Since its inaugural inception in September 2001, the biennial Maritime Manpower Singapore Conference (MMS) has been established as a feature of the local maritime calendar.

The Maritime Manpower Singapore (MMS) 2007 was jointly organised by the Seafarers Training & Education Advisory Committee (STEAC) and managed by Wavelink. Held on 7 September at Raffles City Convention Centre, this year’s conference, themed “Crewing Crisis – A Call for Action”, puts into perspective the widespread shortage of seafaring officers in the maritime industry with an added emphasis on the necessity to focus on the course of action to address this phenomenon. Crewing issues have been in the headlines, pointed out Mr. David Lee, Executive Director of Wavelink Academy . “It is high time for stakeholders to come together to tackle them,” he said.

The power-packed panel of speakers included senior management representatives from the shipping companies in the region, senior academics from maritime training institutions, senior figures from the maritime authorities and even female seafarers. Practical solutions and strategies were recommended by the experts in their different capacities. The conference was well-attended by more than 300 delegates from the maritime industry.

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The one day Maritime Manpower Singapore (MMS) Conference, held on 30 September 2005 at the Swissotel the Stamford, was organized by the Seafarers Training and Education Advisory Committee (STEAC) and managed by Wavelink. The conference, with the theme on “Asian Perspective – Safety, Training & Wages”, was held on conjunction with World Maritime Day to address the latest training and manning developments in Asia, and challenges in resolving maritime manpower needs.

Gracing the event was our Guest of Honour, Mr Lim Swee Say, Minister, Prime Minister’s Office and Deputy Secretary-General, NTUC. Prominent speakers from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), local and international shipowners, shipping association and shipping authorities include Capt Ib Fruergaard, Mr Teh Kong Leong, BG Tay Lim Heng, Capt Ivar Thomasli, Mr Lim Tau Kok, Mr Richard Kuek, Mr David Dearsley, Mr Brian Orrell, Capt Takao Manji and Mr Thomas Tay. It was also an excellent networking session with some 300 participants from shipping companies all over Singapore and around the region, maritime training institutions, port authorities and other practitioners from the marine industry both local and international.