From left in picture: Ray Church, Facilities Manager, Ben Sleister, Marine Safety Programs Manager, and MM&P Vice President – Pacific Ports Lars Turner.
Turner met with Eric Friend, Director (not pictured), Church and Sleister to discuss training opportunities and developments at MITAGS-West. Turner said, “I was great to meet with part of the MITAGS-West team and discuss the training needs of our members. We had a good discussion about LNG training for LNG powered ships and lithium-ion battery fires and how MITAGS is working to educate around this issue.”
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