Education/Training News


BV Offshore Windfarm Guide

Jan 21, 2013

Bureau Veritas (BV) will present Its 'Guide on Offshore Wind Farm Project Certification' at the upcoming EWEA Exhibition.Bureau Veritas will participate in the EWEA Exhibition, in Vienna, from February 4 to 7, 2013. With over 10,000 professionals attending from around the world…

Offshore Maritime Simulator Contract for Kongsberg

Jan 20, 2013

Kongsberg Maritime simulators have been selected for Maersk Training's new centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.The delivery to Maersk Training Brazil Treinamentos Maritimos LTDA is under a non-exclusive frame agreement signed earlier by Kongsberg Maritime and Maersk Training…

Crowley Awards Scholarships to UAF Students

Jan 20, 2013

Four University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) students receive Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarship grants totalling US$10,000.Four University of Alaska Fairbanks students began spring classes this week with their semester financially covered thanks in part to $10…

UKHO launches 2013 Digital Integration Workshop

Jan 16, 2013

Free-to-attend workshops to assist with transition to ECDIS The UK Hydrographic Office has unveiled the first dates of 2013 for its renowned Digital Integration Workshops, the first of which will take place in Limassol, Cyprus on 31 January…

Fourth Online ECDIS Familiarization Course Released

Jan 16, 2013

Following the release of the third online course, Hamburg-based online training specialist, Safebridge, has now released its ECDIS familiarization training package for the Transas Navi-Sailor 4000. Using the Navi-Sailor software running in real time…

Counter Piracy Operations Training Program

Jan 16, 2013

Program InformationThe National Maritime Law Enforcement Academy offers this Anti-Piracy training program for corporations that desire to field counter piracy operators that understand and can work effectively in the merchant marine environment…

Solace Global Maritime is first PMSC to Train Internal Auditors

Jan 16, 2013

Solace Global Maritime, a leading private maritime security company (PMSC), has confirmed its commitment to implementing international standards by training internal auditors. Already certified to ISO 9001, 18001 and 14001, the company is…

Learning 'Rules of the Road': New Graphics Method

Jan 16, 2013

NavTeach.com offers leading edge memory graphics method of effectively learning the USCG Navigation Rules of the Road.Total recall of the complicated and often misunderstood navigation rules of the road for mariners is achieved by remembering…

Maritime Academy Makeover Courtesy of International Paint

Jan 16, 2013

International Paint helps refurbish a classroom at the Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia.The project began when Gazprom Marketing & Trading (GM&T), a wholly owned subsidiary of Russian energy firm OAO Gazprom…

ACP Hosts International Maintenance Congress

Jan 15, 2013

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) hosts the first International Maintenance Congress, focused on developing a business culture of profitability, maintenance & sustainability.Experts from United States, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico…

Industry Icon Ray Holubowicz Dies

Jan 15, 2013

Ray Holubowicz, Father of Shipping Containerization and founder of UK based Marine Ventures Ltd, Dies at 88. Romuald Paul, better known as 'Ray' Holubowicz, a prime mover in the shipping industry's changeover to the use of shipping containers…

Maritime Training Company Strengthens Team

Jan 15, 2013

Clyde Marine Training, the UKs largest maritime training organization, has entered 2013 by strengthening its training division with a number of new starts. First to join was Allison Hume who arrived in October 2012, joining from a boutique…

Safety Training Organizations Unite

Jan 10, 2013

Falck Alford announced it has completed the acquisition of Occupational Safety Training, Inc., a player in safety services within the gulf coast region.Falck Alford, a company focused on continuously building diversified safety solutions…

Engine as a Weapon Symposium

Jan 10, 2013

IMAREST Symposium – 'Delivering Military Effect: a holistic approach to combat & platform system integration' at University of Bristol, UK, July 2013.The 'Engine As A Weapon' symposium series provides a unique opportunity for experts in…

SMS Launch Hydrogen Sulfide Safety Program

Jan 09, 2013

Safety Management Systems (SMS) is now offering an H₂S health and safety program for the oil & gas industry.Hydrogen sulfide gas, or H₂S, is the second most deadly gas and develops along with crude oil and natural gas. Because of this, having…

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