Lloyd's List Intelligence Honored the Company for Outstanding Commitment in Training its Employees.

KOTC Received Maritime Training Award in the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent.

Shaikh Talal Al-Khaled: Our Greatest Asset is Manpower/Human Element Along with Our Distinctive Fleet Regionally and Globally

KOTC won a recognition of maritime training in the Middle East & the Indian subcontinent from Lloyd's List Intelligence, the award was received by Mr. Khaled Al-Asousi, Deputy C.E.O. Financial Affairs & Administration during ceremony’s activities which was held in Dubai, UAE.

On this occasion, Shaikh Talal Al-Khaled, C.E.O. stated that the company won this award as a recognition for its efforts and employees. Pointing out that the company attaches a special importance for manpower element.

Shaikh Talal Al-Khaled, confirmed that the company management believes that its greatest asset is manpower element as well as its distinctive fleet regionally and globally, which includes national manpower qualified with a high degree of efficiency and professionalism. And possesses the required qualifications and experience which enhance the company’s progress with more success and development.

Shaikh Talal Al-Khaled pointed out that the company uses the latest training programs in maritime field as well as applying the maritime scholarship program and enrolled students to study and receive the required training in the most prestigious universities which offers the best and latest teaching methods in the field of engineering sciences and marine navigation.

Shaikh Talal Al-Khaled clarified that maritime scholarship program achieves continuity in the provision of high-efficiency employment that creates a free competition with manpower in marine industry around the world. Pointed out that the company is providing maritime training for its crew onboard as well as cooperating with other K-Companies in the same field.

Shaikh Talal Al-Khaled stated that the company recently cooperated with KOC to arrange scholarships for students in the United Kingdom for modeling national trained maritime employment according to the latest standards.

Shaikh Talal Al-Khaled stated that winning these awards by KOTC considered as a new achievement to be added to previous success and achievements in the marine field and contributed to motivate employees to exert more efforts and dedication to work, as well as promoting the company’s status in maritime industry regionally and globally.

Shaikh Talal Al-Khaled pointed out that the company has achieved these successes in spite of its policy to reduce expenses and increase the revenues in consistent with country’s policy and applying strict procedures to implement it. He clarified that the company achieved a great strides on this regard and succeeded to reduce expenses and increase the revenues by working on a number of themes such as the company's restructuring and the reduction of overtime hours.

Shaikh Talal Al-Khaled explained that the company also reduced a number of operational costs in the budget lines without negatively affecting the company’s operations or the maritime fleet’s level of quality and efficiency.

He stated that the company’s success achieved first by Allah Almighty gratitude then the exerted efforts and dedication of its employees and the crew onboard tankers. Confirmed that all company employees for administrative or technical field are keen to maintain the company’s prestigious status among the international companies in marine industry, attributed this success to KOTC as well as the Kuwait Oil Sector includes all its activities.

This award considered as a confirmation of KOTC’s marine fleet efficiency as the company received several awards recently such as Award for Maritime Contributions from Maritime Standard organization for the second consecutive year 2015 and 2016.

Lloyd's List Intelligence in the Middle East & the Indian subcontinent is one of the most important organizations which evaluate the performance of maritime transport companies in gas and oil field.