MARPOL Training Institute, Inc. adds essential Annexes to software program

Middletown, California - MARPOL Training Institute, Inc. (MTI) has recently added MARPOL Annex II Regulations for the Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk and Annex III Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Harmful Substances Carried by Sea in Packaged Form to their software package: Meeting MARPOL Standards (MMS). This comprehensive computer-based training software package now covers…
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Massachusetts Maritime receives gift from Clean Harbors Environmental Services for naming rights to athletic facilities

Buzzards Bay, Mass. -- The Massachusetts Maritime Academy has received a pledge from Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. of Norwell, Mass. in the amount of $1.5 million dollars for naming rights to its contiguous athletic stadium and gymnasium complex.  The acceptance of the pledge, which was presented by Clean Harbors Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Alan S. McKim, was approved…
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NTSB asks academies to teach lessons of grounding involving new third mate

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has urged the nation's maritime academies to teach cadets the lessons of the 2007 grounding of the cruise ship Empress of the North. In February 2009, the NTSB issued a safety recommendation to six maritime academies and the Passenger Vessel Association. The statement addresses "the need for maritime academy cadets to understand their responsibilities…
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CALIFORNIA MARITIME ACADEMY

(Vallejo, CA – April 22, 2009)… The California Maritime Academy today announced, that the California Commission on Police Officer Standards and Training (CA POST) has certified the university’s First Responder Operational Maritime Security (FROMS) course for Continuing Professional Training (CPT) credit. FROMS focuses on the unique considerations which emergency responders must address in the maritime environment. The course has already…
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SUNY Maritime to honor ABS, Kirby, emeritus Prof

On Tuesday, May 5th, the State University of New York Maritime College will salute the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Kirby Inland Marine and Professor Emeritus William Sembler, ’52 at the College’s annual Admiral’s Scholarship Dinner.  The event will be held on the college’s waterfront campus in Throgs Neck, New York.   ESPN Sailing Analyst and former America’s Cup sailor…
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Maine Maritime Academy Begins Search for Next President

Maine Maritime Academy is an 800 student, public, fully accredited four-year College located on Penobscot Bay in the small coastal village of Castine, Maine. MMA is a nationally ranked college of engineering, transportation, management, ocean sciences and international business and is one of six state-supported maritime colleges in the United States. The Board invites nominations and expressions of interest for…
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Massachusetts Maritime Academy Announces Grant from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.’s Ocean Fund

BUZZARDS BAY, MA, APRIL 1, 2009 -- Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) is pleased to announce that its Marine Safety and Environmental Protection program has received a $25,000 marine conservation grant from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd's Ocean Fund for a second year in a row. The Academy will use its award to underwrite cooperative education opportunities in training five future maritime…
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WESMAR Announces 12th Year of Technical Training

Woodinville, WA- 25 March 2009 – WESMAR has announced the dates for their popular Technical Training classes, which will be held this year on June 15–16 and again on August 17-18 at Company headquarters in Woodinville, WA. To date, over 600 students have graduated from WESMAR’s Stabilizer, Bow Thruster, and Sonar courses from almost every seacoast country in the world.…
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Williams-Mystic selects the spring 2009 Crowley Memorial Scholarship recipient

(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.; March 9, 2009) Crowley continues to foster education in maritime studies through its recent scholarship grant to a deserving student at the Maritime Studies Program of Williams College and Mystic Seaport. Laura Boyle was selected as the spring 2009 Thomas Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarship recipient at Williams-Mystic. She received a $5,000 scholarship to attend the 17-week maritime studies…
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