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Roxtec Services US Launched

Dec 05, 2016

Roxtec has launched a new inspection, maintenance and installation training company for the United States: Roxtec Services US aims to increase safety for the marine and offshore markets in the area of cable and pipe transits.  High safety standards require correctly installed…

New Book for Training ‘Voyage Planning with ECDIS’

Dec 01, 2016

Geomares Publishing is introducing a new training book ‘Voyage Planning with ECDIS’, written by Professor Ralph Becker-Heins. Voyage Planning with ECDIS aims to provide a profound hands-on advice on how to best compile a suitable voyage plan fully in line with the principles of IMO Resolution A…

Traditional Training to Counter the Over-reliance on Technology

Nov 30, 2016

Addressing delegates at the 4th Asian Marine Insurance Conference, BraemarSA’s Far-East Regional Director, Graeme Temple spoke of the root causes of machinery damage, citing a lack of focus on traditional training as a major concern.Speaking at the conference…

Kongsberg DP Maintenance Refresher Course Meets IMCA Guidelines

Nov 28, 2016

Kongsberg Maritime has launched a new Dynamic Positioning (DP) Maintenance Refresher Course for personnel involved in the maintenance of a vessel’s DP System. The new two-day course will be available at KONGSBERG training centers globally and…

Kongsberg Maritime: University Students Test Own DP algorithms

Nov 26, 2016

Students and researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) were given the opportunity to test their own Dynamic Positioning (DP) algorithms in a full-scale setting last week. The trials took place in the Trondheimsfjord aboard the ‘R/V Gunnerus’…

Restrata, Agility Partnership in Training at REP, Iraq

Nov 23, 2016

Restrata, a global leader in consultancy and training services, has partnered with leading logistics provider Agility to offer specialised training for oil and gas sector employees at the Rumaila Energy Park (REP) in southern Iraq.The REP's…

NYK-TDG Maritime Academy Graduates 2016 Class

Nov 22, 2016

On November 7, the NYK-TDG Maritime Academy (NTMA), which is located in the suburbs of Manila and jointly run by NYK and the Transnational Diversified Group (TDG), has graduated the 117 students comprising the academy’s Class of 2016. NYK president Tadaaki Naito and TDG chairman J…

117 Graduate from NYK-TDG Maritime Academy

Nov 22, 2016

On November 7, the NYK-TDG Maritime Academy (NTMA), which is located in the suburbs of Manila and jointly run by NYK and the Transnational Diversified Group (TDG), proudly graduated the 117 students comprising the academy’s Class of 2016. NYK president Tadaaki Naito and TDG chairman J…

AVEVA Announced Academic Initiative in Vietnam

Nov 21, 2016

AVEVA partners with Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Association and The School of Transportation Engineering of Hanoi University of Science and Technology  AVEVA announced the beginning of a partnership with two institutions in Vietnam, the…

Stevens Institute Dedicates ABS Engineering Center

Nov 21, 2016

ABS Chairman, President and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki addressed attendees at the dedication ceremony for the new ABS Engineering Center at Stevens Institute of Technology on 17 November 2016, encouraging students to use these facilities to work toward solving industry challenges…

BRP Opens New Training Institute

Nov 20, 2016

BRP today marked the opening of its state-of-the-art technician training institute within its Sturtevant, Wisconsin manufacturing facility. This new institute will train dealers and their employees to maintain and repair all BRP vehicles, engines and accessories…

Maritime Safety Research Center Opens

Nov 18, 2016

The Maritime Safety Research Center (MSRC) is an industry-university partnership, involving Strathclyde's Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean & Marine Engineering, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCCL), and DNV GL. The world’s first center of its kind…

NYK Scholarships Offered in China

Nov 18, 2016

During the month of November, NYK offered scholarships to 78 outstanding Chinese students in two universities in China. This was the 16th consecutive year for NYK to demonstrate its corporate social responsibility (CSR) through the company’s dedicated support of maritime education…

YANMAR Breaks Ground on US Training Center

Nov 17, 2016

Federal, state and local officials joined together with YANMAR America and its honored guests on November 16, 2016 to officially break ground on the new YANMAR America Training and Experience Center located in Acworth, Ga. “Customer service is a top priority for our company…

MOL ‘Tabletop Drill’ for Serious Marine Incident

Nov 17, 2016

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced that the company conducted a tabletop drill based on a scenario in which an iron ore carrier, managed by its group ship management company, collided with a breakwater, leaving it stranded in the Port of Kashima…

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