Education/Training News


Videotel Launches Energy Management Training

Jan 26, 2015

Videotel has developed a training course designed to guide maritime personnel in addressing one of the industry’s most important issues: energy management. Experts agree that effective energy management is not just good business practice but…

Inmarsat's Launch Date for Xpress Satellite

Jan 23, 2015

Inmarsat, the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, will complete another significant milestone in the delivery of its transformational global mobile satellite communications (GX) service with the scheduled…

Work Opportunities the Theme for Seafarers Awareness Week

Jan 22, 2015

‘Opportunities to Work at Sea’ will be the theme for this year’s Seafarers Awareness Week from June 20-28, 2015, aiming to not only raise awareness of Britain’s dependence on seafarers but also to highlight the many career possibilities the maritime world offers young people…

RASI Endurance Challenge 2015

Jan 22, 2015

A group of 40 enthusiasts from the maritime and insurance community in Singapore have come together, to undertake a 24 hour endurance sea challenge, all in aid of the global maritime welfare charity, The Mission to Seafarers.Mission Row Around Singapore Island (RASI)…

CMA CGM to Inaugurate In-house University

Jan 21, 2015

The CMA CGM Group announced the opening of the CMA CGM Academy, its new in-house university, located in its Marseilles (France) headquarters.  The first in-house university was launched years ago to make the group’s collaborators’ training a priority…

US Visa Initiative for Ethiopian Seafarers

Jan 21, 2015

The Ethiopian Maritime Training Institute (EMTI) has welcomed an initiative by the United States that will provide Ethiopian seafarers with a new class of C1/D visas. The new C1/D visas issued to Ethiopian crewmembers will now be valid for two years…

Entries for Journalism Award Petrobras

Jan 20, 2015

There are only 20 days to the end of entries in Journalism Award Petrobras. Will cover the best national and regional articles published in newspaper / magazine, television, radio and news portal in the areas of Culture, Sports, Social Responsibility and Oil…

O&G Training Simulator Celebrates 2nd Anniversary

Jan 19, 2015

People Factor Consultants Ltd (PFC) has celebrated the second operational anniversary of its exclusive, in-house designed high fidelity power distribution simulator.Unique in Europe (the only other is based in Houston and was also designed by and commissioned to PFC)…

Scheepers Joins Port2Port Maritime

Jan 19, 2015

Port2Port Maritime UK Ltd has announced the appointment of Jan Scheepers as Non-Executive Director and Board Member to the company. Port2Port said it continues its expansion within the maritime security and risk management services sector…

Reopening of the Caravel La Niña III

Jan 19, 2015

The delivery ceremony and reopening of the Caravel La Niña III, faithful replica of the ship of Columbus, the Caravel “La Niña III“ was held yesterday in the city of Las Palmas.Las Palmas is part of the network of Columbian cities of Spain…

Ingalls Awards STEM Grants to Gulf Coast Schools

Jan 16, 2015

Ingalls Shipbuilding donates more than $102,000 in STEM grants to Gulf Coast schools Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division has awarded more than $102,000 in grants for 28 projects at schools and educational organizations in Mississippi and Alabama…

Outlook for India's Seaborne Dry Bulk Trade

Jan 16, 2015

Hinode Maritime Conferences have announced their '2nd Annual Conference on the Outlook for India's Seaborne Dry Bulk Trade'. Considered the largest conference in India on Dry Bulk Trade to be held on January 22, 2015 at Hotel Vivanta by Taj-President Mumbai…

Inmarsat Debuts Enhanced Maritime Product Roadmap

Jan 16, 2015

Inmarsat today announced its enhanced Maritime product roadmap consisting of two new services designed specifically for Inmarsat’s Global Xpress network: Fleet Xpress and FleetBroadband Xtra.Fleet Xpress is a hybrid solution, which will operate over the Global Xpress Ka-band network…

Art Contest Invites Students to 'Discover the Marine Industry'

Jan 15, 2015

Students in grades K-12 are invited to participate in a North American art contest sponsored by the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA), the U.S. Coast Guard, and Sea Research Foundation. The theme of the contest is “Discover the Marine Industry…

Glander International Bunkering Offers Internship Program

Jan 15, 2015

In 2014, as a new concept, Glander International Bunkering launched its first Internship program offering the youth an opportunity to gain experience and hopefully build a long-term career in the shipping industry. The Internship recruitment…

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