Europe's second largest port of Antwerp has entered into agreements with China's fastest growing urban centre of Chongqing for training purposes and to create trade partnerships following its launch of a rail freight service in May between the cities, HKTDC reports.
Port of Antwerp Authority's training subsidiary, APEC, is to follow on from its work training in China and around the world, in a five-year deal with the Chongqing International Freight Forwarders Association to train Chinese maritime professionals.
It has held agreements with Dalian Maritime University, and in 2010 signed agreements with the Ministry of Transport, Dalian Port Corp, Guangzhou Port Authority and the Shanghai International Shipping Institute.
It offers tailor-made training and seminars for around 600 maritime professionals from 65 countries in the world and trained a total of 2,800 Chinese specialists.
"This agreement once more demonstrates the value that the international shipping world attaches to the unmatched experience and know-how that we have available within the Antwerp port community," said Port Authority chairman Marc Van Peel, cited a report from Newark's Journal of Commerce.
The authority also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chongqing Port & Navigation Administration Bureau to cement the two cities link with the regular exchange of information, joint marketing and promotion activities to attract investment to each other's port and city.
Port of Antwerp Authority's training subsidiary, APEC, is to follow on from its work training in China and around the world, in a five-year deal with the Chongqing International Freight Forwarders Association to train Chinese maritime professionals.
It has held agreements with Dalian Maritime University, and in 2010 signed agreements with the Ministry of Transport, Dalian Port Corp, Guangzhou Port Authority and the Shanghai International Shipping Institute.
It offers tailor-made training and seminars for around 600 maritime professionals from 65 countries in the world and trained a total of 2,800 Chinese specialists.
"This agreement once more demonstrates the value that the international shipping world attaches to the unmatched experience and know-how that we have available within the Antwerp port community," said Port Authority chairman Marc Van Peel, cited a report from Newark's Journal of Commerce.
The authority also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chongqing Port & Navigation Administration Bureau to cement the two cities link with the regular exchange of information, joint marketing and promotion activities to attract investment to each other's port and city.