KUWAIT: Kuwait Oil Tanker Company on Tuesday received a prized award for its educational maritime field training program in the maritime industry for Middle East and the Indian subcontinent region for the year 2023. It was awarded by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). A press statement issued by KOTC said that the IMO’s evaluation is considered significant when it comes to the maritime transport field.

Chief Executive Officer Sheikh Khaled Ahmed received the award during the ceremony that was held on Wednesday in Dubai, under the benefaction of Dubai’s Civil Aviation Chairman and Airlines CEO, Sheikh Ahmad bin Saeed.

The award considered is a feat to be supplemented to the many KOTC accomplishments making way for further progress and more endeavors putting the company’s reputation on a scale to be measured on a regional and international standard, said Sheikh Khaled. — KUNA