ShipCon Helsinki 2023 - Attendance of Delegation from YoungShip Bangladesh
A three-member delegation team (founding Board Members) from YoungShip Bangladesh including Tanjil Ahmed Ruhullah, Tajrul Islam, and Syed Sabiq Ashraf participated in the ShipCon 2023 conference in Finland, where more than 100 delegates from across various 
departments of YoungShip International, gathered together to discuss the future of the maritime industry, on relevant topics from sustainability to leadership, design to technology!
Overseas Meetings with YoungShip Turkey and YoungShip Singapore
Our President, Mr Tanjil Ahmed Ruhullah, and Vice President, Mr Asgar Haider, with support from YoungShip International, proactively met with representatives from YoungShip Turkey, at a generous dinner hosted by the incumbent Vice President, Ms. Selin Ogis, to get a better understanding of YoungShip operations and how they can be implemented and executed in the local department.
A noteworthy outcome of the meeting was YoungShip Bangladesh's introduction to the work of the IMO Working Group by Ms. Selin Ogis, who was incidentally the Chair of Youth Development of the IMO Working Group. IMO Working Group is an initiative of YoungShip International that emphasizes on the importance of sustainable shipping practices and environmental stewardship and is also focused on obtaining consultative status at the IMO (The International Maritime Organization – the United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine and atmospheric pollution by ships).
Following this discussion, Tanjil was subsequently invited to apply for the IMO Working Group, and was subsequently selected as Sponsorship Coordinator in the Steering Committee marking a significant step in aligning YoungShip Bangladesh with international maritime initiatives and fostering collaboration with regional counterparts and successfully obtaining more than 100,000 NOK in sponsorship funds, from maritime businesses across the globe, exclusively for the IMO working group project initiatives, which includes content creation, event organization, international travel, and providing services to both the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the members of YoungShip International, related to its core activities including but not limited to Youth Development, Green Shipping, Mentorship and Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS).
In July of 2023, our President, Tanjil Ahmed Ruhullah also met with Sara Shimo Fu, Treasurer of YoungShip Singapore and subsequently with Mark Ma (Former President, YoungShip Singapore) in London to better forge partnerships with the regional departments and strategize future collaborations.
Visit to Petromax Refinery Ltd., Mongla
YoungShip Bangladesh organized a technical visit to Petromax Refinery Ltd (PRL) on 11th February 2024, which was facilitated by our Vice President, Mr. Asgar Haider (Director of PRL). PRL is a renowned fractionation facility of Hydrocarbon in Bangladesh to refine and produce different grades of gasoline. Upon reaching the facility, we were also offered a delicious lunch with tons of items and delicacies. After lunch, we visited the full facility (including the jetty where a tanker vessel was seen) and learned about the basic operations and processes of the plant for the fractionation, accompanied by the Plant Manager.
Many thanks to Mr Asgar Haider, Vice President of YoungShip Bangladesh, for arranging such an insightful trip, and we look forward to participating in more such technical visits in the near future.
