Education/Training News


Fincantieri Educating UAE Students

Aug 12, 2015

The value of the initiative also recognized by the UAE government Trieste, 12 August 2015 - As part of a program of international cooperation with the United Arab Emirates, Fincantieri has done in recent weeks in Genoa, at the headquarters of CETENA - Center for the Study of Marine engineering…

Cyber Security at Sea: Hack Atttacks on Commercial Ships

Aug 11, 2015

BIMCO will focus on cyber security and how to handle a maritime casualty crisis at its next annual conference in Hamburg on November 18 2015 Angus Frew, Secretary General of BIMCO, said, “Hamburg is one of the shipping capitals of the world…

Virtual Crane Helps Liverpool Prep for Mega Ships

Aug 10, 2015

£500k investment in technology set to deliver world class operator training as Peel Ports prepares for mega ships at the Port of Liverpool In anticipation of the arrival of five of the world’s largest cranes at the Port of Liverpool this autumn…

Videotel Supports CIC For Enclosed Spaces

Aug 10, 2015

Videotel, the leading international provider of e-Learning maritime training programs and a company of KVH Industries, Inc., has backed the Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on crew familiarization for enclosed space entry recently launched by the maritime authorities of Tokyo and Paris…

Marad Visits TX Maritime Technology & Training Center

Aug 04, 2015

United States Maritime Administration tours Maritime Technology and Training Center site. Administrators from the United States Maritime Administration (MARAD), along with staff from United States Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, recently…

Ocean Youth Trust South Buys Sail Training Vessel

Aug 04, 2015

Ocean Youth Trust South, one of the UK’s leading sail training charities for young people, has  announced that the charity has just agreed the purchase of Prolific – a stunning vessel with real beauty and genuine character.Prolific was built in 2005…

NYK Hosts Safety Conference

Aug 04, 2015

Over three dates in July, NYK hosted a safety promotion conference for shipowners and ship-management companies at the NYK head office in Tokyo and at Imabari city in Ehime prefecture. This conference is held every year as part of the “Remember Naka-no-Se” safety campaign…

Bergeron to be Keynote Speaker at SHIPPINGInsight

Aug 04, 2015

Scott Bergeron, CEO of the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR), has agreed to serve as a keynote speaker at the SHIPPINGInsight 2015 Fleet Optimization Conference & Exhibition, which takes place in Stamford, Conn., Oct…

IMarEST Offering Mariners Chartered Status

Aug 03, 2015

The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) is supporting the professional development of seafarers by mapping Class One Certificates of Competency (unlimited) and Master Mariner Certificates to a Chartered Status qualification…

Actisense to Deliver Dedicated Workshop for Marine Professionals

Aug 03, 2015

Actisense annoounced it will provide its expertise to marine industry professionals from across the U.K. in a dedicated free workshop on August 19. Following on from the success of its previous workshops which took place in February and April of this year…

Inspections Campaign to Target Enclosed Space Entry

Aug 03, 2015

The Paris and Tokyo MOUs on Port State Control announced they will launch a joint concentrated inspection campaign (CIC) on crew familiarization with enclosed space entry. The CIC will run from September 1 to November 30, 2015.The purpose…

WKCTC to Host Open House for ILM Institute

Aug 01, 2015

West Kentucky Community and Technical College will host an open house and ribbon cutting for the Inland Logistics and Marine Institute August 10 from 4 ­– 6 p.m. at 631 Marine Way in downtown Paducah.The event will highlight the completion of the 8…

Jee Announces New Structure, Promotions

Jul 31, 2015

Jee Ltd, a leading subsea multi-discipline engineering and training company, has announced a number of key internal promotions to strengthen its capabilities and champion the delivery of projects. The new structure, headed up by Jonathan McGregor…

NAO Expedition to Study Walruses

Jul 30, 2015

From Naryan-Mar complex expedition started 'Investigation Atlantic walrus habitat' for the study of animal southeastern Barents Sea.The expedition of seven experts on the research vessel 'Kartesh' organized by the Council on Marine Mammals (CMM)…

Korean Registry Okays Transas ECDIS

Jul 30, 2015

Transas, one of the world's leading providers of integrated navigation solutions, received ECDIS type-approval from the Korean Registry (Korea Marine Equipment Research Institute), making Transas one of a few companies holding an ECDIS certificate from the South Korean maritime authority…

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