Delighted and humbled at the warm reception by Youngship Türkiye during my maiden trip to Istanbul, Turkey!

Thank you Selin Oğiş, Dr. Sinem Oğiş and everyone at YoungShip Turkey. Myself and Asgar Haider, CMILT really enjoyed the time together with your team and we eagerly look forward to reciprocating the hospitality when you visit Bangladesh in the near future. In the interim, we look forward to collaborating with you on projects of mutual interest in Maritime including webinars, networking events, and training programs as soon as the opportunity arises.

YoungShip, the Next Generation of the Maritime Industry, is a professional non-profit organization for young people working within the global maritime industry with over 5000 individual members worldwide with it’s operations spanning over 35 departments/branches in various locations from Africa to Asia, Europe, North America and South America!

Founded in Oslo, Norway in 2004, YoungShip is actively working for:

•Creating a platform for promoting youth voice in the industry and be the central point of contact for all global members

•Support entrepreneurs and professionals by promoting inclusive development

•Striving to create global collaboration in the maritime sector

•Help promote young leaders of the future to drive positive transformation in the maritime sector

•Advocate capacity building programs for young professionals in the industry

•Assisting companies to focus on promoting young professionals and to drive forward its young talent