Brunei Gas Carriers (BGC) recently held a Business Excellence Open Day at the BGC HQ with representatives from Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP), Rahim Jahit, and Steven Song, in attendance.

In opening the Business Excellence Open Day, BGC’s Managing Director, Pg Shamhary Pg Dato Paduka Hj Mustapha remarked that Continuous Improvement (CI) is a mindset that needs to be embeded in the organisation. Continuous Improvement and application of the Lean Methodology, serves to ensure that everyone strives to do things efficiently, effectively, and productively, every single day of the week. He further reiterated that having a learner mindset can positively influence the culture of the entire organisation.

Rahim Jahit, BSP’s Business Excellence Manager, delivered an enlightening presentation on the role of Business Excellence and the contributions of CI in BSP. He shared on how it can impact the performance of an organisation to help increase output and attain cost savings. A key success factor for any improvement initiatives were alignment and integration in the organisation. Rahim exemplified this with an illustration of a group of rowers on a boat, depicting the chaos when everyone was not rowing in tandem i.e. in different directions, speed and practice. He explained that in any workplace, it is important for everyone to be aligned to ensure that everyone is working towards a shared objective and that often it is more than just improving a process, but requires a shift in mindset.

Steven Song, BSP’s CI Deployment Coach, returned for the second time. This time, to aid BGC’s own training facilitators to run the Business Improvement Simulation Exercise to a wider group of BGC employees. The objective of the exercise was again to inculcate awareness on Lean, the methodology and how TIMWOOD waste can be eliminated at work.

We wish to thank both Rahim and Steven for taking the time out of their busy schedules to join our Business Excellence Open Day.

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In conjuction with BGC’s 24th Anniversary, the company held an informal celebratory High Tea event on 17th March at the BGC Office. The event saw the launch of the ‘Healthier Me’ Campaign and ended in an afternoon hike at Bukit Sum-Sum, Kampong Katok.

On 15th March 2022, Brunei Gas Carriers (BGC) held its first i-Usahawan Graduation event at the BGC HQ, to recognize two of BGC’s i-Usahawan Business Partners, Mortar Sdn Bhd and Munch Brunch Canteen Sdn Bhd.

In attendance as the Guest of Honor was Pengiran Haji Jamra Weira Pengiran Haji Petra, Acting Permanent Secretary of Energy, at Ministry of Energy.

Following three successful years working in partnership with BGC under the i-Usahawan programme, Mortar Sdn Bhd through the Event Management Services, have supported BGC in organising several notable events including the Maritime Talent Pipeline Achievements Ceremony (MTPAC), demonstrating a high degree of professionalism and eagerness to learn the ropes in such a highly competitive industry. Munch Brunch Canteen, under the Office Cleaning and Support Services, have also demonstrated absolute professionalism, delivering high standards of work in spite of the challenging COVID-19 situation, to ensure that the office is regularly cleaned and sanitised for the safety of everyone at work.

BGC is proud to witness the immense growth of both Business Partners and enabling them to continue on their journey as a competitive Bruneian company, serving other operators and organisations in the country.

BGC, as part of its local capability development vision, will continue to support the i-Usahawan ecosystem and provide the right opportunities for young, budding local entrepreneurs, to start and grow their business. In the coming year, BGC has identified three additional business opportunities to be offered under the i-Usahawan programme spurring further growth and development in the local entrepreneurship and business development scene.

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Brunei Gas Carriers Sdn Bhd (BGC) held its third Maritime Talent Pipeline Achievements Ceremony at the BGC Headquarters, on Thursday, 10th March 2022.

The ceremony was organised to celebrate several key milestones, that includes the promotion to rank of BGC Ship Officers, the signing of contract for new BGC Scholars, the launch of BGC’s new Bridge Simulator Training Centre (BSTC), and a showcase of BGC’s Digitalisation initiatives.

Gracing the event as joint special guests were, Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew bin Abdullah, Minister at The Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Finance and Economy II, and Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Awang Abdul Mutalib bin Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Setia Dato Paduka Haji Mohd Yusof, Minister of Transport and Infocommunications as Chairman of the Maritime and Port Authority of Brunei Darussalam (MPABD).

Among those present were Brunei Shell Joint Venture Companies Managing Directors, BGC Management, staff, and families.

Delivering his welcoming remarks, BGC Managing Director, Pg Shamhary Pg Dato Paduka Hj Mustapha, highlighted the importance of nurturing local talent in bracing for the unpredictable challenges of the maritime industry, and to optimize the current COVID-19 situation as a catalyst for exploring new means of working, increase adoption of digital technologies to ensure uninterrupted operations and improve the level of efficiency within the company.

Pg Shamhary also highlighted BGC’s commitment to the development of Bruneian seafarers which remain a key focus area to strengthen not only the BGC workforce, but to support the growth of local talent in the Brunei maritime industry as a whole. Several important take aways from the 3rd MTPAC event included the continuous development and progression of local talent, official launch of the state-of-the-art Bridge Simulator Training Centre (BSTC) and Digital Literacy showcase which highlighted BGC’s ongoing commitment to delivering her digital roadmap.

The event ended with a tour of the BSTC and the Digital Literacy showcase.

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In conjunction with the International Women’s Day (IWD) 2022, Brunei Gas Carriers (BGC) recently held several engagements with its staff to speak about the importance of this year’s IWD theme, “Break the Bias”. Through efforts such as our Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) initiatives, we continue to advocate for a world free of bias, stereotypes, inequality and discrimination, where differences are valued and celebrated. Collectively, we believe in creating a workplace that is free of bias and offers a conducive working culture that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive.

We wish to invite everyone to show your support for the #BreakTheBias campaign by striking the IWD 2022 pose by crossing your arms to show solidarity and tagging #IWD2022 in your posts.

On this important day, we also wish to congratulate all women for driving national development through positive, inclusive, dynamic, and innovative change. Let us #BreakTheBias together. You can make a difference.

Happy International Women’s Day!

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