True North 2017 Issue 3

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EVENT

Another successful Wallem Fleet Officers’ Meeting was held from 16th – 17th August in Manila. The meeting was attended by our Filipino seafarers, along with a few other seafarers from other countries; in addition to Wallem shore staff from our Hong Kong, Germany and Mumbai offices. The agenda, which was over two days included presentations and sessions on wellness, compliance, operational excellence, social media awareness and cyber security. The

A special Viken Conference was held the following day at the same location for our “Proud Viken Seafarers”. Presentations were made on High Performing Teams, Setting Goals and accepting challenges and cyber security. The conference was attended by the Wallem team and by Vidar Winciansen, Technical Director for Viken Shipping. The event was also a very interactive one, with a special section run by a motivational speaker which was both fun and

event was characterised by its interactive nature, with plenty of workshops and games to keep it fun and engaging, to support our focus on building high performing teams. In the evening, our seafarers, along with their families and Wallem staff from Hong Kong and Hamburg all got together to celebrate with a special and fun ‘Masquerade Party’.

inspiring with an open Q&A session to wrap up the event. The evening culminated with a party for our seafarers and their families, with the theme ‘Great Gatsby’. A fun and memorable time was had by all! A big thank you to the President / General Manager of our Manila Training centre, Capt Ceferino Leal and his team for such a great job in organising these events. Issue 3 2017

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