TIM eMagazine Volume 3 Issue 2 | Page 14

Maritime Credit : mol.co.jp Academy Main Entrance MOL New Maritime Academy in Philippines to Open in August C onstruction of Facilities Completed, Official Approval Received Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced that the establishment of MOL Magsaysay Maritime Academy Inc. (*1) in Salitran, Dasmariñas City, the Philippines — a joint project with Magsaysay Maritime Corporation (MMC) (*2) — has acquired official approval from the Philippine government's Commission on Higher Education (CHED), clearing the way for the academy to open in August. MOL has offered training programs in Philippines with the goal of developing crewmembers who will uphold strict safety standards in vessel operation, such as onboard training program with its own instructors and 14 "Ship in Campus" Credit : mol.co.jp