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OSX Partners with SENAI to Train Shipbuilders

Jul 11, 2011

OSX, an EBX Group company focused on offshore naval industry, signed a partnership with SENAI (National Service for Industrial Apprenticeship) from Rio de Janeiro to train 3,100 people for its Shipbuilding Unit (UCN Açu), to be built in the Açu Superport Industrial Complex…

McAusland & Turner Choose HOTA's Albert Dock as Training Site

Jul 05, 2011

HOTA (Humberside Offshore Training Association Ltd) and McAusland & Turner Ltd have joined forces to create a bespoke Vessel Familiarization Course utilizing the facilities at HOTA’s Albert Dock site in Hull.Established in 1888, McAusland…

KPI Project: A New Tool to Measure Performance

Jun 21, 2011

InterManager, the international trade association for the shipmanagement industry, announced the completion of the development phase of its six-yearproject to produce an industry wide performance measurement tool. The Project is set to be rolled-out to the worldwide shipping industry…

Maritime Foundation to Offer STCW Training

Jun 20, 2011

Renee Marazon, CEO of The Maritime Academy of Toledo Foundation, has announced that The Maritime Foundation has been approved by the U.S. Coast Guard to offer Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW training) effective immediately…

Atlantic Bulk Carriers Selects Seagull Training System

May 31, 2011

Atlantic Bulk Carriers Management Ltd. has selected Seagull as their onboard training provider using the Seagull Training System (STS) for their bulk fleet and for their head managing office in Greece and manning office in Philippines.Atlantic Bulk Carriers Management Ltd…

Kongsberg Maritime offers Generic ECDIS Training

May 25, 2011

Training division expands course offering as new requirements approach.Kongsberg Maritime is gearing up to offer a new generic ECDIS training course in order to meet the high demand for navigation officer training prior to the new STCW convention requirements on 1st January 2012…

MOL Enhances Seafarer Education in Philippines

May 24, 2011

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) today announced an agreement to introduce the Third Year Program with seven merchant marine schools in the Magsaysay Institute of Shipping (MIS*1) in Philippines. The move is aimed at cultivating…

Nordic Tankers Marine Chooses Transas Marine Course

May 20, 2011

Nordic Tankers Marine (Denmark) has chosen Transas Marine solutions for the ECDIS Training of its officers.Transas Marine has supplied 35 sets of Transas ECDIS Computer Based Training to Nordic Tankers Marine.Mr. Hanus Mikkelsen, Director Marine HR…

Port Scholarships Awarded to 20 Local Students

May 17, 2011

$53,500 to help students seeking trade-related careersThe Port of Long Beach on Friday, May 13, awarded $53,500 in scholarships to six local high school students and 14 college students to help them pursue careers in international trade and goods movement…

Publication of EurOCEAN 2010 Report

May 16, 2011

Marine Institute CEO, Dr Peter Heffernan, today (13th May) welcomed the publication on-line and in hard copy of the Belgian EU Presidency EurOCEAN 2010 Conference Report and Ostend Declaration. The Conference report summarises the many science…

IMarEST Welcomes Castrol Marine's Marine Partner Status

May 16, 2011

Castrol Marine has renewed the Corporate Membership of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology’s (IMarEST) Marine Partners initiative.“If there is one thing better than acquiring a new member of the Marine Partner scheme…

Kongsberg's Fast Boat Simulator at Nor-Shipping Campus

May 16, 2011

Konsgberg Maritime is shipping in its Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) Simulator for the inaugural Nor-Shipping Campus, a new event introduced to engage school and university students with the maritime industry. As the company's fastest boat simulator…

SUNY Maritime Ships Sets Sail

May 09, 2011

The Empire State VI, ’s training ship departed today on schedule on its annual training cruise to .  Students will complete on-board training that will qualify them for US Coast Guard issued Deck and Engine licenses.  More than 400 students…

New Center for Maritime Education Director

Apr 27, 2011

Taking over the reins from Eric K. Larsson, former Director of the Seamen’s Church Institute’s (SCI) Center for Maritime Education, Captain Stephen Polk now commands SCI’s advanced training program for mariners. SCI appointed Polk, a USCG Licensed Captain and US Navy veteran…

IMSN Earns DNV Certification for Anti-Piracy Course

Apr 25, 2011

Det Norske Veritas certifies first Anti-Piracy Course offered by International Maritime Security NetworkDania Beach, FL (April 21, 2011) – International Maritime Security Network (IMSN) has become the first maritime security training center…

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