Licensing and training – Page 12 – Professional Mariner

14 Feb

SIU’s Sacco retires, Heindel takes helm as union president

Rich MillerIndustry NewsLicensing and training

(CAMP SPRINGS, Md.) — Following unanimous approval of the Seafarers International Union (SIU) executive board, David Heindel became the union’s fourth president effective Feb. 14. The board convened Feb. 13 near Orlando, Fla. SIU President Michael Sacco announced his retirement and then nominated Heindel (who has served as the union’s secretary-treasurer since 1997) as his successor. SIU Executive Vice President…

13 Feb

Coast Guard Foundation names 12 new trustees

Rich MillerIndustry NewsLicensing and training, U.S. Coast Guard

(STONINGTON, Conn.) — Twelve new trustees have joined the board of the Coast Guard Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to strengthening the U.S. Coast Guard community and service by supporting members and families. The additions bring the total number of active trustees and directors to 80. Jeremiah “Jay” Ana, Charles “Skip” Bowen, Christopher Chandor, Naresh Copeland, Steven Jowett, Christian Lee,…

01 Feb

Index reflects year of recovery for seafarer happiness

Rich MillerMaritime NewsLicensing and training

(LONDON) — The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, published Tuesday by The Mission to Seafarers, reveals average seafarer happiness in the last quarter of 2022 reached 7.69/10, up from 7.3 with levels rising across almost all categories, reflecting the sustained upward trend seen throughout the year. The results of the survey show that even the historically most problematic areas, such…

23 Jan

IMB urges continued vigilance as global piracy declines

Rich MillerMaritime NewsLicensing and training, piracy, Security

(LONDON) — The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) is calling for efforts to be sustained worldwide as maritime piracy and armed robbery attacks reached their lowest recorded level in almost three decades. The IMB’s annual report recorded 115 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships in 2022 – compared to 132 in 2021 – with half of them occurring in…

19 Jan

Bristol Harbor Group Inc. promotes two to senior naval architect

Rich MillerIndustry NewsLicensing and training, shipbuilding

(BRISTOL, R.I.) — Bristol Harbor Group Inc. (BHGI) has announced the promotion of two key members of the firm’s team, Ian Lawson and Teri LaForest. Upon earning his professional engineer license in Rhode Island, Lawson has been promoted to senior naval architect. He has been with BHGI for over five years, filling both engineering and project management roles and specializing…

19 Jan

Philly cuts steel for fourth academy training ship

Rich MillerMaritime NewsLicensing and training, shipbuilding

(PHILADELPHIA) — TOTE Services, Philly Shipyard and Texas A&M University at Galveston on Wednesday celebrated the cutting of steel for the fourth national security multi-mission vessel (NSMV), destined for the Texas A&M Maritime Academy in Galveston, Texas. The event marked another construction milestone for the U.S. Maritime Administration’s (MarAd) NSMV program, designed to provide a purpose-built, state-of-the-art training platform for…

06 Jan

NOAA hiring in Mississippi for research ship jobs

Rich MillerMaritime NewsLicensing and training

(WASHINGTON) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Marine and Aviation Operations will be holding two hiring events in Mississippi this month to recruit professional mariners to work aboard NOAA’s ocean research ships. The first event will be in Gulfport on Jan. 24 and the second in Pascagoula on Jan. 26. NOAA staff will be available to answer…

15 Nov

New fuels to require training for up to 800,000 seafarers

Rich MillerMaritime NewsClimate change, Licensing and training, shipping

(SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt) — A new action plan, launched at COP 27 by United Nations organizations, shipowners and unions, sets out recommendations to upskill seafarers to meet shipping’s decarbonization goals. The plan is in response to findings from new research, the modeling of which cautions that as many as 800,000 seafarers will require additional training by the mid-2030s. Currently…

14 Nov

Nunan named first female superintendent of USMMA

Rich MillerMaritime NewsLicensing and training, U.S. Coast Guard

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Maritime Administration (MarAd) on Saturday announced the appointment of Rear Adm. Joanna Nunan, U.S. Coast Guard retired, as the next superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA). Nunan is the first woman to hold the position. Nunan, who spent more than three decades in the Coast Guard, has commanded units…

24 Oct

Survey: 60 percent of female mariners report onboard discrimination

Rich MillerMaritime NewsLicensing and training

(LONDON) — An in-depth survey in the maritime industry revealed shocking figures in gender-based discrimination against women, onboard harassment and bullying, according to WISTA International. WISTA International, Anglo Eastern, the International Seafarers Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) conducted a public online survey designed to examine how female seafarers perceived “discrimination” and how it…