Bollinger Names Hinkebein Director of Government Affairs
Geoffrey Green, Executive Vice President of Government and External Affairs. “Andrew will play a vital role in increasing Bollinger’s engagement with our elected and community leaders across our entire footprint. As a company, we are working hard to establish South Mississippi as the Center of Excellence in building world-class icebreakers, a trade that was nearly dead for a half century. Andrew, among other projects, will be working with our local and state partners to make this vision a reality.”Prior to joining Sen. Tuberville’s team, Hinkebein held the role of Southern Regional
Maritime Employers: Working to Find Workers
some of these workforce initiatives.Partnership: Fincantieri Shipyards and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC)NWTC has designated maritime training facilities in Marinette and Sturgeon Bay, Wis. The college works closely with Fincantieri Marine Group shipyards. NWTC is a MARAD designated Center of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education. The NWTC/Fincantieri relationship dates back to World War II.In 2022 specialized training for welding and ship/pipefitting started in Sturgeon Bay. In July 2023, the partnership expanded again by increasing classroom and training capacities
MARAD’s Centers of Excellence: Addressing Maritime Workforce Needs and Preparing the Next Generation
;s readiness for meeting national security needs and the need to maintain our supply chains for economic sustainability.The goal of the CoE program, Kumar said, is to support maritime education and training institutions in addressing the maritime industry’s workforce issues. MARAD Center of Excellence designations recognize and promote exemplary post-secondary maritime training programs that prepare students for careers in the maritime industry and assist the maritime industry in recruiting and maintaining the highest quality workforce.MARAD announced its inaugural CoE designees in May
Apprenticeship Programs Are Key to the Future of Marine Welding
scholarships, and grants to institutions that offer welding education and training.The AWS Foundation worked with two other organizations to create the program: Safal Partners, to whom the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) granted the right to lead its Registered Apprenticeship Technical Assistance Center of Excellence, and Fastport, which is also a USDOL intermediary that supports employers with registered apprenticeships.“We’ve done a lot of the heavy lifting for employers by creating National Guidelines for Apprenticeship Standards (NGS) so that they have a template for implementing a high-quality
Svitzer Orders Kongsberg Digital Simulators in Australia
Towage provider Svitzer has selected Kongsberg Digital to deliver new simulators in support of crew training at its Port of Newcastle base in Australia. The contract with Kongsberg will help create a training center of excellence for the deployment of Svitzer’s new TRAnsverse tug vessels entering service in Newcastle in early 2025.The contract comprises the delivery of a training suite in Q2 2024. The delivery encompasses a full-mission 360° K-Sim Navigation simulator configured as a tug bridge, and a part-task 180° K-Sim Navigation ship’s bridge simulator. It also includes an
Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding Expands Partnership with Local Technical College
wind industry. FBS also assists sister-shipyard Fincantieri Marinette Marine by building large hull sections of Constellation-class frigates for the U.S. Navy. FBS is seeking more candidates for its skilled trades, supporting labor, engineering and management positions.NWTC is designated a Center of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education, by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD)—the only designated Center of Excellence on the Great Lakes. The college also operates the North Coast Marine Manufacturing Training Center, offers
MGBW Workers Complete In-house Welding Program
work. As the older generation starts to retire, these programs— including MGBW’s—provide the opportunity for a new work force to come in and learn a high paying skilled trade at a young age. On average, the starting salary for welders in San Diego is $44,000, which according to the Center for Excellence for Labor Market Research, is just above the $38,000 living wage for San Diego.“The college path to becoming a lawyer or a doctor is not for everyone. You can make a living wage and excellent medical benefits with the maritime industry straight out of high school,” said
Victaulic Promotes Moore to Chief Revenue Officer
Canada, Limited. Later he joined the executive team at Victaulic’s U.S. corporate headquarters and served as the executive vice president responsible for building and driving the global sales team.As CRO, he will be responsible for uniting sales with product development and innovation as a center of excellence to drive revenue growth
West Creates Charterers and Traders ProductTeam
faced by charterers have continued to evolve in recent years and the West’s Charterers Comprehensive Cover provides flexible cover with variable limits to meet these complex claims scenarios as well as primary delay cover. The creation of a dedicated Charterers and Traders team now creates a center of excellence at the Club and allows West to further develop and enhance its tailor-made offering for the more than 40 million GT of chartered tonnage currently insured by the Club.Suumit noted that: “The future of the Charterers Comprehensive Cover product is very exciting. Building on the first-class
