C
ertified trainer Jonetani Tonawai set the tone for elevating and bringing to the fore the three pillars of Recognition, Visibility and Capacity Building during the Women in Maritime (Fiji) Association (WIMA) strategic planning workshop in Suva last fortnight. The one day workshop was attended by representatives from Government, affiliate associations and organisations including individuals in the maritime sector.
“The key objective of the workshop was to draw up a localised work plan for Women in Maritime (Fiji) deriving from the Pacific Regional Strategy for Women in Maritime (20202024),” WIMA president Jane Koi said.
“Identifying an action plan was also crucial. Short to medium term is the priority to have a gender-disaggregated data information readily available for the association and key stakeholders alike to assist with achieving
The one day workshop was attended by representatives from Government, affiliate associations and organisations including individuals in the maritime sector.
SWomen In Maritime (Fiji)’s work in the industry,” she said.
Consultant and associate of WIMA Ravinesh Krishna facilitated the workshop which was supported by Fiji Ports Corporation Ltd, Shipping Services (Fiji) Pte Ltd, Total Logistics Solution, Export Freight Services (West) and Fiji Water.
hipping Services (Fiji) Pty Limited has been reorganising its teams following vessel schedules change due to lower demand of cargo has seen.
SSPL via the largest global container fleet liner Maersk Line offers global shipping logistics service to and from Fiji.
In a press statement following the appointment of Ditlev Blicher as A. P. Moller Maersk managing director for Asia Pacific last month SSPL stated the appointment was part of Maersk’s vision to the global integrator of container logistics.
Based at Singapore, Mr Blicher is responsible for Maersk’s ocean and logistic activities, leading a team of over 7000 employees.
“Maersk is transforming to deliver integrated end-to-end solutions, involving the full suite of origin, destination and supply chain services connecting with our strength in containerised ocean freight,” the statement said.
“Maersk, a significant presence in Fiji offers different types of specialised refrigerated containers as normal dry containers and flat racks for our of gauge project cargo,” it said.
“Apart from our Pacific Express Service we get full access to Maersk’s global routes and services. We also work together with Hamburg Sud’s agents to ensure our customers have access to the best equipment available for their cargo and operate a joint/shared pool of containers between Maersk and Humburg Sud.
“With the pandemic we have set out detailed contingency plans to ensure our customers’ experience of doing business with us was as seamless as possible.”
About Maersk
A.P. Moller - Maersk is an integrated container logistics company working to connect and simplify its customers’ supply chains. As the global leader in shipping services, the company operates in 130 countries (Asia & Pacific) and employs roughly 80,000 people.
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