Jordan, Saudi Arabia to recognise marine competency certificates

AMMAN — Jordan and Saudi Arabia, during the conclusion of a regional conference held in Amman on Wednesday, signed a memorandum of understanding to mutually recognise marine competency certificates.

Signed by Feisal Zaben from the Saudi transport ministry and Bilal Khlaifat from the Jordan Maritime Authority, the memo enables the two countries to cooperate in the areas of training and the issuance of maritime certificates.

Participants at the two-day conference, which included representatives of 13 Arab countries, in addition to Turkey and the EU, recommended conducting studies on new transport networks that link regional countries.