CCRI Designated as Maritime Training Center of Excellence
good-paying, in-demand jobs. The maritime industry has a proud history and tradition in the Ocean State and there are a lot of job opportunities for people in this field with the right knowledge and skills, particularly in the defense sector. I commend CCRI for earning this recognition as a center of excellence and for ensuring a pipeline of well-trained workers capable of supporting our growing maritime industry,” said U.S. Senator Jack Reed.“Well done to CCRI on securing this designation, which paves the way for additional federal investments in training the Ocean State’s maritime
Norwegian Partners Developing Cloud-based Maritime Training
partnership complement both the cloud-based maritime simulation initiative supported by Innovation Norway – which has the aim of addressing the global need for easily accessible, high quality, simulation-based training solutions for teaching and practicing navigation – and the COAST (Center of Excellence in Maritime Simulator Training and Assessment) project, for which USN is the host institution.Petter Aasen, Rector at USN, said, “The move from physical simulators to cloud-based solutions will enhance our educational programs and make us ready for the future of maritime professional
Fairbanks Morse Names McFadyen VP and GM of Aftermarket
including Rolls-Royce, GE, and most recently as Vice President for Leonardo DRS-Naval Power Systems. Recognized as an innovator, McFadyen twice won GE’s award for Engineering Accomplishment of the Year and formed the first business unit at Rolls-Royce to be recognized as an Innovation Center of Excellence. As Senior Vice President, Ship Intelligence at Rolls-Royce, he was responsible for the development and delivery of the digital strategy, helping lead the digital revolution within the arineM industry.He held several senior leadership roles at Rolls-Royce and as Senior Vice President of Marine
Rolls-Royce to Boost Output for the US Navy
manufactured by Rolls-Royce at Pascagoula include controllable-pitch propeller systems, fixed pitch propellers, and water jets. The components help power the majority of U.S. Navy ships, including aircraft carriers, destroyers and other vessels. The facility is already considered a “Center of Excellence” within Rolls-Royce, and the new investment will further strengthen the company’s ability to manufacture propellers and propulsor components for Navy ships. Rolls-Royce will build a new 26,000-square-foot building, with new foundry and machining equipment provided by DPA Title
New Bill Aims to Secure Grant Funding for Maritime Training
of maritime industry workers,” said Congresswoman Garcia. “Therefore, it is essential that Congress act to support community and technical colleges providing training for the next generation of workers in this industry to avoid a future workforce shortage.”“The Maritime Center of Excellence at San Jacinto College is a state-of-the-art facility and program. I am truly proud to represent such an establishment in Southeast Texas and sponsor legislation that will help provide opportunities to our nation’s maritime workforce, while strengthening America’s trade and national
250 Graduates from 79 Countries: IMO Univ
Future maritime leaders from more than 70 countries graduated this week (3 November) from International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s World Maritime University (WMU) in Malmö, Sweden.WMU was founded in 1983 by IMO as a center of excellence for maritime postgraduate education, research, and capacity building. It offers unique postgraduate educational programs, undertakes wide-ranging research in maritime and ocean-related studies and helps build maritime capacity in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Quality education is itself one of the SDGs – SDG 4.The graduating
A.P. Moller-Maersk Center of Excellence in Tamil Nadu
Maersk, a global integrator of container logistics, has laid the foundation stone of its planned ‘A.P. Moller – Maersk Center of Excellence’ facility at Thenpattinam (Tamil Nadu), to support skill development and training needs for Maersk cadets across job functions (deck, electrical and engine). Maersk signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Academy of Maritime Education and Training (AMET) University to jointly operate this facility with an aim to maintain steady channel of Indian seafarers for its operations.The A. P. Moller – Maersk Center of Excellence will be
Offshore Wind Conference Set for SUNY Maritime
The Center of Excellence for Offshore Renewable Energy at the State University of New York Maritime College and the Maritime Industry Museum at Fort Schuyler, are hosting the Ocean Wind Energy Conference on Thursday, September 26, 2019 at the Maritime Academic Center, SUNY Maritime College.Serving as the keynote speaker is Alana Duerr, Ph.D., Director, Offshore Wind North America, DNV GL - Renewables Advisory, who will offer insight to opportunities for maritime industry support of Ocean Wind Energy development and sustainment for many years to come. Subject matter experts and executives from Equinor
