Hubel Marine Wins Big in Belize
Wednesday, 17th April 2019
Belize
This February 18th, Hubel Marine’s managing director Erik de Koning attended the 2019 Belize Ship Registry Meeting held in the southern tip of the Placencia Peninsula in Belize.
his meeting was organized by the Government of Belize where various officials held their presentations about the development of the Registry. The three-day meeting was attended by many of our colleagues from around the world.
Hubel Marine was honored with an award as ‘Highest Contributor to the Belize Ship Registry for the period 2013-2018’. This means that we are the number ONE in Ship Registration for Belize World-Wide! During the official ceremony the award was presented by Claude Haylock Registrar of ships to Erik de Koning and his wife Ellen, came with a beautiful painting of a Keel Billed Toucan, the national bird of Belize.
Belize Fisheries
Belize fisheries is among the best performing countries in the fight against Illegal (IUU) fishing Belize operates an international fishing register. In the 2019 index Belize has been ranked 8th out of 152 coastal countries for their efforts to fight IUU fishing with an overall score of 1.78 against 2.29 for the global average (1 being best, 5 worse)
More information can be found www.iuufishingindex.net.
Panama
In March, Hubel Marine was one of the sponsors of the Panama Maritime World Conference & Exhibition held in Panama City, Panama. The Honourable Mr. Kitack Lim, Secretary General of the IMO opened the conference and addressed the audience on pressing issues at IMO, including the new regulations that emanate from the MARPOL Convention to increase the efficiency of ships and protection of the environment. The Canal Administrator provided an update on how the expanded Canal behaves in terms of revenues and market share – and how the Canal contributes to the consolidation of Panama as a regional logistics centre. The Administrator of the Maritime Authority gave his vision of the next 100 years of the Registry, as well as the development of port infrastructure, such as the maritime ancillary services wharf and the new cruise terminal. During the 28 years of existence of the Conference it became a centre stage for maritime, port and logistics information for the region and created good networking opportunities for our Erik de Koning who attended this event.
Singapore
In April, the Sea Asia Conference & Exhibition is a maritime event held in conjunction with the Singapore Maritime Week. Sea Asia is recognized globally as the leading platform for the maritime industry to interact, explore business opportunities, hear the latest insights and find new products and services.
Directly following Sea Asia the Singapore Yacht Show will be held. The Singapore Yacht Show has established itself as Asia's leading yacht and luxury show – and the only one fully supported by the global yachting industry and the Singapore Tourism Board. Our managing Director Erik A. de Koning is attending both events and looks forward to meet you in person and to discuss the various comprehensive services that Hubel Marine can provide. Let’s meet !
Did you know?
During the holiday season Hubel Marine organized the ‘Hubel Marine Xmas Challenge’ Social Media campaign and distributed 500 Christmas decoration balloons. The person/company that posted the most original photo with our Christmas decoration had the opportunity to win a bottle of champagne !! During January 2019 we announced the winner: Channel Ship Services. We would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone who participated in our overwhelming challenge. Stay tuned for our next creative competition.
Our Team
We believe it is important for our clients and business friends to know the Hubel Marine team personally, therefore we will introduce you during each Newsletter a different Hubel Team member. This time we would like to kick off with the person that is knocking your door to pay the bills : Aubrey Broekhuizen from our Accounting Department. Aubrey is a mother of two boys and lives close by the office. During the summer she likes to use her bike to go to work. In March she celebrated her 10th anniversary at Hubel Marine. It is such a pleasure to have her on board.
