Recently, STC, Saab Group and Monsum have supported two local charity oraganisations, Foundations Tynaarlo West Timor and Cahaya Nusantara, to further develop the water and sanitation infrastructure in West Timor.
In May 2018 STC Group launched a grass root project which was meant to stimulate STC Group staff to come up with innovative ideas to strenhgten the strategy of the STC Group.
From 14-18 October, 25 international port professionals successfully concluded the 5-day Port Management Program (PMP). During the closing ceremony the participants from 10 different countries received their certificate from the Chief Financial Officer of the Port of Rotterdam, Ms. Vivienne de Leeuw. This 10th edition of the PMP was organized by Port of Rotterdam and STC International. Interested to join the next edition in 2020? Have a look at our page.
Between 16 and 18 October, STC was present at the IME (Indonesia Maritime Expo). STC international was here together with 8 Dutch companies in the shipbuilding cluster exploring opportunities for business in Indonesia. For STC International, it provided the opportunity to get in contact with the Indonesian maritime industry and elaborate the options of cooperation regarding maritime training and education.
Between October 7 and 11, the Intermodal Logistics and Transportation course was held in Guatemala City. This course was developed in conjunction with Cutrigua (Transport Users Council of Guatemala) and Rafael Landivar University.
Fifteen participants from different organizations in Guatemala were certified. They also had the opportunity to make a field visit to the port terminals of Puerto Quetzal, Expograel and APN Terminals.
Last October 10th, STC International carried out an Academic-Business event for SENA students and the Transport & Logistics Dutch network in Colombia.
During the event, the participants had the opportunity to learn more in detail about the inter-institutional cooperation between STC International and SENA. Likewise, the activities executed through the first agreement derived in the year 2019 were explained one by one.
On the 7th of October the Dutch Prime Minister Rutte visited our project in Ciawi in Indonesia. The project is executed together with PT PMLI (Pusat Studi Maritim dan Logistik) and fits into the maritime bilateral agreement between Indonesia and the Netherlands. PT PMLI and STC International are enhancing the skills of the portworkers in all Indonesian Ports. The impact is that the port and terminals can work more efficient and empower the people to grow into new jobs.
From September 16th till September 18th the fourth biennial was held in Rotterdam.
The main purpose of the biennial of STC International is to strengthen the mutual bonds and optimizing the operational efficiency of STC International and her daughter companies and representative offices. This is done through sharing knowledge, resources and networks between all entities related to STC International and the foundation STC Group.
The Dutch organisation Nuffic has awarded a Grant to STC International (Lead Partner) and Partners (CINOP and IHE-DELFT Institute for Water Education). The recipient of the project is Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University and Chittagong Port Authority. The country of execution is Bangladesh.
The Dutch organisation Nuffic has awarded a Grant to STC International (Lead Partner) and Partners (CINOP, ROTC, STC-Southern Africa). Escola Superior de Ciências Náuticas (ESCN) is the recipient of this project. The aim of the project is the development of (a) tailor-made training for the (international) energy and maritime management sector.