Maritime Sector support strengthened by new Partnership

Maritime Sector support strengthened by new Partnership

Liverpool, maritime, TMG, The Maritime Group, port, business development

Maritime Sector businesses in the Liverpool region have access to a new practical resource of support, advice and policy engagement thanks to a new partnership between UK registered company, The Maritime Group (International) Limited and the Liverpool and Sefton Chambers of Commerce.

The Chamber is developing (in partnership with The Maritime Group) a strategy that aims to ease accessibility of training, consulting and skills requirements for the maritime industry sectors of the region.

Kevin Hawes, Business Development Director, Jonathan Powis, Operations Director and Mark Rowbotham, Senior Consultantwere formally welcomed to the network by Chambers Chief Executive Paul Cherpeau and International Trade Manager Elena Enciso.

Kevin said: “The Chamber has a long history and an excellent reputation for providing expertise to businesses who are trading internationally and for being a conduit to regional international trade.

“This has become increasingly important as the Maritime sector and the multitude of industries related to it in the region continue to grow.

“The Maritime Group [TMG] will add value to this group of chamber members through offering high quality advice, consulting and maritime services, across a broad spectrum of maritime disciplines.

“There will be no duplication of existing support provision provided in the region, rather a very practical and technical profile of Maritime centred deliverables which will meet growing demand from the sector.

“In collaboration with the Chamber, TMG will also help champion and project the industry on behalf of Chamber members.

Jonathan said: “TMG has a very well-established London office and we now look forward to working closely with the Chamber and fellow members, in continuing to promote the best interests of UK shipping businesses in Liverpool and the North West.”

TMG continues to grow: Recently opening its new TMG (Asia) office in Singapore, further extending its international reach from existing headquarters in Seattle, USA, and regional offices in London, Honolulu and Panama.

Captain Malcolm W Parrott, Managing Director of The Maritime Group (International) Limited and Executive Vice-President of The Maritime Group International, said. “This new initiative fits in nicely with our expansion plans”.

New additions to the TMG (International) Limited family were registered in London last month: TMG (Defence) & TMG (Security & Compliance).

Both subsidiary to The Maritime Group (International) Limited, they will be managed and operated by professionals based in Liverpool.

Finally, The Maritime Group (International) Limited has been appointed Deputy Register UK for the Palau International Shipping Registry headquartered in Piraeus, Athens and Houston, Texas.

It is the fastest growing flag in the shipping world with a 43.25 per cent growth in registered ships since 2013, according to Fairplay Magazine and is dubbed the next generation SMART Flag.

Chamber Chief Executive Paul Cherpeau said: “Our support for internationally trading companies has existed for more than a century.

“Supplementing our existing expertise with dedicated maritime sector support, particularly as the implications of Brexit begin to become clearer, will provide a substantial resource for businesses trading in the sector and provide a great source of knowledge and advocacy for a large proportion of our business base.”

The picture above shows, from left to right, Kevin Hawes, Elena Enciso, Paul Cherpeau, Jonathan Powis and Mark Rowbotham.

The Government of Assam has invited The Maritime Group (International) to provide water taxis on the Brahmaputra, at Guwahati in India.

We signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during the Advantage Assam Global Investor Summit 2018 on February 3 and 4 at Guwahati.

From left: Capt Malcolm Parrott is pictured with executives of the Patsloke Group Mr Karan Chhabra, Mr Milind Koltey and Mr K Srinivas Patnaik (MD & CEO of TMG Asia and Patsloke Marine) at the Assam Advantage summit

ADVANTAGE TMG: From left: Capt Malcolm Parrott is pictured with executives of the Patsloke Group Mr Karan Chhabra, Mr Milind Koltey and Mr K Srinivas Patnaik (MD & CEO of TMG Asia and Patsloke Marine) at the Assam Advantage Summit

Government dignitaries and global business delegates attended the summit which was inaugurated by the Honorable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi.

One of the key focus sectors of the Global Investor Summit (GIS) was water taxi operations.

Captain Malcolm W Parrott, Executive Vice President of the Maritime Group (International), who also attended and addressed the summit, signed the MOU on behalf of the group with the Government of Assam to operate water taxis on the river Brahmaputra.

UNDERSTANDING: Capt Malcolm Parrott is pictured left with the Director of Inland Water Transport Mr. Bharat Bhushan Dev Chaudhary (right) signing the MOU

UNDERSTANDING: Capt Malcolm Parrott is pictured left with the Director of Inland Water Transport Mr Bharat Bhushan Dev Chaudhary (right) signing the MOU

Malcolm said: “This is a very exciting development and will open up TMG to the whole of the sub-continent of India.”

Patsloke Marine, a part of TMG (Asia), will deliver PATSLOKE I, an eight-seater passenger boat, on February 6. It will travel between the south and north Banks of the Brahmaputra at Guwahati.

Mr K Srinivas Patnaik, Managing Director of The Maritime Group (Asia) Pte Ltd and founder and Chief Executive of the Patsloke Groupe, also entered into an MOU with the Government of Assam to develop a training facility in conjunction with the Ministry of Skill and Development to train local youth in various sectors of the maritime industry.

Mr K Srinivas Patnaik said: “It is a landmark achievement for the Group. I am very enthusiastic and keen to explore and scale up the operations to other parts of India.”

TMG (Asia) is based at Shenton House in Shentonway, Singapore. TMG is ISO 9001 Quality Management System accredited.

SHAKE: Mr K Srinivas Patnaik (MD and CEO of TMG Asia) is pictured with Shri Anand Prakash Tiwari (Director of Assam Skill Development Mission) signing the MOU

SHAKE: Mr K Srinivas Patnaik (MD and CEO of TMG Asia) is pictured with Shri Anand Prakash Tiwari (Director of Assam Skill Development Mission) signing the MOU

Contact TMG (Asia) at The Maritime Groupe (Asia) Pte Ltd., 3 Shentonway, #07-04 Shenton House, Singapore 068805 for more details or on +65 62387036 and mobiles +65 97210775 and +65 96577877 or email Patnaik@the-maritime-group.com.