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Sea Star Line, Boys & Girls Clubs Partner to Name Marlin Class Ships

Apr 29, 2015

In June 2014, Sea Star Line partnered with the 11 clubs of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico in a contest to name the new liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels which will be dedicated to the Puerto Rico trade by TOTE, Sea Star Line’s parent company…

GTT Expands Capability of LNG Cargo Operations Simulator

Apr 29, 2015

GTT Training announced the expansion of the capabilities of its LNG Cargo Operations Simulator.   Used to provide hands on, real time training in the processes and procedures that must be followed to undertake and complete any type of LNG cargo related operation…

High School Students to do Semester at Sea

Apr 29, 2015

SSV Oliver Hazard Perry Partners with Ocean Classroom , High School Semester-at-Sea Offered for Winter/Spring 2016.A limited number of spaces are available for SSV Oliver Hazard Perry’s High School Semester-at-Sea program scheduled for the Winter and Spring of 2016…

Coast Guard Foundation Donates for New Playground

Apr 29, 2015

The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to the education and welfare of Coast Guard members and their families,announced today its support of a new playground at Coast Guard Air Station Houston. Located at one of the busiest Coast Guard bases in the country…

Euronav Warns Against Speeding up Tankers

Apr 28, 2015

Many investors are asking questions about the dynamics of the tanker market and asked us to confirm their views on vessel utilisation across the tanker market.This answer is very much linked to how supply and demand balance one another in a bulk tramping market…

"River Cities" Host First Navy Week of 2015

Apr 28, 2015

Bossier City-Shreveport Navy Week begins April 27 and will continue through May 3.Navy Weeks focus a variety of assets, equipment and personnel on a single city for a week-long series of engagements designed to bring America's Navy closer to the people it protects…

Online BWM Tools Launched

Apr 27, 2015

Spreading the word on ballast water management – new free online tools launched A new online learning portal including a free e-learning course on the Operational Aspects of Ballast Water Management (BWM) was launched today by the GEF-UNDP…

C-MAR, SMU Open China-UK DP Training Facility

Apr 27, 2015

C-MAR and the Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) has officially launched the Dynamic Positioning training facility (DPC-SMU) at a special ceremony in Shanghai. In the first joint venture of its kind, C-MAR will provide dynamic positioning…

Six Washington Students Earn Maritime Scholarships

Apr 27, 2015

The 11th annual Norm Manly Puget Sound Maritime (PSM) / Youth Maritime Training Association (YMTA) Maritime Educational Scholarship competition was held on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Compass Course Maritime Training. Six high school seniors…

DMA Announce New Requirements for Refresher Courses

Apr 27, 2015

On 1 January 2017, new regulations enter into force on refresher courses in the areas of maritime safety and fire-fighting. Therefore, the Danish Maritime Authority has issued a new order.The Danish Maritime Authority has issued an order…

Another Grant from ExxonMobil to mark World Malaria Day

Apr 25, 2015

ExxonMobil today announced $10 million in new grants to mark World Malaria Day, continuing the company’s 15-year commitment to fighting a disease that is preventable and treatable, yet still kills more than half a million people annually…

BHP Billiton Commemorates the Anzac Legacy

Apr 24, 2015

On the 100th anniversary of the Anzacs’ landing at Gallipoli, BHP Billiton has honoured the contribution of serving Australians and New Zealanders past and present through its support of a number of commemorative initiatives across Australia…

Salvage and Wreck Removal Conference

Apr 24, 2015

HINODE Events and Services Pvt Ltd., have announced the 4th Annual Conference on Salvage and Wreck Removal in India to be held on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at Visakhapatnam on India's East Coast.This conference is being held for the first time in Visakhapatnam…

IMO Joins UN Climate Change Learning Partnership

Apr 23, 2015

The International maritime Oranization (IMO) reports it has joined the United Nations One UN Climate Change Learning Partnership (UN CC:Learn). IMO now enters a partnership of more than 30 UN organizations that have an interest in climate change learning…

All On board for Norway Night

Apr 23, 2015

More than 240 senior executives from the global maritime industry attended the inaugural Norway Night this eveningas part of Singapore Maritime Week.The gathering at The Lantern, Fullerton Bay Hotel was to celebrate the maritime links…

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