Beyond business strategies, MMSM’s fundamental belief is in its people (both shore and seafarer). MMSM has always considered its people to be the key to its long-term success. Thus, the organization has consciously exerted efforts to cultivate a culture of continuous learning and provide career dynamism to all personnel. MMSM’s biggest investment is in people and in promoting continuing education that will lead to wider career opportunities. According to Wikipedia […]
M/V AZUL BRISA TOPS BUFFET TABLE SETTING COMPETITION Picking up where they left off in the Christmas Decoration contest, MV Azul Brisa’s Pasko Sa Barrio buffet setting was adjudged as the best among the best in this year’s Buffet Table Setting Competition. Garnering an average score of 4.58 points, Azul Brisa narrowly edged MV White Kingdom by a slim .10 points to capture this year’s title. Azul Brisa’s barrio-fiesta inspired […]
By: Captain Ronald Allan H. Cabral Fostering safety awareness is of utmost importance in vessel operation as it protects our irreplaceable lives, the vessel, its cargo and the natural environment. Having a full understanding of the safety standards and enhancing safety measures by being firm and being consistent in enforcing these is of great importance in maintaining the four zeroes in safe operations Being a Master of the ship does […]
A sewage treatment plant is designed to treat and process raw sewage over different steps involving breaking, filtering, settling, controlled aerobic decomposition and chemical treatment. It is designed to treat/process the raw sewage and make it acceptable and safe prior discharging overboard. Discarding sewage produced onboard on a ship is one of the few tasks on a ship which should be taken utmost care of if one wants to […]
Mooring and unmooring operations hide a number of risks for those who get involved, many times leading to a fatal accident or a collision; Thus, it is of a great importance when conducting any mooring operation to follow specific steps to ensure the safety of all those conducting the operation. 1 Use Appropriate Lines Choose based on sizeand operational requirements Choosing the ideal mooring lines depends on local factors such as […]
A NEW SEAMANSHIP PRACTICE: CYBER-DISCIPLINE ‘Discipline in any form is a management tool to enforce organizational standards … Any action taken to reduce infractions and encourage employees to maintain standards and follow an expected format is known as preventive discipline. The objective being to develop employees to operate under a code of self-discipline as opposed to a management-imposed discipline level.’ – D J House, The Command Companion of Seamanship Techniques […]
Magsaysay MOL Ship Management, Inc. (MMSM) marked its ninth anniversary during its Annual Team Conference (ATC) held on June 8 at the Canyon Woods Resort Club Batangas. For six years straight, MMSM has been organizing its ATC with a theme and organizational leadership focus every year. Envisioning 2020 with a championship team was the theme for ATC 2019. We know that championship team building is a complex process, hence it […]
There is an old anecdote about a ship going up-river in a port when another ship is sighted on the radar. There is already a marine pilot onboard who informs that there is no mention of outbound traffic and the other ship on the radar is probably at anchor. Just to confirm, he calls the ship on VHF, identifying her by geographical position and asks, “Vessel in position XYZ are […]
ONE AMAZING DAY! Something amazing happened on May 25, 2018 at the El Masfino Hotel as the MMSM team came together for their Annual Team Conference (ATC). This is the team’s fifth and this year’s theme is One MOL. One MMSM. Amazing Race. The day kicked-off with an amazing race as each team accomplished the goals of the five stations. Along the way in performing the race, they unearthed learnings […]
