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.