Adm. Ossama Rabiee, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), witnessed in wednethdar 20 NOV 2024 the signing ceremony of the cooperation contract between the SCA and Maersk Training at the SCA’s headquarters, Al-Irshad building, at the city of Ismailia .
Eng. Yasser El-Sheshengy, Director of the Communication and Information Systems Dept. at the SCA, Mr. Vijay Rangachari, Managing Director of Maersk Training in Dubai.Global Head of Growth and Strategic Projects,
Attend the agreement Mr. Omar Gharbo, Managing Director of Maersk Shipping Agency in Egypt
Lebanon at A.P. Møller-Maersk
Leadership & Crisis Management
The signing ceremony was attended by Mr. David Skov, CEO of Maersk Training, and Mr. Hany El-Nady, Chief Group Representative A.P. Møller-Maersk in the MENA region and representing Member of the Board of Directors of Maersk Line Agency Holding A/S.
The contract entails providing advanced training programs to SCA personnel in the fields of leadership and crisis management by Maersk Training,
in addition to “Train the Trainer” programs that will be conducted by the Company’s certified experts. This shall contribute to the personnel’s capacity building and the accumulation of sustainable long-
erm experiences at the SCA.
Global Training Center for Shipping
SCA Chairman noted that the cooperation agreement aims to lay the foundation for offering specialized training content by the Suez Canal Training Academy to become a scientific edifice with global standards, providing distinguished training services primarily to SCA staff and, in the future, to
the SCA clients, including shipping lines and freight companies.
David Skov, CEO of Maersk Training, stated that “At Maersk Training, we take pride in our close relationship and longstanding partnership with the SCA standing as a model for fruitful collaboration.
He also said . We look forward to enhancing cooperation by launching specialized global training programs in 2025, contributing to achieving shared goals in developing the human potentials of SCA
staff and founding a bright and sustainable future for all.”
Long term cooperation
For his part, Mr. Hany El-Nady, Representative of A.P. Moller – Maersk Group in the Middle East and North Africa, confirmed that the SCA and A.P. M Group have decades of strategic partnerships that will continue for many more decades reflecting the alignment of visions and future strategic plans,
always aimed at exploring new frameworks for cooperation in all areas of shipping, maritime transport, supply chains, financing, and all maritime and logistical services, achieving added value and shared benefits.
It is worth noting that Maersk Training has over 40 years of experience in training and it adopts advanced training strategies through programs based on realistic scenarios that simulate actual work environments which utilize advanced simulators with performance evaluation and analysis to ensure sustainable improvements.
