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The Port of Cork is playing host for the International Standard for Maritime Pilot Organisations (ISPO) annual Conference which began today.

The two-day Conference held in the Dean Hotel, near Horgan's Quay, is also in partnership with the International Association of Marine & Shipping Professionals (IAMSP).

The conference program offers associates and interested pilot organizations a varied number of speakers who will discuss ISPO related topics. Among them Afloat adds the award winning global chemical and product tanker operator Ardmore Shipping which has an operations office based in Cork city.  

As part of the conference, a workshop was scheduled this morning by Bureau Veritas on how to conduct an internal audit according to the ISPO Code and topics such as Designated Person, Observations and NC's discussed.

Tomorrow, the ISPO's annual meeting of associates will be held in the afternoon.

Published in Port of Cork

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