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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19 Dec

The Seamen’s Church Institute’s River Bell Awards: Cause for Celebration

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Paducah, KY. December 12, 2008. Not only did the 9th Annual River Bell Awards Luncheon at the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) Center in Paducah, KY raise nearly $150,000 to support Ministry on the River, SCI’s program of pastoral care to inland river mariners, but also three very important announcements were made about the future of SCI and the inland river…
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05 Nov

Mid-Atlantic Maritime announces new full vessel management simulation capability

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Mid-Atlantic Maritime Academy in Virginia Beach, VA has announced the installation of a Transas ERS4000 Engine Room Simulator.  The simulator provides state of the art training in marine engineering. It is a complete training system that includes classroom demonstrations and scenario playback, stand-alone and team watch-standing operation of the engineering plant in a computer lab setting, as well as watch-standing…
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03 Nov

Houston Luncheon Raises $77K for Maritime Training

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HOUSTON, TX. October 30, 2008. Resembling barges held together with rigging, members of the commercial community of the Port of Houston, America's second largest Port in terms of total tonnage, met last week in support of the Seamen's Church Institute (SCI). At the Fourth Annual Maritime Training Benefit Luncheon, the area's leading maritime transportation companies assembled for a fundraiser at…
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13 Oct

Joint Training of Surveyors for Arctic LNG Carriers Initiated by ABS and RS

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(Houston -- St. Petersburg)  ABS and the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) have initiated an extensive joint training program covering survey of Arctic LNG carriers for a team of surveyors drawn from both societies. Classroom instruction in early October at the RS training facilities in St Petersburg, Russia, is to be followed by a prolonged period of field training…
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12 Aug

Agreement signed by Maritime Administration, Hapag-Lloyd creates training opportunities for Merchant Marine Cadets

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(WASHINGTON - AUGUST 12, 2008) -- Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton and John M. Murray, president and chief executive officer of Hapag-Lloyd USA, LLC, recently signed an agreement for cadets from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and state maritime academies to take their training voyages on Hapag-Lloyd vessels. Maritime cadets must have sailing time on working vessels in order to…
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07 Aug

USCG and VMA to host towing vessel safety seminar

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U.S. Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads and the Virginia Maritime Association invite all towing vessel crewmembers to join us for the 11th annual essential safety seminar. Refresh and Learn vital safety, security and survival skills. Observe the latest in industry and personal safety equipment on display. Morning presentations will be on the topics of:  • Shipyard Safety • Deck Safety Practices  •…
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30 Jul

First Workboat Academy Cadets graduate from two-year program

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(SEATTLE - JULY 30, 2008) -- Gregg Trunnell, Director of the Pacific Maritime Institute and the Workboat Academy, announced the graduation of its first class from the Workboat Mate Program. The MITAGS-PMI Workboat Mate Program takes two years to complete, with 25 weeks of shore-based instruction and 52 weeks of onboard training.  Upon graduation the trainee receives a Mate 500-1600…
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30 Jul

Confident Captain/Ocean Pros receives VA approval

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(NEWPORT, R.I. - JULY 30, 2008) -- Confident Captain/Ocean Pros(www.confidentcaptain.com), Rhode Island’s premier professional mariner training facility, today announced that they have been approved by  the Department of Veteran’s Affairs to provide training for eligible veterans and their dependents under the GI Bill. Captain Kent Dresser, President and Founder of Confident Captain/Ocean Pros said, “Confident Captain/Ocean Pros provides world-class training…
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27 Jun

Cal Maritime Security courses win state and federal approval

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(Vallejo, Calif. -- June 26, 2008) -- The California Maritime Academy  (Cal Maritime), a campus of  The California State University, has received U.S. Department of Homeland Security approval for three Maritime Security training courses offered through Cal Maritime’s Sponsored Projects and Extended Learning Department.  Cal Maritime is the only training organization in the country delivering Maritime Security Courses certified by…
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