MC Shipping Ltd. and IKE Shipping, in partnership with Magsaysay Maritime Corporation (MMC), conducted this year’s 2nd Loss Prevention and Marine Insurance Seminar held last August 28 at the Robert Hall, Times Plaza Building, Manila.
Guests from Japan P&I Club, Tokio Marine and Nichido Fire Insurance Co. Ltd., and Weathernews, Inc. were invited to discuss topics on proper ship handling during rough weather, familiarization with weather forecasting routing tool such as Captain’s Dynamic Operation System for Counter planning and Analysis (Capt.’s DOSCA), and psychological safety and communication onboard. The seminar brought together 95 Filipino officers and crew members from MMC and other manning agencies. The participants were also joined by the executives of MC Shipping led by Capt. Makoto Maeda, Director; Capt. Yoshihiro Kajimoto, General Manager; Yasuhiko Inoue, Deputy Branch Manager of MC Shipping (Singapore); Capt. Rajesh Agrawal, Marine Manager of MC Shipping (Singapore); IKE Shipping's Masahiro Shimamura, Manager; Yoshihiro Sasaki, Crew Manager; and MMC team spearheaded by Arnold Javier, President; Ernesto Yutadco, Vice President & Marine Group Head; and Capt. Gilbert Garcia, Fleet HR Director.
On August 29, MC Shipping and IKE Shipping organized a Health and Wellness Seminar for their MMC officers and crew members. Invited speakers were Sailors' Society Port Chaplain Jasper Del Rosario, who talked about their Wellness at Sea Program, and CarePoint Clinic’s Dr. Allan Aguinaldo, who shared insights on physical wellness, promoting proper care while working onboard.