Education/Training News


Indonesian University to Install Intergraph SmartMarine 3D

Nov 06, 2012

Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember selects Intergraph® SmartMarine® 3D for its educational program.Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), one of the best technology universities in Indonesia, has selected Intergraph® SmartMarine® 3D…

IALA Holds Australian Training Seminars

Nov 06, 2012

The International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation & Lighthouse Authorities (IALA)  in Australian training mission.International representatives tasked with maintaining the world’s aids to navigation will be in Australia for two weeks…

Rolls-Royce Open Apprentice Academy

Nov 05, 2012

The new facility at the Derby Learning & Development Centre in UK will double the number of Rolls-Royce apprentices under training.
The additional apprentices will find work in the supply chain, providing an additional source of skilled labour to the UK engineering and manufacturing industry…

AWO Releases Best Practices on Mariner Credentialing

Nov 01, 2012

The American Waterways Operators (AWO), a 350-member trade association representing the nation’s tugboat, towboat and barge industry, has released recommended best practices to assist both companies and mariners in navigating the U.S. Coast Guard’s mariner credentialing and medical review process…

LAGCOE Education Fund Announced

Nov 01, 2012

Louisiana Gulf Coast Oil Exposition (LAGCOE), one of the world's pioneer oil and gas expositions, recently announced the creation of the LAGCOE Education Fund, a fund at Community Foundation of Acadiana (CFA), according to Angela Cring, Executive Director of LAGCOE…

ClassNK Holds PrimeManagement Seminars

Nov 01, 2012

ClassNK has, for the first time, held ClassNK PrimeManagement seminars in Europe. The seminars convened in Constanta, Romania, on 24 October and in Split, Croatia, on 26 October 2012. More than 70 participants attended each event.  Croatia…

Seagull Steps Up to High Voltage Demands

Oct 29, 2012

Maritime training specialist Seagull has plugged a growing gap in shipboard expertise by launching new CBT titles targeted at High Voltage electrical systems operation and maintenance. The wider adoption of electrical propulsion, variable speed…

Distance Training on Maritime Labour Convention

Oct 26, 2012

Norwegian trainers Seagull extend courses in preparation for the August 2013 introduction of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC).The Convention has been ratified by 32 countries which represent 60% of global tonnage and on entry into force…

Transas Upgrades Batumi State Maritime Academy Simulators

Oct 24, 2012

Batumi, in the Autonomous Repuplic of Georgia, upgrades simulators at its nautical training facility.The project included installation of a full mission engine room simulator ERS 5000 that simulates MAN B&W 6S50MC-C Diesel Engine Product Tanker Ship Model…

Seagull Covers the Distance on MLC Compliance

Oct 23, 2012

Norwegian maritime training specialist Seagull AS is extending its suite of Distance training packages in anticipation of the entry into force of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Maritime Labour Convention (MLC, 2006) in August 2013…

New Tool at SCI

Oct 23, 2012

Additional simulator in SCI’s Houston Center for Maritime Education enlarges capacity for specialized assessment and training. This month, the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) completes construction of an environment tailored for one-on-one mariner skill appraisal…

Crowley Scholarship Helps Fund CMA Cadet

Oct 22, 2012

California Maritime Academy (CMA) Cadet David Hoyt granted Crowley Maritime Corporation’s Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarship.The award was presented to Hoyt by Crowley’s Victoria Ellis, administrator, marine personnel, during the…

North Wales Offshore Wind Trainees Breeze Through Program

Oct 22, 2012

Six offshore wind energy trainees from North Wales have successfully completed a year-long training program with the UK’s only dedicated academy for the offshore wind industry and are ready to take up positions in this rapidly expanding industry…

Shane Elliott, Joe Larochelle Join CBMM

Oct 22, 2012

Shane Elliott of Knoxville, TN and Joe Larochelle of Quebec, QC have joined the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in St. Michaels, MD as shipwright apprentices.Elliott recently completed a nine-month diploma program at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding in Port Hadlock…

Port of Los Angeles to Develop Marine Research Center

Oct 18, 2012

Environmental and Project Approvals Advance Visionary Concept. The Los Angeles Harbor Commission today certified the final Environmental Impact Report for the proposed redevelopment of City Dock No. 1 and approved the framework for bringing…

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