𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐬

A special informative session for Manaco Marine Cadets was held on 03 June 2026 at the Southern Maritime Training Institute (SMTI), Colombo.

The session was attended by:

* Captain Nalin Pieris – Chief Executive Officer, Manaco Marine

* Captain Harsha Perera – Chief Operating Officer, Nordcrewing Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.

* Mr. Rajiv Palihena – Marine Personnel Superintendent, Manaco Marine

* Mr. Nuwanpriya Sugunapala – Branch Manager, BSM Crew Service Centre (Sri Lanka)

* Mr. Megha Abeywickrame – Marine Personnel Superintendent, Manaco Marine

* Mr. Hashantha Perera – Crew Planning Executive, Manaco Marine

The event brought together cadets and industry professionals for an engaging discussion on career development, life at sea, and future opportunities within the maritime sector. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐬, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑, 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 (𝐂𝐨𝐂) 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐛𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐂 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞. The session provided valuable guidance and encouragement as they progress towards this important milestone in their maritime careers.