Well Abandoment in the Spotlight at ICoTA EventThe challenges facing well abandonment in a mature province will be the focus of the latest lunch and learn session hosted by leading oil and gas industry body ICoTA European Chapter in Aberdeen on Tuesday…
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has produced a teaching DVD entitled 'Safe Lifting'.Almost no work can be carried out in any marine environment without a lifting process being involved. It is an essential component of all offshore operations…
148 young people start their apprenticeships in Germany & at other locations, including America for the first time.Tognum has taken the German version of cooperative education to the U.S. for the first time and is applying it at its subsidiary…
HR Wallingford hosts Industrial Doctorate Centre in Offshore Renewable Energy (IDCORE) participant programme.The IDCORE programme delivered an industry focused course that aims to expand and sustain a community of high-quality post-doctoral staff for the UK offshore renewable energy industry…
Tognum Group company MTU Friedrichshafen is a primary partner for Navantia’s ship propulsion systems and Training center for service staff . MTU Ibérica, a subsidiary of the German propulsion solution specialist MTU Friedrichshafen and the…
Maritime Training specialist, Seagull, has secured Liberia’s approval for its unique Security training package. Liberian approval comes little more than a month after Seagull announced that it had been awarded Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) approval for the new security training package…
Military Sealift Command-chartered High Speed Vessel 'Swift' begins week of Africa Partnership Station (APS) in Port of Douala, Cameroon.Swift's Military Detachment Officer-in-Charge Lt.Cmdr. Brad Fillius met with the various leaders of…
THE Liberian Registry has welcomed ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006) and has reinforced its role as a world leader in maritime safety and seafarer welfare by further strengthening its team of flag state inspectors qualified to undertake MLC 2006 inspections…
The Port of Conakry in Guinea welcomes the 'Africa Mercy' – the world’s largest private charitable hospital ship. Previous assignments to the West African nation took place in 1992 and 1999. For the next ten months the state-of-the-art hospital ship…
The Society of Naval Architects and Engineers (SNAME) has announced the schedule of pre-meeting training courses and continuing education opportunities in conjunction with the SNAME 2012 Annual Meeting and Expo, October 22-26 at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence…
Furuno Shanghai has started to provide product-specific ECDIS training for its important Chinese market. Furuno Shanghai is the sixth training facility to join the Furuno NavSkills training network and with its strategic location it is…
Department of Transportation Secures New Training Vessel for U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that the Department’s Maritime Administration has secured a new training vessel for the U…
Ship and crew managers have welcomed the ratification of the Maritime Labor Convention 2006 which is set to protect the rights of millions of seafarers when it comes into force in August next year. “Establishing minimum standards for the…
Steve Kartsaklis has been working on engines for 25 years. He has stayed on in the industry because making engines work is part of his very being. His passion for the trade and satisfaction in a job well done was what he was looking for…
Retired Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy, Philip H. Greene, Jr., has been named vice president of TOTE, Inc. Greene will join TOTE, Inc. in early September 2012, leading efforts to further serve government and military accounts in the organization’s maritime…