ONE of the world's leading ship management companies is funneling sizable resources into the Philippines in its bid to ensure that its growing number of Filipino seafarers as well as other nationalities are trained to perform using the latest technologies onboard its fleet.

The Hong Kong-based Wallem Group, the fifth largest ship management company in the world, has just launched a new training facility in Manila, Wallem Maritime Training Center, to cater to the specific training needs of the multinational officers and crew serving the Wallem fleet worldwide.