(CASTINE, Maine) — Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) has hired alumnus Capt. Gordon "Mac" MacArthur to serve as master aboard the training ship State of Maine. With over 30 years of experience in the maritime field, MacArthur served most recently as…
(LONDON) — The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Women's International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA International) have launched the Women in Maritime-IMO and WISTA International Survey 2021 to examine the proportion and distribution of women working in the maritime…
(BUCKSPORT, Maine) — Maine Maritime Academy’s Center for Professional Mariner Development (CPMD) is marking its one-year anniversary in Bucksport this month. The center opened in February 2020, shortly before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Despite implementing a three-month pause…
(WASHINGTON) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) have signed a 10-year agreement to partner on ways to improve how uncrewed systems (UxS) are used to collect ocean observation data and augment…
(NEW ORLEANS) — The United States Attorney’s Office on Feb. 2 announced the guilty pleas of 16 defendants related to a test score-fixing scheme at a U.S. Coast Guard exam center. Judge Barry W. Ashe accepted the pleas on Jan.…
(STONINGTON, Conn.) — The Coast Guard Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to strengthening the Coast Guard community and service by supporting members and families, has kicked off its 2021 scholarship season. Accepting applications from Feb. 1 through March 15, children…
(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS) COVID-19 Working Group (C-19 WG) encourages mariners from all segments of the U.S. maritime industry to take 10 minutes to anonymously complete an online survey, “Mariner Mental Health Needs…
(CASTINE, Maine) — Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) has partnered with SailPlan, a maritime technology startup based in Reston, Va., to accelerate the development of an intelligent vessel’s development navigation platform and shoreside vessel control. MMA will equip its fleet, including…
(WASHINGTON) — The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the nation’s domestic maritime industry, on Monday applauded the new executive order to be signed by President Biden on Jan. 25, “Strengthening ‘Buy American’ Provisions, Ensuring [the] Future of America…
(WASHINGTON) — On Monday, Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao promoted Rear Adm. Jack Buono, superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), to vice admiral in the U.S. Maritime Service (USMS) at a small ceremony in the Department of Transportation…
(WASHINGTON) — This update to MSIB 08-20 provides guidance concerning mariner credentials, medical certificates and course approvals, and the action being taken by the Coast Guard due to the novel coronavirus and the disease it causes (COVID-19). We are doing…
(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — Crowley Maritime Corp. has awarded Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarships to four cadets at the Maine Maritime Academy in recognition of their achievements. The honorees earned the scholarships based on their academic performance, financial need and…
