Le Viet News

Further establishing relationships and economic ties were amongst the items discussed as the recently appointed Consulate General of Vietnam, Phung The Long, met with Town of Port Hedland elected members and senior executives. Town of Port Hedland Acting Mayor Camilo Blanco acknowledged the ongoing relationship that was continuing to develop between Western Australia and Vietnam. “I welcome Mr. Long to Port Hedland and hope he enjoys the significant economic diversity of our town and indeed that of the Pilbara region during his visit,” Blanco said. “Then discussions with Mr.

An collaboration on engineering training, including practical training courses, has been agreed between classification society Germanischer Lloyd and Vietnam Maritime University (VIMARU). The cooperation was signed during VietShip 2008 trade fair by DSc. Dang Van Uy, Headmaster of VIMARU, Dr. at GL, and Hans-Ulrich Schulze, Director of GL Academy. Germanischer Lloyd will provide two awards for outstanding academic performance to two best students of the VIMARU, a Naval Architect and a Marine Engineer, each year during the Graduation Ceremony. In , the contact between students, professors and Germanischer Lloyd is continuously being supported. The GL Academy, for instance, regularly offers different maritime further education seminars. is based in .