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Japan Places Focus on Maritime Education

Jul 24, 2015

Maritime education and training in focus at Japan’s World Maritime Day Parallel Event Present and future maritime education and training needs were the focus of an international symposium held during the 2015 World Maritime Day Parallel…

BCG Debuts Desktop Ship Simulator

Jul 23, 2015

Buffalo Computer Graphics (BCG) Inc. has launched a turnkey desktop ship simulator that adds a visual component to the company’s existing line of radar and communication simulation products. The system represents the integration of BCG products…

Canada Invests in a Greener Coast Guard College

Jul 23, 2015

Canadian government invests in green technology to upgrade infrastructure at the Canadian Coast Guard College; investments highlight the college’s 50th anniversary in 2015 Canada’s government has invested nearly $11 million to date for improvements…

Hanjin to Support Smart Shipping

Jul 23, 2015

Hanjin Group opened its creative economy innovation center in Incheon on Wednesday, hoping to develop the city into a distribution hub of Northeast Asia utilizing advanced shipping technologies.  As part of the center, Hanjin created a fund worth 159 billion won ($138 million)…

Argentinian Center Installs Engine Room Simulator

Jul 22, 2015

Buenos Aires, Argentina. Transas Marine has delivered its leading Engine Room Simulator ERS 5000 TechSim to the Center for Marine Engineer Officers and Chief Engineers in Buenos Aires, Argentina.The Center for Marine Engineer Officers…

Improving US Navy’s Deck Systems Operations

Jul 21, 2015

As its mission centers on ships going to sea, the U.S. Navy relies on the execution of evolutions on weather decks where equipment and personnel are often exposed to the sea and its dangers. It is no surprise that this is an important aspect of shipboard life with crews devoting significant funding…

Seafarers’ Charity Brings Shipping to the Classroom

Jul 21, 2015

Seafarers’ charity Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) is doing its bit to introduce shipping to the younger generation and promote a career at sea. The organization played host to work experience student Max Charlton from the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School in London…

Captain Issued RMI’s First Unlimited Yacht License

Jul 21, 2015

Captain Roberto Beretta the first in the world to be issued this specific and highly-esteemed Master (Yachts) - Unlimited license by the Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator Private maritime training school Maritime Professional…

New Maritime College Planned for India

Jul 20, 2015

One of India’s leading maritime businesses has unveiled plans for a new $10 million maritime training college in the Patna district of Bihar State in India. Capt. Nalin Pandey, chairman and managing director of Mumbai-based Pentagon Marine Services…

CVW 5 Conducts Land Strike Training With RAAF

Jul 18, 2015

Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, embarked aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), conducted high-intensity land strike training with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as part of exercise Talisman Sabre 2015 (TS15)…

Baku Calls Upon Antwerp’s Port Expertise

Jul 17, 2015

The port of Baku on the Black Sea is Azerbaijan’s largest port. Now to support its further development it is calling on the know-how and expertise of the port of Antwerp. For this purpose the management of Baku International Sea Trade Port…

MMA Students Awarded Crowley Scholarships

Jul 16, 2015

Crowley Maritime Corp.’s 2015-2016 Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarships have helped to further educational opportunities for four students of Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA). The four recipients, Bryan P. Wall, Robert M. Neal, Peter Persechino and Adam Szloch…

Cheyenne Navy Week Kicks Off

Jul 16, 2015

Rear Adm. Michael White, commander, Naval Education Training Command, from Denver, accepted a proclamation from Cheyenne's Mayor Richard Kaysen during the Cheyenne Navy Week Kick-Off Concert, July 14.The Kick-Off Concert featured U.S…

MARAD to Host META Program

Jul 16, 2015

The Maritime Administration (MARAD), in cooperation with the Maryland Environmental Resource Center, will hold an open forum to solicit input on the Agency’s Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance (META) Program and key environmental issues facing maritime transportation…

Kings Point Midshipmen Raising Service Dogs

Jul 15, 2015

The mission of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point, N.Y., is to educate and graduate licensed merchant mariners and leaders of exemplary character to serve America’s marine transportation and defense needs in peace and war…

Logistics News

Panama Canal Launches Concession Process for Natural Gas Pipeline

Panama Canal Launches Concession Process for Natural Gas Pipeline

South Africa's Transnet Agrees Equipment Deal with Liebherr

South Africa's Transnet Agrees Equipment Deal with Liebherr

Port of Long Beach Orders Two Ship-to-Shore Cranes

Port of Long Beach Orders Two Ship-to-Shore Cranes

MELTRIC Introduces the P66 Industrial Plug and Receptacle

MELTRIC Introduces the P66 Industrial Plug and Receptacle

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