NSA RECOGNIZES with HIGH DISTINCTION in 2014 CEBU BUSINESS MONTH

Capt. Joeran Noestvik (3rd from left) received the plaque on behalf of Norwegian Shipowners' Association  during the Cebu Business Month celebration in Radisson Blu.

The Norwegian Shipowners' Association is awarded with high distinction in 2014's Cebu Business Month as they give tribute to business owners and investors last June 20, 2014  in Radisson Blu Hotel. 

Cebu is proud and grateful for  Norwegian Shipowners' Association's  (NSA) valuable contribution to the economic growth and progress of the province through the human development of thousands of its seafarers. 

On the citations  presented by the Chairman of CBM 2014 Tourism and Promotions; Mr.  Consul Sabino R. Dapat, the Province of Cebu and the Cebu Chamber of Commerce & Industry  honor the Norway's close cooperation in the Philippines to ensure  quality of maritime education  and training of its seafarers.  With this partnership,  Cebu became the home of many successful marine officers as products of the NSA Philippines Cadet Program.  The plaque was awarded by Cebu City Mayor Michael L. Rama  and Cebu Provincial Governor Hilario P. Davide III  and accepted by Capt. Joeran Noestvik - Norwegian Training Center-Manila's Deputy Director  and George Meljoe Frange - Project and Development Manager of NSA Philippines Cadet Program. 

Other awardees  include Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu) Inc.; one of the leading medium sized shipbuilders in the world, Ayala Group of Companies, Timex Philippines, Inc., Japan International Cooperation Agency, Hotel Resorts & Restaurants Association of Cebu, Mr. Henry Schumacher, Fairchild Semiconductor Philippines, Inc., Cebu Mitsumi Inc., and Aboitiz Group of Companies. 

SOAR HIGH CEBU; ASEAN READY in 2015

The Cebu Business Month and the Tribute to Cebu's Business and Investors; was sponsored by GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation, a company responsible for the  17.5 billion pesos  expansion of  Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA ) - the country’s first airport public private partnership (PPP) project. 

    

In a message delivered  by Mr. Andrew Acquaah Harrison, Chief Executive Adviser of GMR Megawide, he elaborated the details of MCIA massive development and improvement. GMR Megawide took the Cebu airport project in October 2013 and will be completed in 4 years time.

A GLIMPSE TO AN AWARD WINNING AIRPORT

"We are mandated to transform Cebu airport  into award winning international airport, and we know how to do it. We'll try to understand what you want and deliver what you want, and we'll go extra miles to do that" Harrison said. " We'll collaborate with the industry, with you people to market Cebu  and this means more business for the city  as a whole".  

The look of new Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) Images  courtesy of GMR-Megawide FB page.

The construction of a new world-class  passenger terminal  is a  Build -Operate-Transfer  structure which  started with the soft redevelopment of terminal 1 as to not turn the airport into a construction site. To date GMR has started  construction of terminal 2 which will be completed in 3 years time. Terminal 2 is purely an international airport. Today the capacity of MCIA is 4.5 million, at the end of the airport project it will be 12.5 million passengers.  In 4 years time, Mactan Cebu International airport is transformed into an award winning airport.