilities as a specialist training services provider.
Wagemans observed that there is an increasing demand for trained workforce within the Maritime and Logistics sector and that people need to start realising there is a need not just for academic scholars, but people with hands on skills and experience.
He said that in order to train the existing workforce one required training and that training would only be effective if one took things like background into consideration, as well as the use of proper training tools and accurate methods. He concluded by saying that if all of these would be accomplished together, one would be able to bridge the gap between what one needs and what one gets.
Presentations on the second day also focused on other maritime issues, such as the Green Port Initiative, and technological solutions and strategies for the logistics sector.
Ricardo Sanz, Head of Civil Works Area, Isdefe, Spain (Systems Engineering for the Defence of Spain) in the Green Ports Initiative in Spain took attendees through the objectives of 'green ports' namely emissions reduction, reduction of the overall energy consumption, encouragement of distributed energy generation, and optimisation in energy management.
Sanz also outlined environment targets in a green port which include waste management, supplies and consumption control, emissions reduction in the port area and port environmental management.
He explained the concept of green ports initiative project undertaken by his organisation Isdefe via Improvements to the Rota Naval Station.
The Port of Rota Naval Station is the first Spanish Green Port, and it serves as a reference model for other port facilities in the civilian context.
Katharina Albert, Managing Director, SimPlan Dubai, spoke about 'Technologies, Strategies and Cutting Edge Solutions for Logistics and Port Operations'.
MUSCAT -- The importance of bridging the gap between current skills levels and future needs in the GCC maritime and logistics sector was emphasised on Day 2 of the 3rd TransOman Conference that concluded here on Tuesday.
Senior faculty of the International Maritime College of Oman (IMCO) Julian Barona, Acting Head of Department-Ports, Shipping and Transport Management and Mathijs Wagemans, Acting Head of Department Short Courses delivered a joint presentation that also highlighted IMCO's capabilities as a specialist training services provider.
Wagemans observed that there is an increasing demand for trained workforce within the Maritime and Logistics sector and that people need to start realising there is a need not just for academic scholars, but people with hands on skills and experience.
He said that in order to train the existing workforce one required training and that training would only be effective if one took things like background into consideration, as well as the use of proper training tools and accurate methods. He concluded by saying that if all of these would be accomplished together, one would be able to bridge the gap between what one needs and what one gets.
Presentations on the second day also focused on other maritime issues, such as the Green Port Initiative, and technological solutions and strategies for the logistics sector.
Ricardo Sanz, Head of Civil Works Area, Isdefe, Spain (Systems Engineering for the Defence of Spain) in the Green Ports Initiative in Spain took attendees through the objectives of 'green ports' namely emissions reduction, reduction of the overall energy consumption, encouragement of distributed energy generation, and optimisation in energy management.
Sanz also outlined environment targets in a green port which include waste management, supplies and consumption control, emissions reduction in the port area and port environmental management.
He explained the concept of green ports initiative project undertaken by his organisation Isdefe via Improvements to the Rota Naval Station.
The Port of Rota Naval Station is the first Spanish Green Port, and it serves as a reference model for other port facilities in the civilian context.
Katharina Albert, Managing Director, SimPlan Dubai, spoke about 'Technologies, Strategies and Cutting Edge Solutions for Logistics and Port Operations'.
© Oman Daily Observer 2012
