Mwani Qatar’s Chief Officer of Ports Management Nabil Al Khaldi receiving the award.
Mwani Qatar has been received the ISM Code certification from the French classification authority “Bureau Veritas” in a step that emphasizes the quality of marine services in Mwani Qatar which become among the few companies in the country that has this international certificate. The certification was presented yesterday to the Mwani Qatar’s Chief Officer of Ports Management Nabil Al Khaldi.
Nabil Al-khaldi said: “We are pleased to have passed the rigorous audit stage and received the certification for the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (ISM Code).
He pointed out that this certificate is a new addition to the accomplishments achieved by the company recently, by receiving ISO 9001:2008 for Quality Management System, ISO 14001:2004 for Environmental Management System and OHSAS 18001:2007 for Occupational Health and Safety Management System from Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA), a recognized UK accreditation body.
Al Khalidi explained that this latest achievement represents a qualitative leap not only in terms of enhancing operations and the efficiency of the marine services unit, but also in terms of upgrading the company’s competitive capabilities in marine services. It also reflects Mwani Qatar’s relentless pursuit to secure world-class maritime services for its customers in accordance with the Ministry of Transport and Communications’ Strategic plan and the objectives of strengthening Qatar’s maritime sector, He added.
He noted that this important achievement has been achieved thanks to the hard work and great efforts of the team of the Marine Services unit in the company, which has a high professionalism and long experience to ensure the delivery of high quality and cost-effective services, pointing out that the certification confirms Mwani Qatar’s compliance with all mandatory regulations and that codes, guidelines and standards recommended by IMO and others are taken into account.
The Marine Services unit of Mwani Qatar delivers quality marine services and ancillary quayside services for vessels calling at Qatar’s Ports. It has an advanced fleet comprises of 18 marine units which includes 7 tug boats, 7 pilot boats, 3 mooring boats, a crane barge and speed boat.
The department offers a wide range of marine services including Aids to Navigation (AtoN), vessel traffic services (VTS), pilotage, harbour towage and mooring as well as diving services. All of the above services support Mwani Qatar’s efforts to ensure safe and timely passage of all vessels through our ports.
