On Wednesday 17th of April Albert Bos received the official certificate ISO 9001:2015 from Michel Hoencamp, Quist Maritime Services.
The last six months STC International has been working hard to pass the audit.
STC International and IPC Corporate University are in a long-term relationship regarding the improvement of the port operation training offering in Indonesia via train-the-trainer programmes and curricula development. A start has been made regarding the training of new trainers regarding didactical skills and knowledge, as well as curricula development for a number of operational courses in the port and terminal segment, which were identified as important in Indonesia.
Organized by the Port of Rotterdam Authority, a delegation from PAT (Port Authority of Thailand) paid a visit to the Port of Rotterdam. Next to a general introduction to the port of Rotterdam and discussions regarding hinterland connectivity and digital business solutions, also a tour through the port of Rotterdam was organized by the Port of Rotterdam Authority. During this tour, STC International provided a presentation regarding capacity building and had subsequent fruitful meetings with the responsible HR staff of PAT regarding possible ways of collaboration in this regard.
On 20 February 2019, the third Bilateral Maritime Forum Between The Republic of Indonesia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands was organized in Jakarta, Indonesia. In the morning, views on bilateral maritime cooperation were exchanged and future direction of the Bilateral Maritime Forum. In the afternoon, three sessions were organized for the relevant stakeholders regarding (1) maritime infrastructure, (2) capacity building, vocational training, research and education and (3) shipbuilding & maintenance, repair and overhaul. In the capacity building session, this was chaired by STC Nestra, were a presentation regarding capacity building by STC International in Indonesia was provided, as well as fruitful discussions about possible ways of collaboration with Indonesian education/training institutes in the fields of maritime.
On the 20th of March 2019, STC International was part of the Dutch delegation in Manilla during the 20th Annual JCMA meeting.
The JCMA ( Joint Committee on Maritime Affairs) is organized every year to discuss maritime topics relating to STCW’78 as amended, the IMO white list and the European Union. The Netherlands is the only country who has such bilateral meeting.
STC International and STIAMAK Surabaya have signed a MoU on 30 January 2019 regarding the intent of cooperation in providing training and education in the field of port and terminal. STIAMAK Surabaya cooperates in this field with Pelindo III, the Indonesian Port Company in the Surabaya region.
A group of students from a university in Peru visited STC International and STC Group as part of an academic mission in the week of 21 to 24 of January 2019. The Universidad del Pacífico is an academic community specialized in degrees and programs related to economics, law and management both in the private and the public sectors.
STC International and IPC Corporate University are in a long-term relationship regarding the improvement of the port operation training offering in Indonesia via train-the-trainer programmes and curricula development. The planning of activities for 2019 was agreed upon, as well as a fruitful discussions regarding further cooperation concerning certification and accreditation of training programmes in the future.
On Friday the 14th of December the convenant Partners for International Business (PIB): Shipbuilding Cluster Indonesia has been signed at RVO in The Hague by the following organisations: RVO, NMT (coordinator of the PIB), Alewijnse Marine, CSI Control Systems, Damen Shipyards Group, Hydromaster Propulsion, Royal IHC, STC International and Transocean Coatings.
On November 29th 2018, an Umbrella Agreement between STC and SENA was signed in order to strengthen the work ties between the two institutions since 2012. SENA as a public educational institution has been one of the main partners of STC for the projects developed in Colombia.