Recently, Tärntank Rederi AB invited The Swedish Club Academy to present at their bi-annual officers conference. For the occasion, Project Co-ordinator, Lorraine M. Hager, delivered a 2-hour presentation and workshop on the topics: “Improving Safety and Efficiency in Shipping by Understanding Cultural Diversity” and “An overview of the Filipino Seaman”. This was delivered to the Tärntank officers and office staff  at the Pensionat Hotel, on October 22.

There were 24 participants in total, comprising of masters, chief engineers and office staff.´The presentation was well-received by the audience and led to insightful discussions where participants openly shared their experiences. In additiont to Lorraine’s presentaion, a representative from Neste Oil, based in Finland, also gave a short presentation about their company while the Executive Director of the Danish Government Seamen’s Service talked about the services provided by their office.