Strengthening friendships in NantongDawei, Secretary of the NantongMunicipal Party Committee, inNantong. During the call, Mr Chooexpressed his gratitude to Mr Dingfor his long-standing support, andthe two had an exchange on thelatest developments and progressin the Chinese city.Mr Ding Dawei (right), Secretary of the Nantong Municipal Party Committee, presented a photoalbum titled “Nantong 2012” to Mr Choo Chiau Beng, CEO of <strong>Keppel</strong> Corporation and Chairmanof <strong>Keppel</strong> <strong>Offshore</strong> & <strong>Marine</strong>, to mark the long-standing friendship between <strong>Keppel</strong> NantongShipyard and the Nantong Municipal governmentIn a gesture of friendship, Mr Dinghosted Mr Choo to a dinner andpresented him with a photoalbum titled “Nantong 2012”. Alsopresent at the dinner wereMr Huang Aijun, Vice Mayor of theNantong Municipal Government,Mr Qu Yongguo, Vice Secretary-General of the Nantong MunicipalGovernment, and Mr ZhouZhushan, Nantong Maritime SafetyBureau Chief.Separately, Mr Tong held adialogue session with Mr Dingduring his visit to Nantong on18 March 2013. Mr Tong alsoparticipated in a tree plantingceremony with <strong>Keppel</strong> Nantongvolunteers while inspecting theyard’s new facilities.Participating in a tree planting ceremony are (from left): Mr Cao Jinhai, Governor, NantongGangzha District; Mr Shen Hongxin, Party Secretary, Nantong Gangzha CCP; Mr Tong ChongHeong, CEO of <strong>Keppel</strong> <strong>Offshore</strong> & <strong>Marine</strong>; and Mr Edmund Lek, President of <strong>Keppel</strong> NantongShipyardMr Chow Yew Yuen, COO of<strong>Keppel</strong> O&M, was also separatelyhosted to a yard visit led byMr Edmund Lek, President of<strong>Keppel</strong> Nantong, on 21 March2013.To reaffirm the strong tiesand long standing partnershipbetween <strong>Keppel</strong> Nantong Shipyard(<strong>Keppel</strong> Nantong) and the NantongMunicipal government, Mr ChooChiau Beng, CEO of <strong>Keppel</strong>Corporation and Chairman of<strong>Keppel</strong> <strong>Offshore</strong> & <strong>Marine</strong> (<strong>Keppel</strong>O&M), and Mr Tong Chong Heong,CEO of <strong>Keppel</strong> O&M, called on theMunicipal government officialsduring their visits to the yard inMarch 2013.On 28 March 2013, Mr Choopaid a courtesy call on Mr DingThe meetings underscored<strong>Keppel</strong> O&M’s commitment todevelop <strong>Keppel</strong> Nantong into aworld-class offshore yard throughenhanced facilities, improvementsin production processes, a growingtrack record, and strengthenedfriendships with the NantongMunicipal government.12<strong>Offshore</strong><strong>Marine</strong> March – April 2013
Deepening bilateral tiesSingapore’s Minister of State forTrade and Industry Mr Teo Ser Luckand his delegation visited<strong>Keppel</strong> Nantong Shipyard (<strong>Keppel</strong>Nantong) on 25 April 2013 togain a better understanding of<strong>Keppel</strong>’s offshore and shipbuildingbusinesses in China.This was part of Mr Teo’s officialvisit to the Chinese cities ofNanjing and Nantong between24 and 26 April 2013, with the aimof deepening relations betweenSingapore and the two Chinesecities. The delegation comprisedofficials from the Ministry of Tradeand Industry and IE Singapore.Mr Teo’s visit to <strong>Keppel</strong> Nantongwas hosted by Mr Edmund Lek,President of <strong>Keppel</strong> Nantong.Singapore’s Minister of State for Trade and Industry Mr Teo Ser Luck (fifth from right) andMr Ong Siew Gay (fourth from right), Singapore’s Consul-General in China, at <strong>Keppel</strong> Nantongwith Mr Edmund Lek (sixth from left), President of <strong>Keppel</strong> Nantong, Mr Goh Toh Sim (third fromleft), Chief Representative (China), <strong>Keppel</strong> Corporation, Mr John Chua (fourth from left), GM ofAsian Lift, Mr Chen Yixing (fifth from left), Vice Mayor of Nantong Municipal Government, andother Gangzha government officialsMr Lek and his team briefedMr Teo on the yard’s track record,current and new projects beingundertaken at the yard, as well asthe development plans and growthstrategies of <strong>Keppel</strong> Nantong.Mr Teo and his delegation werethen brought on a tour of theyard to have a close-up look at theoperations. Nantong governmentofficials led by Vice MayorMr Chen Yixing, and Singapore’sConsul-General in China, Mr OngSiew Gay, also joined in the visit.Driving safety across bordersAs part of ongoing efforts to alignsafety practices across the group’soverseas operations, <strong>Keppel</strong><strong>Offshore</strong> & <strong>Marine</strong>’s (<strong>Keppel</strong> O&M)Health Safety & Environment (HSE)team conducted a safety workshopat <strong>Keppel</strong> Nantong Shipyard(<strong>Keppel</strong> Nantong) which was heldbetween 9 and 11 April 2013.The workshop was organisedwith the aim of inculcating goodsafety practices among the yardmanagers, supervisors and juniorofficers at <strong>Keppel</strong> Nantong.Mr Yong Chee Min, GM, HSE of<strong>Keppel</strong> O&M, spoke on varioustopics including “Challenges ofbuilding a safety culture at <strong>Keppel</strong>Nantong”, “<strong>Keppel</strong> O&M’s SafetyInitiatives” and “Alignment ofGood Safety Practices”.Findings from an inter-yard safetycross audit conducted at <strong>Keppel</strong>Nantong in March 2013 werealso shared at the workshop.This cross-business unit auditevaluated the maintenance ofmajor equipment and overallsafety culture of the yard. BrasFELSand <strong>Keppel</strong> Singmarine Brasil, twoother <strong>Keppel</strong> O&M overseas yards,participated in the cross auditprogramme earlier in the year.Mr Edmund Lek, President of<strong>Keppel</strong> Nantong Shipyard, said,“At <strong>Keppel</strong> Nantong, we arecommitted to achieve a strongsafety culture and an incident-freeworkplace. We are glad to haveMr Yong Chee Min sharehis valuable insights with uswhich inspires us to strive forhigher safety standards in ouroperations.”<strong>Offshore</strong><strong>Marine</strong> March – April 201313