05 Mar

Congressman Elijah Cummings of Maryland chairs industry coalition to support K-12 Maritime Education and Maritime Career Awareness

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In April 2008, the Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP) sponsored a conference titled “Maritime and Intermodal Education for Primary and Secondary Schools in America - Onboard to a Future Career.†The event was well attended and well received.  Proceedings from this conference are available at www.socp.us. The conference brought government agencies, private industry, individuals, and academia together, all with a…
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04 Mar

Mass Maritime to host Maritime Education Summit: Trending & Pedagogy for the Future

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Massachusetts Maritime Academy is pleased to host the next Maritime Education Summit in April 2009. Focused on Trends & Pedagogy for the Future, this innovative conference will attract participants from all segments of the maritime sector. The Maritime Education Summit will promote discussion and extensive networking among maritime educators and administrators, industry leaders and regulatory personnel. As we prepare the…
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24 Feb

Sean T. Connaughton is keynote speaker Massachusetts Maritime Academy Summit

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BUZZARDS BAY, MA - Massachusetts Maritime Academy is pleased announce Sean T. Connaughton as the keynote speaker for the Maritime Education Summit to be held April 15 -17, 2009.  Focused on Trends and Pedagogy for the Future, this innovative conference will attract participants from all segments of the maritime industry.  The Summit will be held at the Academy's campus in…
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17 Feb

Massachusetts Maritime Academy hosts Maritime Education Summit

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BUZZARDS BAY, MA – Massachusetts Maritime Academy is pleased to host a Maritime Education Summit this April 15 -17, 2009.  Focused on Trends and Pedagogy for the Future, this innovative conference will attract participants from all segments of the maritime sector.   The Maritime Education Summit will promote discussion and extensive networking among maritime educators and administrators, industry leaders, and…
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17 Feb

Port of Los Angeles top executive to speak at Maine Maritime Academy commencement

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CASTINE, Maine – Maine Maritime Academy President Leonard Tyler has announced that Dr. Geraldine Knatz, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles <http://portoflosangeles.org/> , Calif., will address the graduating class at the college’s 66th Commencement on Saturday, May 2, 2009, at 11 a.m., in Alexander Fieldhouse. Knatz will receive an honorary doctorate from the college.         “We are pleased…
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04 Feb

News from The Nautical Institute

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The Nautical Institute has today (Wednesday) launched guidance to the industry on the transition from navigating with paper charts to navigating with ECDIS to help navigating officers meet the challenges of the change. The timely publication From Paper Charts to EDIS – A Practical Voyage Plan, by Captain Harry Gale FNI, technical manager at The Nautical Institute was presented at…
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02 Feb

Maine Maritime Academy schooner Bowdoin featured in Canadian celebration of arctic exploration

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CASTINE, Maine, USA -- Maine Maritime Academy’s  (MMA) schooner Bowdoin will sail to Newfoundland and Labrador this summer as a traveling ambassador for Celebrating Bartlett 2009, an upcoming Canadian recognition of Arctic exploration. Celebrating Bartlett 2009 will mark the 100th anniversary of Admiral Robert Peary’s expedition to the top of the world in his renowned North Pole trek of 1909,…
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14 Jan

Crowley Expands Scholarship Program at  Williams-Mystic to $20,000 a Year

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(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.: Jan. 13, 2009) Crowley Maritime Corporation will enhance its scholarship grants with the Maritime Studies Program of Williams College and Mystic Seaport beginning in the fall. The company has pledged to increase its donation from $10,000 to $20,000 a year for deserving and need-based students in the program.   The increase in funding will allow more students -…
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12 Jan

California Maritime lists 2009 continuing ed courses online

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(Vallejo, CA - January 09, 2009)•The California Maritime Academy's Extended Learning Department has posted its catalog of continuing education programs for 2009 on-line at www.maritime-education.com/courses.html Visitors to the site can download the full catalog and/or click on individual course offerings for details on course content, costs, and locations and times of delivery. Many of the courses are offered on the…
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19 Dec

Massachusetts Maritime Academy signs contract with SpecTec for software partnership

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Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA)and SpecTec have entered into a Cooperation Agreement in which SpecTec has agreed to donate AMOS licenses for MMA’s Teaching & Training courses. This is the first license donation partnership with a Maritime Academy in the US for SpecTec. International partners include Dalian Maritime University, National Taiwan Ocean University and Italian Maritime Academy to name a few.…
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