U.S. Maritime Administration – Professional Mariner

02 May

MarAd authorizes construction of two more academy training ships

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsMaine Maritime Academy, mariners, maritime news, MMA, Philly Shipyard, Texas A&M University at Galveston, U.S. Maritime Administration

When alumni return to Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, Maine, they’re not drawn to the docks or the football stadium. Instead, they gather around the scale models of previous training ships that the school has used to prepare cadets for their careers at sea. “Whenever we have functions that bring in alumni, you can hear them telling their kids, ‘That’s…

22 Dec

GPS interference plaguing navigation in some regions, MarAd warns

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newscommunications, GPS, marine navigation, mariner, U.S. Maritime Administration

Mariners should be on the lookout for significant Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) interference, especially in the eastern and central Mediterranean Sea, the Persian Gulf and multiple Chinese ports, according to recent alerts from the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd). The interference has resulted in lost or inaccurate signals affecting bridge navigation, GPS-based timing and communications equipment. Satellite communications gear also…