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Enclosed Space Safety to the Forefront in Maritime

Jun 23, 2015

Seagull Maritime has launched a new onboard training course covering Enclosed Space Entry in ships, at a time when the issue is being brought into sharp focus by industry regulators. A committee meeting of the Ports Memorandum on Port State…

Webb Awards Crowley, Jr. Honorary Degree

Jun 23, 2015

Webb Institute presented Thomas B. Crowley, Jr., CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors at Crowley Maritime (Oakland, CA), with an Honorary Doctorate of Commercial Science degree at Webb Institute’s 119th commencement on Saturday, June 20th…

CARAT Exercise Series Kick-off in Philippines

Jun 22, 2015

Members of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps along with their Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) counterparts kicked off the 2015 Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise series during an opening ceremony in Puerto Princesa…

Seagull Maritime Targeting Enclosed Spaces Campaign

Jun 22, 2015

Seagull Maritime has launched a new onboard training course covering Enclosed Space Entry in ships, at a time when the issue is being brought into sharp focus by industry regulators. A committee meeting of the Ports Memorandum on Port State…

7th Annual UK Ports Conference to Take Off Tomorrow

Jun 22, 2015

Tomorrow 23rd June international law firm Hill Dickinson LLP will be holding  its UK Ports Conference focusing on ‘The Future of UK Ports: changing regulation, shipping trend updates and new opportunities in the supply chain’. The 7th…

POLA ‘Trade Connect’ Website Offers Online Training

Jun 20, 2015

Trade Connect, the Port of Los Angeles’ award-winning export education outreach program, formally debuted its new website, LATradeConnect.org, at today’s Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners Meeting.“Trade Connect plays a vital role in strengthening our nation’s economy by helping U…

Meet the Maritime Education Standards Council

Jun 19, 2015

The Maritime Education Standards Council (MESC) is a coalition of 35 member schools in the U.S. and Canada that offer U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) approved maritime training courses to professional and recreational mariners.The coalition was…

IMO Launches 'Day of the Seafarer' Photo Wall

Jun 19, 2015

In the days leading up to Day of the Seafarer on June 25, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has launched an online photo wall inviting people around the world to post their photos of careers at sea and other maritime professions…

FURUNO Joins Forces with NAMTC in China

Jun 18, 2015

FURUNO has strengthened their training network in China by joining forces with New Alliance Marine Training Centre (NAMTC) in Wuhan.NAMTC was established in April 2008 and aims at providing high quality training, which is recognized and accepted by the strictest ship owners and operators…

ICTSI Donates AUD150,000 for Marine Research

Jun 18, 2015

Victoria International Container Terminal Ltd (VICT) recently presented Albert Park College with a AUD150,000 grant from VICT’s Community Investment Fund to fit out and resource a new Marine Research Centre at the school’s Environmental Arts Hub in Port Melbourne…

Responders Conduct Spill Exercise

Jun 18, 2015

Emergency responders from across Ohio gathered in Cleveland this week to participate in a preparedness response exercise.Exercises such as this one are designed to improve communication, planning and emergency response proficiency across local…

Seafarers’ House to Celebrate International Day of the Seafarers

Jun 17, 2015

Broward College, Crowley, SIU to take part in daylong event Most people don’t realize what an important role the world’s 1.5 million seafarers play in our global economy. Without them, the bulk transportation of important raw materials, food…

Training Program to Boost Abu Dhabi Port Security

Jun 17, 2015

General Authority for the Security of Ports, Borders and Free Zones and Abu Dhabi Ports establish training program to reinforce comprehensive protection standards; MoU to improve ports and ports systems protection, initiating security training…

Arkansas Maritime Center gets Federal Grant

Jun 17, 2015

The Maritime Transportation Research and Education Center, based at the University of Arkansas, has received a federal grant of $923,700, reports AP. The center, known as MarTREC, is a consortium of researchers focused on maritime and multimodal transportation research…

New Health, Safety & Diving Courses in UAE

Jun 16, 2015

Unique Group, an integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution provider, has collaborated with Singapore –based KBA Training Centre (KBAT) to offer a series of health, safety and diving courses in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). KBAT is…

Logistics News

PMA: Panama-Flagged Vessels Must Notify of Ship-to-Ship Transfers

PMA: Panama-Flagged Vessels Must Notify of Ship-to-Ship Transfers

Sovcomflot Plunges to $393m Loss in Q1 Amidst Sanctions

Sovcomflot Plunges to $393m Loss in Q1 Amidst Sanctions

BAE Systems Set to Open $250M Shiplift Facility in Florida

BAE Systems Set to Open $250M Shiplift Facility in Florida

Ports of Indiana, Port of Antwerp-Bruges Explore Indiana-Belgian Partnership

Ports of Indiana, Port of Antwerp-Bruges Explore Indiana-Belgian Partnership

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