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Coast Guard Academy Cadet Receives Fulbright Award

May 08, 2020

First Class Cadet Owen Gibson, a Civil Engineering major from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, has received a Fulbright Award to pursue a two-year Master of Science degree in Water Resource Engineering and Management at the University of Stuttgart…

Hong Kong's Marine Department Resumes Services

Apr 30, 2020

Hong Kong's Marine Department will resume all services, with the exception of surveying outside of Hong Kong, from May 4 after a suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a deppartment spokesperson said Wednesday.Following the coronavirus outbreak…

Port Elizabeth Adds Lifting Muscle to Prep for Citrus Season

Apr 14, 2020

Port Elizabeth Container Terminals (PECT) prepares for the upcoming citrus fruit harvest with new Liebherr mobile harbor crane technology. The two LHM 600 were transported from Rostock, Germany to South Africa. After a 20-day journey, they were unloaded from the transport vessel “Happy Dragon”…

Coast Guard Academy to Hold Virtual Graduation

Apr 14, 2020

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy announced it is preparing to hold a virtual graduation ceremony on Wednesday, May 20 due to the coronavirus pandemic.The graduating Class of 2020, along with the rest of the Academy Corps of Cadets were on spring…

An NYK First: Internally Trained Seafarer Promoted to Captain

Apr 10, 2020

In its storied 135-year history of NYK, Akihiro Mori now holds a distinguished place in the company, as effective April 1, 2020, Mori becomes the first internally trained seafarer promoted to captain.The story is an important one for the maritime industry as a whole…

COVID-19: Your LMS Can Help You Now More Than Ever

Apr 08, 2020

It is clear that we are living in unprecedented times. Equally clear is that we will get through this pandemic, but that it is going to take some strength, stamina and especially some innovation to come through as unscathed as possible. It is…

Remote Training with Vessel-specific Software

Mar 30, 2020

Kongsberg Maritime announced an integrated strategy to deliver remote, targeted training for its customers. Providing this service through digital platforms reduces travel, cost, time away from home and climate footprint. Three products – Remote Training…

MarTID 2020: Time is Running Out

Mar 26, 2020

The deadline to take the 2020 MarTID survey of mariner training practices is March 31, 2020, and your participation is vital to its success.Take the survey today:Vessel operators: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020MarTIDOperatorTraining institutions: https://www…

VIKING Offering E-learning Amid Coronavirus

Mar 24, 2020

VIKING Safety Academy has addressed a fast-emerging seafarer training issue brought by coronavirus by delivering a unique e-learning tool that can keep seafarers STCW-compliant until restrictions on movement and social interactions come to an end…

Wärtsilä Simulation Technology for SAMK

Mar 23, 2020

The technology group Wärtsilä has delivered a navigation simulator and specific mathematical models to the Satakunta University of Applied Sciences (SAMK) in the city of Rauma, Finland. These will be used as an essential enabler in the Intelligent…

Take the MarTID 2020 Survey

Mar 19, 2020

The deadline to take the 2020 MarTID survey of mariner training practices has been extended to March 31, 2020, and your participation is vital to its success.Take the survey today:Vessel operators: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020MarTIDOperatorTraining institutions: https://www…

SQLearn: Training & Teleconference Platform

Mar 18, 2020

SQLearn provides a solution for companies and educational institutes in order to ensure their smooth operation.Using SQLearn’s Synchronous Training Platform, employees will be able to hold teleconferences and work safely from their own space…

Gujarat Pipavav Port Organizes Training at the Port

Mar 16, 2020

Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd (GPPL), and Pipavav Customs Brokers association (PCBA), in partnership with the Logistics Sector Skills Council; organized a daylong seminar cum training titled ‘Recognition of Prior Learning of Logistics (RPL)’, at the port on March 7th…

Maritime Cyber Security Training Launched

Mar 10, 2020

ClassNK Consulting Service Co., Ltd.(NKCS) has launched of a maritime focused cyber security e-learning training service developed in cooperation with KDDI CORPORATION (KDDI) and KDDI Digital Security Inc. (KDS).An increased use of many solutions…

MarTID 2020 Survey Deadline Extended

Mar 09, 2020

The deadline to take the 2020 MarTID survey of mariner training practices has been extended to March 31, 2020, and your participation is vital to its success.Take the survey today:Vessel operators: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020MarTIDOperatorTraining institutions: https://www…

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Liebherr USA Appoints New Divisional Director

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Port Houston Surpasses Three Million TEUs

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