Education/Training News


IUMI's Focus on Education, Communication, Lobbying

Sep 15, 2015

At the highly anticipated International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) annual conference,  IUMI President, Dieter Berg, detailed a number of key initiatives that will  continue to raise the organisation’s profile and political influence on an international level…

Burning All Fossil Fuels could Thaw Antarctica, Raise Seas-Study

Sep 12, 2015

Burning all the world's fossil fuel reserves could thaw the entire Antarctic ice sheet and push up world sea levels by more than 50 metres (160 feet), over thousands of years, an international study said on Friday.Such a melt, also eliminating the far smaller ice sheet on Greenland…

Crowley Honors USMMA Midshipman

Sep 11, 2015

Press Release -- Crowley Maritime Corporation recently presented U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Midshipman Christian Alexander Miller with the company’s Maritime Security Enhancement Award. Maritime Security Enhancement Award, established in 2003…

VIKING's Helpline for New Coastal Safety Rules

Sep 11, 2015

With just a few months to go, VIKING has all hands on deck to ensure coastal vessel operators don’t risk their ability to sail under the US Coast Guard’s upgraded coastal vessel safety regulations. Marine safety equipment manufacturer…

Webb Institute Kicks Off Big Fundraising Push

Sep 10, 2015

On the heels of its 125th anniversary, Webb Institute has launched a fundraising effort seeking to raise $40 million to enhance the college’s programs, infrastructure and financial resources to meet the growing challenges of an expanding marine industry…

Port Logistics Seminar Opens in Antwerp Port

Sep 10, 2015

The Port Logistics seminar was officially opened on Wednesday this week by Alexander De Croo, Belgian deputy prime minister and minister of Development Cooperation, Digital Agenda, Telecom and Postal Services. The seminar is organised by APEC-Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Center…

ECDIS Seminars at INMEX SMM India

Sep 09, 2015

Press Release - The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) will host ECDIS seminars at INMEX SMM Conference and Exhibition in Mumbai, India.The UKHO’s ‘Living with ECDIS’ Seminars will be held on each of the three days of INMEX SMM, are…

Survey Shows Confusion Over STCW Refresher Training

Sep 08, 2015

A survey by Clyde Marine Training  shows that just under half of Merchant Navy personnel are still unaware of what STCW Refresher Training means and what they have to do to be compliant a full five years since the Manila Amendments were first introduced…

BV's New Academy to Meet Increased Verification Demand

Sep 08, 2015

Leading classification society Bureau Veritas has opened a Verification Academy which will help it to meet increasing demand for verification in the EU and globally and to cement its leadership in verification.The Aberdeen-based academy…

Thomas Miller Awards Robin Travis Scholarship

Sep 08, 2015

The UK P&I Club one of the leading shipping protection and indemnity mutual insurers,  has awarded Tobias Rennekamp the  Robin Travis Scholar for 2015.Tobias will spend three months in the Thomas Miller London office and the offices of selected lawyers…

CMMI Establishes Kolkata Chapter

Sep 07, 2015

The formation of a chapter of The Company of Master Mariners of India (CMMI) last week in Kolkata comes as a major break-through. Though CMMI was formed in India in 1956, with its Head office at Mumbai, it was able to establish in 12 chapters at various cities in India such as Chandigarh…

SPNL to Celebrate Shipping's 'Next Generation' at LISW

Sep 04, 2015

Tuesday, September 8 will see representatives from young shipping professionals’ groups from across the world come together in London to debate what lies ahead for the next generation of the industry.The Shipping Professional Network London (SPNL)…

Athens Training Center Adds Navigation, DP Simulators

Sep 03, 2015

K-Sim Navigation and K-Sim DP, Kongsberg Maritime’s latest generation ship-handling and Dynamic Positioning simulators have been chosen to further advance Tsakos Group’s capabilities at its newly established training center, the Maria Tsakos TCM Academy in Athens…

Transas Expands ECDIS Training Network in China

Sep 03, 2015

The New Alliance Marine Training Center (NAMTC) has joined the Transas Global ECDIS Training Network (GET-Net), and shipping companies can now benefit from an ECDIS training from the first Transas GET-Net partner in China.The New Alliance Marine Training Center was established in Wuhan…

Great Lakes Towing Company Creates ‘Workforce Pipeline’

Sep 02, 2015

The Great Lakes Towing Company has kicked off the 2015-2016 school year by partnering with three Cleveland schools to provide internship and on-the-job training opportunities for local students. With “back to school” in full swing, education is top-of-mind…

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