Education/Training News


SUNY Maritime to Honor Dr. James Chao

Apr 25, 2018

On Tuesday, May 1, SUNY Maritime College will honor Foremost Group Founder and Honorary Chairman Dr. James S.C. Chao, Foremost Group Chairman and CEO Angela Chao, and Turner Construction Vice President and senior operations manager Joseph Byrne…

Port Tampa Bay selected as Port Executive Management Center

Apr 19, 2018

The International Association of Maritime and Port Professionals (IAMPE) stated that Port Tampa Bay has been selected as the Port Executive Management Center for the State of Florida.  The Port will host advanced educational and training for…

Real-world Training in Environmental Compliance

Apr 12, 2018

In order to provide cadets with hands-on environmental compliance training with the latest technology, State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College will install a digital environmental compliance tool aboard the Training Ship Empire State (T/S Empire State) for Summer Sea Term 2018…

Forth Ports Traning Academy Construction Begins

Apr 12, 2018

Forth Port’s Chief Executive was joined by apprentices, graduates and Skills Development Scotland for a ‘turf-cutting’ ceremony to officially mark the start of construction of a new, purpose-built, Training Academy located within the Port of Grangemouth…

McCane Named Director at Newport News’ Apprentice School

Apr 06, 2018

U.S. shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced that Latitia D. McCane has been named director of education for The Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding.McCane is responsible for the overall leadership, vision and strategic direction of craft training…

SUNY Maritime to Honor Capt. Robert Johnston

Apr 04, 2018

Capt. Robert Johnston ’69 will be awarded an honorary doctoral degree from the State University of New York at SUNY Maritime College’s May commencement ceremony.  Johnston will receive the degree and give the commencement speech, addressing…

HII, KBR to Manage Aussie's Naval Shipbuilding College

Apr 03, 2018

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that Australia’s Department of Defence has awarded a contract to Naval Shipbuilding Institute (NSI), a joint venture between HII’s Technical Solutions division and Kellogg Brown and Root’s (KBR) Government Services division…

New Crane for OCHA Training Center

Mar 29, 2018

The Belgium port worker training center OCHA recently received a new Liebherr mobile harbor crane type LHM 120. The machine will be used for practice-based trainings of crane operators.Located in the heart of the Port of Antwerp OCHA offers various trainings for port workers…

USS SLATER Open April 4

Mar 27, 2018

USS SLATER is scheduled to open to the public on Wednesday, April 4th.  This year will mark the ship's 21st season in Albany. There have been tremendous changes to the ship since she first arrived. USS SLATER has become one of the best restored…

SUNY Maritime, Greece Maritime Academy Begin Collaboration

Mar 22, 2018

Rear Adm. Michael Alfultis, president of SUNY Maritime College, and Cmdr. H.C.G. Danopoulos Evangelos, of the National Merchant Maritime Academy of Hydra, Greece, recently signed a memorandum of agreement to establish an articulation agreement between the two maritime institutions…

ISWAN :Infographics for seafarers Psychological Wellbeing at Sea

Mar 17, 2018

ISWAN has produced four new infographics, in partnership with The Shipowners' Club, using extracts from its latest self-help guide for seafarers, Psychological Wellbeing at Sea. Psychological wellbeing enables us to function well, feel good about ourselves…

MOL Graduates Final Class in 3rd Year Program

Mar 16, 2018

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced the graduation of 87 students in the seventh and final class of the '3rd Year Program,' which MOL introduced with the goal of developing crew members who will uphold strict safety standards in vessel operation…

Port Security Training in Dominican Republic

Mar 15, 2018

International Maritime Organization (IMO) maritime security training is underway for port facility security officers, managers and designated authority officials in Santo Domingo City, Dominican Republic (12-16 March).  Run by IMO in collaboration…

Antwerp Sets up Maritime Training Institute in Brazil

Mar 15, 2018

The port of Antwerp is to make its know-how and expertise available to further professionalise the management of ports in Brazil. It will do this by among other things providing a special series of seminars in two already active training centres for maritime professionals in Brazil…

Latin America Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre Lanched

Mar 14, 2018

The Latin America Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre, part of a global network established under an ambitious International Maritime Organization (IMO)-European Union (EU)  project to further efforts to combat climate change, has been launched in Panama (13 March)…

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