Medserv’s Middle East subsidiary, Mets, has been awarded a new long-term contract by Japanese Sumitomo Corporation for the supply chain management of Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) to Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), a joint venture between the government of Oman and Shell.
The contract, the largest ever won by the Medserv group to date, is for an initial period of five years with a five-year extension option.
“It is a very exciting time for the company. This multi-million dollar contract results from the recently signed $1.2 billion contract between PDO and Sumitomo and positions PDO as the anchor tenant at Duqm as of mid-2018. They expect up to two shipments a week, each shipment carrying 3,000 metric tonnes of pipe. This equates to approximately 70 truckloads each and every day for five years to be managed/handled by Mets Oman.
“We are delighted to be playing a part in this and are committed to continuing to add value to PDO’s operations in the Sultanate of Oman. The contract award is testament to Mets’ ability to deliver reliable, high-quality Supply Chain Management Services,” said Anthony Diacono, chairman of Medserv plc.
Central Bank issues commemorative coins
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The Central Bank of Malta has issued numismatic coins in gold and silver depicting the Argotti Botanical Gardens Conservatory.
The coins are issued under the Europa Programme with the theme ‘The Age of Iron and Glass’ and bear the Europa Star logo.
The gold coin has a face value of €50, while the silver coin has a face value of €10. The €10 silver coin is of 0.925 finesse and has a weight of 28.28g and a diameter of 38.61mm. The minting limit is 3,000 pieces. The €50 gold coin is of 0.916 finesse, has a weight of 6.5g and a diameter of 21mm. The minting limit is 1,000 pieces. Both coins are struck to proof quality.
The coins, designed and engraved by Noel Galea Bason, were minted at the Royal Dutch Mint. The reverse of the coins depicts the Argotti Botanical Gardens Conservatory. This iron and glass structure, which was designed by architect Andrea Vassallo, was a novelty for Malta. The conservatory was an aesthetically pleasing structure, but its upkeep was very expensive and in 1931 the government decided to dismantle it.
The obverse of the coin features the coat of arms of Malta and the Europa Star logo. This year’s coins will be part of a five-year series dedicated to different periods of European art forms and history which have been widely grouped as: Modern 20th century (2016), The Age of Iron and Glass (2017), Baroque and Rococo (2018), Renaissance (2019) and Gothic (2020).
The coins may be purchased directly from the Malta Coin Centre’s online e-shop facility on www.maltacoincentre.com or from the main building of the Central Bank of Malta. The gold coin will be sold for €340, while the silver coin for €60.
Microsoft sponsors cybercrime conference
Microsoft is Platinum Sponsor of the forthcoming Cybercrime Malta Conference 2017, a conference that will discuss the most recent trends in cybercrime, cybersecurity technologies and practices adopted against cybercrime. The event is being organised jointly by ISACA Malta Chapter and the Malta IT Law Association. ISACA is a worldwide association of IT professionals.
The speaker-line includes MEP Axel Voss, EPP coordinator for legal affairs, Uwe Rasmussen, legal counsel, Digital Crimes Unit at Microsoft, Enrico Bellini, public policy senior analyst at Google, Luis Enrique Oliveri from IBM Global Security Services, Jan Ellermann, senior specialist at Europol’s Data Protection Office, Patrick Curry, CEO of Multinational Alliance for Collaborative Situational Awareness, Joseph Cuschieri, executive chairman, Malta Gaming Authority, Inspector Timothy Zammit, from the Cyber Crime Unit at the Malta Police Force, Prof. Joe Cannataci, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy and Raef Meeuwisse, author of a number of publications about cybersecurity.
Consumer law and policy to be discussed at conference
The Volkswagen emissions scandal, new rules governing the Insolvency Fund for travel operators, recent important ECJ consumer-related judgements and the first year in operation of the Arbiter for Financial Services will be the main topics at the forthcoming fourth edition of the Annual Consumer Law and Policy Conference on March 15.
Entitled ‘Consumer Law and Policy’, this half-day conference organised by the Malta Law Academy of the Chamber of Advocates will be held at the Chamber’s premises inside the Courts of Justice and will coincide with World Consumers Day. Speakers will include University lecturers, a consumer expert from the European Commission and the Financial Services Arbiter.
Stefan Camilleri, secretary general of the Malta Chamber of Advocates, explained how the conference has now become an established annual event on the calendar of academic activities hosted by the Malta Law Academy in collaboration with the Department of Commercial Law at the University of Malta.
“The Malta Law Academy was founded by the Chamber of Advocates as a foundation to provide continuous training for lawyers beyond their graduation. These conferences are seeing increasing participation by legal professionals and this helps legal practitioners keep up with the legislation that is constantly changing. Our final aim is not only to retain but also to strengthen the level of the legal profession,” said Dr Camilleri.
Although these conferences are mainly aimed at practising lawyers, law students and members of the judiciary also attend.
Registrations are open at €30, and €20 for students. To register, call 2124 8601, 7720 8601 or e-mail events@avukati.org.
Vivo Bathrooms and Royal Travel achieve top service rating
Vivo Bathrooms and Royal Travel, both operating in L-Iklin, have earned the CSA Platinum ServiceMark for the exceptional level of service and experience their employees gave their customers in 2016.
The CSA Platinum ServiceMark is awarded yearly to organisations and retail outlets that manage to earn the highest ratings from the mystery shopping studies and customer surveys that are independently and regularly carried out throughout the year. The CSA ServiceMark also includes a Gold, Silver and Bronze category.
Lloyd Zarb, operations manager of Vivo Bathrooms and Ceramics, said: “We are proud to have achieved the highest award for the service experience we give our customers.
“As a group we are aware that in today’s marketplace customers need to be treated better than ever before. There is no place for complacency when it comes to the service experience. Providing and retaining a superior service to our customers is an ambitious ongoing goal which needs to be exercised every single day for it to be truly effective.”
Lilly Muscat, managing director of Royal Travel, remarked: “The CSA Platinum ServiceMark for 2016 is the result of the dedication and hard work my team put into every interaction we have with our customers. Travel is all about journeying. We replicate this attitude in the way we engage with our customers, deliver what we promise and, more importantly, journey along with them in a purposeful way.”