20 Apr

San Jacinto College, Texas A&M to host National Maritime Conference

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The following is text of a news release from San Jacinto College: (PASADENA, Texas) — San Jacinto College and the Texas A&M Maritime Academy will host the Shared Quarters National Maritime Conference on June 5-6. The conference will bring together industry professionals and educators from across the country to focus on the expansion of the maritime industry and efforts to…
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18 Apr

Buffalo Automation secures seed funds to develop autonomous piloting

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(BUFFALO, N.Y.) — Buffalo Automation, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup that is developing technology for self-navigating boats, has secured $900,000 in seed funding from investors — significantly more than the $700,000 the company set out to raise early this year. The investments will enable the company to expand pilots of its innovative product — a system called AutoMate that integrates real-time…
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18 Apr

Robert Allan Ltd. announces accreditations for two engineers

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(VANCOUVER, British Columbia) — Robert Allan Ltd. has announce that Diez Gutierrez has earned his accreditation as a registered professional engineer with the Professional Engineers & Geoscientists Newfoundland & Labrador (PEGNL), and Jonathan Reaume has earned his accreditation as a registered professional engineer with the Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC). Gutierrez has been working with Robert Allan Ltd. since…
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SUNY ship to get digital tool for environmental compliance
12 Apr

SUNY ship to get digital tool for environmental compliance

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The following is text of a news release from the State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College: (THROGGS NECK, N.Y.) — State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College will install Ocean Guardian, a digital environmental compliance tool, aboard the training ship Empire State VI (T/S Empire State) for Summer Sea Term 2018 to provide cadets with hands-on environmental…
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12 Apr

Merchants Exchange of Portland offering scholarships

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The following is text of a news release from the Merchants Exchange of Portland: (PORTLAND, Ore.) — Did you know that the U.S. maritime fleet is currently short 1,800 mariners, and the industry will need 70,000 new people by 2022, according to the U.S. Maritime Administration? With the rising cost of higher education, it is increasingly challenging for aspiring mariners…
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11 Apr

Navy League honors Cal Maritime for BWTS research

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The following is text of a news release from the California State University Maritime Academy (Cal Maritime): (VALLEJO, Calif.) — The United States Navy League has named California State University Maritime Academy’s Golden Bear Facility as the recipient of its 2018 Albert A. Michelson award. The award is given in recognition of “scientific or technical achievement that results in a…
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05 Apr

Texas commission awards mariner training funds to San Jacinto College

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The following is text of a news release from San Jacinto College: (PASADENA, Texas) — The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) recently awarded $382,548 to San Jacinto College to train new mariners and promote current mariners for 211 jobs in the industry.  Maritime companies requested the Texas Workforce Commission Maritime IV Consortium Grant to fund training to meet new U.S. Coast Guard…
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04 Apr

NMC issues advisory for Homeport course completion uploads

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The following is a news release from the National Maritime Center (NMC): (MARTINSBURG, W.Va.) — It has come to the attention of the National Maritime Center that training provider course completion data uploaded using the Homeport application may not be processing properly. The cause is under investigation. While we await resolution, mariners and training providers are encouraged to do the…
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23 Mar

Coast Guard Academy grad Laura Beck receives Fulbright Scholarship

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(NEW LONDON, Conn.) — U.S. Coast Guard Ensign Laura Beck has received a 2017-2018 Fulbright U.S. Student Award to study in Norway. Beck graduated from the academy in 2017 with a degree in naval architecture and marine engineering. Beck is the second consecutive Coast Guard Academy graduate to be granted a Fulbright Award to Norway. The Fulbright Program is the…
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22 Mar

SUNY Maritime, Greek academy to begin collaborative program

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The following is text of a news release from the State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College: (THROGGS NECK, N.Y.) — Rear Adm. Michael Alfultis, president of SUNY Maritime College, and Cmdr. H.C.G. Danopoulos Evangelos, of the National Merchant Maritime Academy of Hydra, Greece, recently signed a memorandum of agreement to establish an articulation agreement between the two maritime…
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