02 Apr

Massachusetts Maritime Academy Announces Grant from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.’s Ocean Fund

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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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27 Mar

WESMAR Announces 12th Year of Technical Training

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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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09 Mar

Williams-Mystic selects the spring 2009 Crowley Memorial Scholarship recipient

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(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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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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