U.K. shipping minister John Hayes said he is “sympathetic” to a 10-point plan that aims to boost British seafarer employment and training set out in the Nautilus International’s “Charter for Jobs.” Speaking at the All-Party Parliamentary Maritime and Ports Group…
The Nautical Institute has selected a new chief executive officer after interviewing a competitive shortlist of six candidates. Captain John Lloyd MBA AFNI, currently the Institute’s chief operating officer, will take over from Philip Wake OBE RD MSc FNI…
Ports can be dangerous places to work in and this is why Shoreham Port is dedicated to taking its first aid responsibilities seriously. In such a fast paced working environment it is important to have trained staff available across the Port to ensure help is never too far away…
The first class of The Engineering Candidate Hawsepipe (TECH) Program has graduated from the not-for-profit maritime training facility STAR Center, a division of the American Maritime Officers Safety and Education Plan. The U.S. Coast Guard…
A survey conducted by Shipbuilder shows maritime organisations mainly use very standard virtual reality (VR) functionalities. Geert Schouten, director of Shipbuilder: “At the SMM and the Monaco Yacht Show I spoke to a lot of organisations that use VR…
Susan Hayman, Foss Maritime VP of HSQE & External Affairs, has been nominated by President Barack Obama to the United States Merchant Marine Academy's (USMMA) Board of Visitors. This key administrative post is for a term of two years, commencing at the beginning of each Congress…
Maersk Line was named the world’s #1 organization for employee development in the Association for Talent Development’s (ATD) 2016 BEST Awards at a ceremony held in Washington, D.C. Central to the win was Maersk Line senior leaders’ commitment…
The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has announced the opening of a new overseas hub in Asia – this is the first time in the organization’s 142 year history that it has established a permanent presence outside of Europe. Making…
WISTA Cyprus has recently organized a training course for its members with the title “Energy Economics and Shipping”, hosting the Professor Michael Tamvakis from Cass Business School, City University in London. Professor Tamvakis presented…
Rear Adm. Michael Alfultis, president of SUNY Maritime College, recently signed a memorandum of agreement to begin a student-exchange program with National Taiwan Ocean University.The agreement, signed at NTOU’s campus, stipulates that each…
Nearly three years after the launch of Glander International Bunkering’s Training Academy, the firm has announced the promotion of two more successful interns; Kevin Lundgaard and Manos Gryllakis. Both interns were initiated into the program…
The UK P&I Club announced that Jan Döhle has been selected as this year’s Robin Travis Scholar. Döhle has an MSc in Shipping, Trade and Finance and is qualified as a member of the Institute of chartered ship brokers. He has already gained…
BRP announced today that its Evinrude brand, in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Freshwater Sciences, has awarded the first two BRP/Evinrude Water Research Excellence Fellowships. The $5,000 fellowships…
Global trade enabler DP World is rolling out its Global Education Programme internationally following an English language pilot in seven countries with an aim to deliver over 100 sessions in seven additional languages by the end of 2016. Volunteers from 17 DP World locations in the UAE…
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum has recently welcomed Michael Rogers of Trappe, Md. as a shipwright, along with three professional shipwright apprentices to work on the 2016-2018 log-hull restoration of the historic 1889 bugeye Edna E. Lockwood…
