Dong-su Kim
Ben Line Country Manager
BMA Representative in Korea
The BMA was pleased to appoint Ben Line as its Korean agent at the end of 2021 but it is only recently that our Managing Director and CEO, Capt. Hutchinson, along with Regional Director Jahangir Hussain, have managed to meet D S Kim and the rest of the Ben Line team in person.
While in Korea the team had a number of meetings with clients and other maritime stakeholders, culminating in a seminar and reception where The BMA team, which also included Stephen Keenan (Head of the Inspections & Surveys Department), Juanita Butler (Registrar in Asia) and YuKi Leung of our Hong Kong Office, were able to provide an overview of its services and areas of future collaboration. The seminar/reception was attended by over 160 people representing the broad and diverse spectrum of the Korean shipping industry including shipowners, ship managers, charterers, shipbuilders and marine financers. The Bahamas’ representation at the event was complemented by the participation of representatives from our Recognised Organisations and Nautical Inspectors
The weeklong activities were aligned to the BMA’s long-term strategy of global representation through building The Bahamas’ presence in key ship owning markets.
BMA delegation reconnects with clients in Japan
At the end of October, The BMA’s Japan office was delighted to receive its first post-pandemic visit from senior members of The BMA team, Managing Director and CEO, Capt. Dwain Hutchinson, and Stephen Keenan, Head of Inspections & Surveys who were welcomed by Jahangir Hussain, Regional Director(Asia), Juanita Butler, Registrar, and Chie Funada, Secretary.
The Japan office has been doing great work bringing new clients to the Flag so the team had a very busy schedule of meetings with clients in Tokyo, but they also managed to travel to Imabari where they met representatives from companies in that city.
The visit to Japan provided a vital opportunity to consolidate relationships with our valued clients and major stakeholders in the country and also to meet potential clients to share with them the benefits of registering their ships with The Bahamas Flag.
The delegation was warmly received by both existing and potential clients in Japan and the visit will significantly contribute to The BMA’s strategic objective to enhance and strengthen cordial relationships with the Japanese shipping community. The weeklong activities were aligned to The BMA’s long-term strategy of global representation through building The Bahamas’ presence in key ship owning markets.
