Maersk partners with Lawhill Marine Centre to continue maritime education following Safmarine 25-year investment, says a press release published on their website.
Center’s contribution
Shipbroking and logistics
From the early 1990s and over the years, the Centre has helped thousands of students embark on careers in the industry, either at sea or ashore in ships’ agencies, clearing and forwarding, shipbroking and in transport and logistics.
Medicine and Information Technology
Many others have been successful in various fields, including Medicine and Information Technology, but yet have the essential maritime background against which the global economy operates.
Maritime education
In the early 1990s Safmarine played a pioneering role in the formation of the maritime education programme. The core team was led by:
- Mr Brian Ingpen (maritime educator and former Safmariner),
- Dr Peter Manser (the Simon’s Town School Principal at that time),
- Professor Mike Inggs (the Chairman of the School Governing Body in the 1990s) and
- former Safmarine Public Affairs Director, Peter James.
With their respective teams, they carefully planned the introduction of two formal maritime-related subjects at the school and, by pioneering a novel educational model, opened the door for any school in South Africa to offer the maritime subjects as part of the National Senior Certificate curriculum.
Maersk’s commitment to supporting Lawhill
Jonathan Horn, Maersk’s Area Managing Director for Southern Africa and Indian Ocean Islands, reconfirmed Maersk’s commitment to supporting Lawhill into the future:
Education and knowledge building are vital for society and Maersk, as our success as a company is linked to the ability of our employees. Long-term success is seldom built on short-term gain and this is very true for the partnership with Lawhill. We are proud of the 25 year relationship Safmarine has had with this programme and, as Maersk, are excited to see what the future holds for this great institution.
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Source: Maersk
