Master Chef Henry Anderson of Marine Catering Services (MCS) has seen it all in his career both as a Catering Consultant and Chef onboard sea going vessels, oil rigs and land based units. He is the founder of MCS and is passionate about his profession…
The State University of New York Maritime College’s 140th Anniversary Speaker Series presented a panel discussion on March 26 in the College’s Maritime Academic Center. The topic was Environmental Issues in Shipping.Panelists included Michael C…
It is official: Salaries for employees in the Maritime and Offshore sector in North America are steadily increasing. Whatever your trade, there’s a chance that employers will be willing to pay more for your services compared to last year…
U.S. Coast Guard and Maritime Law Association attorneys coordinate training to promote pro bono representation of mariners at Coast Guard suspension and revocation hearings. Mariner-respondents in Coast Guard suspension and revocation (S&R)…
Starbound, a 72-foot ketch, recently made the 225-mile voyage from northern Maine to Narragansett Bay to begin its new mission as a platform for youth education and adventure. The vessel is currently under a long-term charter by a local non-profit…
BHP Billiton today welcomed the opportunity to provide a submission to the Productivity Commission as it considers improvements to the workplace relations framework in Australia.BHP Billiton’s submission includes recommendations for a number…
Austal USA combined two classes to graduate a total of 48 members of Austal’s cutting-edge four-year apprenticeship program yesterday at a formal ceremony held at the Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center. The graduates received their…
Confident Captain/Ocean Pros has teamed up with Safe/Sea and weather service Commander’s Weather to provide a seminar on how weather and meteorology affects mariners. According to the organizers, the two-day seminar is packed with professional…
The Maritime Training Academy announced the launch of its new diploma in maritime security today. The Surrey, UK-based distance learning center said the diploma in maritime security will commence April 1st, 2015 and will consist of 11 modules including ISPS code…
With an eye on the future, subsea services provider Bibby Offshore said it understands the importance of valuing and investing in the workforce of tomorrow, as highlighted by its successes at the 2014 Oil and Gas UK Awards, where it won in the…
Stephen Horvath, a first class cadet at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, was recently granted a two-year Fulbright Scholarship to study renewable energy technologies in Finland during the 2015-2016 academic year and the 2016-2017 academic year…
The basic nature of maritime casualties, salvage and wreck removal has evolved rapidly over the last few years. Ships and offshore constructions have become more technologically elaborate, and in many cases simply bigger and more complex than ever…
The crew of the U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), painted the ship’s anchor gold March 19, 2015, after being awarded the Retention Excellence Award, for fiscal year 2014.Throughout the year, Mount Whitney maintained an overall retention rate of 88…
Too many times, we are simply not aware of what we do not know. That said; if the first quarter of 2015 brings only one thing into crystal clear focus, then that would probably involve the reality that the human element of maritime operations…
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced the graduation of 105 students in the fourth class of the '3rd Year Program,' which MOL introduced with the goal of developing crewmembers who will uphold strict safety standards in vessel operation…