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Andrew Slater
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Maine Maritime Academy Summer Co-op/Cadet Shipping
Good Evening!
I'm a 23 year old sophomore at Maine Maritime Academy and I am in the Marine Engineering Technology major. At the end of our sophomore year we midshipmen will spend about 60-80 days working with various companies to gain "hands-on" experience. I was wondering if there are any companies that browse this site looking for fresh young talent to bring into the folds. We have a system on campus to handle all the billets but new companies are always encouraged and welcome!
I'm new to this site but it seems like quite a good tool.
Thanks for any replies!
~Andy
Posted: 1/12/2010 8:51:33 PM
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RE:Maine Maritime Academy Summer Co-op/Cadet Shipping
Check with Crowley ~ they are quite schoolship friendly and may be able to arrange a cadet berth. And Mainers are generally pretty good engineers.
Posted: 1/20/2010 7:44:50 PM
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RE:Maine Maritime Academy Summer Co-op/Cadet Shipping
Hello Mr. Oyer!
Thanks for the tip Sir, you are right that Crowley is in fact quite friendly, we currently have five billets with them.
I appreciate your comment!
Respectfully,
Andy
Posted: 1/20/2010 8:45:42 PM
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Andrew Slater
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RE:Maine Maritime Academy Summer Co-op/Cadet Shipping
Public Anonymous User wrote: Hello Mr. Oyer!
Thanks for the tip Sir, you are right that Crowley is in fact quite friendly, we currently have five billets with them.
I appreciate your comment!
Respectfully,
Andy
Apparently I wasn't signed in when I replied...oops.
Posted: 1/20/2010 8:48:42 PM
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RE:Maine Maritime Academy Summer Co-op/Cadet Shipping
You're welcome Andy I used to look after the state schoolships back in the 80's when I was with MarAd.
Might want to check with Teekay or Shell as well as they have begun hiring American officers through the AMO. LNG is the way to go for a sharp engineer. Don't think we will ever see any under the US flag again however sailing on the foreign ships isn't as bad as it used to be. Teekay and Shell are both top notch outfits. Both Croawley and OSG have some nice ATB's coming out and they offer a lot of opportunities as many of the old timers look down on sailing on tugs. They have all the systems and HP of the few newer products tankers under the US flag these days so don't overlook them.
Posted: 1/20/2010 9:56:42 PM
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Andrew Slater
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RE:Maine Maritime Academy Summer Co-op/Cadet Shipping
Well Hello again!
It's been about 2 years since I replied to that last post but I thought I'd jump in again. I ended up getting a billet with Maersk, and I spend 2 months on one of their Champion Class vessels as an Engine Cadet. It was very exciting and I learned a lot. I just passed my Coast Guard Exams, first try, and now I'm hunting for a job. I've looked into LNG ships, but part of my requirements for the Navy stipulates that the ship I serve on has to be US flagged. And as it so happens, there are no US LNG ships.
Thanks for the past advice though!
Posted: 1/17/2012 2:50:41 PM
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