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A 4-day programme, collaboratively designed and developed with the university based on the Oxford approach to Scenario Planning, was delivered from November 17 to 20, to 34 team members across all levels of the organisation.

The team worked on three live cases addressing major, known and unknown plausible futures and challenges.

Our CEO, Captain Stylianos Dimouleas commented: “Almi Tankers operates in a TUNA (Turbulent, Uncertain, Novel, Ambiguous) global environment, during a period of profound and accelerating transformation. The maritime sector is being reshaped by the global push toward decarbonisation, rapid technological innovation, changing workforce expectations and geopolitical fragmentation. These forces are not isolated, they interact in ways that create both new risks and new strategic opportunities. The programme assisted in creating real scenarios on how to cope with plausible futures and remain competitive, compliant and resilient through intertwined pressures of making the green transition, workforce transformation, and geopolitical tensions and uncertainties toward 2050. We were truly privileged to work with two extraordinary Professors, Dr. Cynthia Selin and Dr. Cho Khong, who made that possible. We wholeheartedly thank them for this unique experience as well as Rob Walters and Said Business School.”

This training follows on from the tailor-made programme on ‘High Performance Leadership’, again delivered by SAID Business School, in-house at Almi Tankers. The programme had a significant impact on Almi Tankers, both in transforming the leadership culture and contributing to business and operational successes. The Almi Tankers High Performance Leadership Programme is live on Oxford Said Business School’s website as a custom executive education case study: https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/programmes/executive-education/bespoke-business-solutions/customised-business-solutions/case-studies-and-insights/almi-tankers-leadership-programme

We are very happy and proud to inform you that both Almi Tankers ‘Head Office’ and Almi Tankers ‘On Board’ are officially ‘Great Place to Work Certified’. Almi Tankers is the first shipping company in Greece to obtain this certification for its seafarers ‘On Board’.

The Great Place to Work Certification is an official recognition earned by the real-time feedback of employees regarding their company culture. Investing in our people is investing in our future. By fostering a culture of continuous learning, we empower our employees to achieve their full potential and drive innovation.

Captain Stylianos Dimouleas commented: ‘We would like to thank our team members for their participation! We are honored and grateful that approximately 500 people, which account for over 70% on board and over 90% ashore, worldwide, felt engaged to participate. This certification is based entirely on what you said about your experience working at Almi Tankers!’

Over 90% said that they are proud to tell others they work at Almi Tankers S.A.; that they felt welcome when they joined the company, that there is training/development offered to further themselves personally and professionally and that they feel the environment is safe, inclusive, does not discriminate and people are treated fairly, among other statements.

Congratulations to the team!

The Nautical Institute once again thanked Almi Tankers for its continued participation in the international and confidential Mariners’ Alerting and Reporting Scheme (MARS).

MARS is a free searchable database containing reports of accidents and near misses stretching back over a quarter of a century. Funded through the support of the Institute’s Nautical Affiliate partners, it is one of the maritime industry’s leading risk reduction initiatives and is helping to make life safer for seafarers everywhere.

As a free service to the industry, MARS reports also regularly comprise alerts condensed from official industry sources, so that issues resulting from recent incidents can be efficiently relayed to the mariner on board. With access to the internet from vessels becoming more affordable, the MARS database is a valuable risk assessment, work planning, loss prevention tool and training aid for crew and management.

https://www.nautinst.org/resource-library/mars.html

Letter of Appreciation

Almi Tankers received a Commendation Letter on behalf of the Liberian Registry in August 2024 as appreciation of the Company’s dedication to safety and compliance. The Liberian Registry congratulated Almi Tankers’ fleet vessels for the safe operation of the vessels over the past two years without any IMO Detentions by Port State Control.

We are proud to report that Almi Tankers has had ZERO Port State Control Detentions fleet-wide since its establishment in 2009.

Well done to the whole team for their continuous efforts and commitment!

Commendation Letter pdf

On July 16, Almi Tankers was presented with a plaque from Lloyd’s Register (LR) to celebrate 15 years of consistent exceptional safety performance. LR’s Elina Papageorgiou and Christos Doikas presented Almi Tankers’ S.A. CEO Captain Stylianos Dimouleas with the plaque and also shared an article on ‘How Almi Tankers’ comprehensive, from top-to-bottom, approach to safety is driving outstanding safety records, retaining competent crew and ensuring that the company meets and succeeds its targets, customers’ and stakeholders’ expectations.’

Our CEO, Captain Stylianos Dimouleas, shared with the team: “I am deeply honoured and privileged to inform you that yesterday, 16th of July 2024, Lloyd’s Register visited our offices and presented us with the attached plaque. It is a great recognition of our efforts for all these years. This achievement belongs to all of you. To our people aboard working under very harsh conditions, away from their families for many months, without any breaks and….countless more demanding challenges and difficulties. To our people ashore, working relentlessly with care and determination to create the success conditions and assist everyone aboard to stay safe and deliver an outstanding performance as a team. I am so grateful for everything you have done. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. Proud to serve our team. I am confident that we will continue to thrive as one team.’

Well done to the whole team for their continuous efforts and commitment!

https://www.lr.org/en/knowledge/insights-articles/keying-into-performance-metrics/