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[๐๐จ๐ฏโ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ]: The Cabinet has approved the appointment of Tiโamamana Matalฤ Capt. Foetutasi Faโamausili as General Manager of the Samoa Ports Authority for the next three years.
Tiโamamana was Port Master at the authority since 2022, an Assistant Chief Executive officer position overseeing the Maritime Division of the Authority.
He has served in both Samoa and overseas for 40 years.
His resume reflects an extraordinary work history, during which, from 1986 to 1990, he served with the Samoa Police as Chief Navigation Officer for the Nafanua.
Then, from 1990 to 1994, he was a Marine Harbour Pilot โ Assistant Harbour Master with the Ministry of Transport, Maritime and Shipping Division, for the government of Samoa.
From 1994 to 1998, he was Senior Captain and Foreign-Going Deck Officer for Samoa at the Samoa Shipping Corporation Limited and the Pacific Forum Line here in Apia.
He was Assistant Port Administrator, Marine Operations Supervisor at the Ports of Auckland Limited, Onehunga Wharf, Auckland, New Zealand, from 1998 to 2001.
Then in 2001, Tiโamamana was Operations Manager, Maritime Self-Employed Subcontractor, in Sydney, Australia, and Indep MO USA.
He holds a Masterโs of Business Administration in Maritime Operations from the University of Plymouth, England, UK, and a Bachelor of Science [Honors] degree in Maritime Operations from the same university.
And obtained an International Diploma [Harbourmasters], IBC Lloydโs Academy, London, UK.
He also holds a Marine Pilot [Nautical | Navigation] and a Master Mariner [Nautical | Navigation] from the Royal Australian Navy.
The new General Manager is from the village of Gagaemalae in Foailuga, Malie, Lepea, and Asau, Savaiโi.
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