Helena M. Seelinger has been appointed NACE International Institute's new Executive Director.The NACE International Institute was formed in 2012 as an organization focused on certification activities and further advancement of the corrosion profession…
Maritime Simulation Institute to Provide Professional Maritime Training to NOAA Officers; Instruction to Include Critical Simulator Experience in Shiphandling at Institute Headquarters. The Maritime Simulation Institute was recently…
Maritime academy cadets at Texas A&M train on Rose Point ECS following a donation by Rose Point Navigation Systems. Maritime academy cadets at Texas A&M University at Galveston are now training on state-of-the-art electronic charting system software…
Seagull has introduced two new computer-based training modules to help ships’ officers and crew managers to raise safety awareness among the seafarers under their supervision.Drawing on its partnership with ‘soft’ skills specialist Green-Jakobsen…
Huntington Ingalls Industries' President & CEO Mike Petters keynote speaker at 27th Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA) Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) Conference.Petters spoke at the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Engineering Deans' Power Breakfast…
Construction work has begun on the United States Merchant Marine Academy's new Mallory Pier. Construction crews from Russell Marine have had a barge on-site in Hague Basin since early January focused on the first phase of the project, which…
NavTeach.com to provide USCG navigation rules training to ESAR, Escambia County Search & Rescue volunteers.Public service organizations like ESAR are always on call, continiously ready to assist and respond to any on the water emergency and recovery…
Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP) meeting invites maritime industry representatives. This meeting will focus on Recruiting the Next Generation of Mariners and how Regulatory Requirements and Critical Incidents impact the US Maritime Industry…
Siemens plans to build a new, state-of-the-art wind turbine service training facility in Orlando, Florida.The demand for skilled wind service technicians is increasing as more wind projects come online in the Americas, thereby requiring long-term service and maintenance…
The North of England P&I Association (North P&I Club), a leading marine insurance association, has donated £3,000 to fund life changing sailing expeditions for young people in Northern England.Staff at the Newcastle based insurers chose to donate the funds to Ocean Youth Trust North…
MSG MarineServe GmbH, a maritime training company, will act as the official ECDIS training agent for the Navico Simrad ECDIS systems.The ECDIS training will be provided by MSG and its ‘ECDIS Training Consortium’ (ETC) or by sister company Safebridge GmbH using its innovative…
Call for Entries: Safe Affordable Ferry Competition, Open to Students Worldwide. Registrations are now being accepted for the Worldwide Ferry Safety Association (WFSA)’s annual student competition for the design of safe affordable ferries to serve developing nations…
UK's Lilley and Gillie announce that their Navmaster ECDIS type-specific training CD-Rom is now available.Believed to be the first stand-alone type-specific training CD-Rom available to ship owners, Lilley and Gillie have taken the view that…
Evergreen Seafarer Training Center (ESTC) earns ClassNK certification for its training courses.Classification society ClassNK announced that it has certified the Bridge Resource Management (BRM), Electronic Chart Display Information Systems…
Globally-recognized and highly respected commercial diver and ROV training facility, The Underwater Center, has made a senior appointment to further strengthen links between the Center and the offshore industry. James Ridgeway – formerly…