The admission for 2009/2010 Academic Year is on going

The big news is that GMA is organizing her 2nd International Maritime Conference with the Theme:

Schedule for the Conference
The schedule for the conference is as seen below:

Date:   23rd - 27th August, 2010
Venue: Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) Conference Centre,
           Effurun – Warri, Nigeria.
Time:   9 am prompt

The 2009 GMA 1st International Maritime Conference, was held on the 12th of August, 2009, as schedule. The conference was well attended and attracted members of the general public, stakeholders, government officials, and dignitaries from all works of life and the Mass Media.

The conference proceedings or report is ready for a cost of 2000.00 Naira. Contact us for a copy.

Below is the forward of the conference report, the front and back cover page.

FORWARD
We are witnessing a period of renewed public interest in the Maritime Industry, triggered most probably by increased awareness of the importance of the maritime sector in National and Global Economies and diverse challenges associated with sustaining a viable Maritime Sector.

As part of its contribution towards the development of the, industry, Global Maritime Academy (GMA), a private indigenous initiative, organized an International Maritime Conference on the 12th August 2009 in Effurun, Delta State, to address prevailing concerns and came up with guided recommendations that have the potentials of not only reviving the Global Maritime Industry, but also repositioning it to become a major player in our presently delicate and monolithic economy.

The proceedings of the conference cover issues on: the current status of Nigerian seaports, Re-engineering the ports for sustainable development, A critical review of the coastal and Inland Shipping (CABOTAGE) Act of 2003; Peace Keeping Strategies: A Tool for Sustainable Development in the Niger Delta and a Keynote address titled "Invisible Trade: Raising the Visibility of the Maritime Sector in a Season of Global Economic Crises - Issues and Challenges.”

The conference was well attended with high level participation by the maritime sector, allied industries such a Oil and Gas, Financial Institutions, the Academia. Indigenous Entrepreneurs and the Mass Media.

It concluded with a comprehensive communiqué.

This book of proceedings will no doubt be valuable to the Federal Government, State Governments , relevant ministries, Parastatals, Agencies, NGOs, policy makers, Financial Institutions, the Academia, indigenous investors and all patriotic Nigerians.

Dr. Kevin I. Idehen
Chairman, Technical Committee

       

Click Photo Gallery to see the Photo Album of this confernce.

GMA 1st Maritime Seminar was held on the 19th November, 2009, at the State Library Complex, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria, with the theme “Professionalizing Shipping: A Catalyst for wealth creation in Cross River State”

The seminar started at about 9.00 hrs with the State Song/National Anthem. In the business session, which started at about 12.00hrs, two papers were presented as follows:

1st Paper: “Ports and the process of National development: the Case of Calabar Port” By Prof. C. O. Orubu, Delta University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria.

2nd Paper: “Professionalizing Shipping in Nigeria: Merits and Challenges.” By Eke U. E. (PhD), Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun, Delta State, Nigeria.

The seminar was well attended and attracted Stakeholders, Government Officials, Indigenous Entrepreneurs and the Mass Media.

The seminar handbook containing programme and papers is ready for free. The cover page of the handbook is a seen below.



You can pickup a free copy of this handbook from our secretariat or contact us for a copy.