Fifty Years of Seafarer Training in the South Pacific
Half century anniversary for the Marine Training Center Tarawa Approximately 200 guests celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Marine Training Center (MTC) on the Kiribati island of Tarawa in the South Pacific. Although some 13,700 kilometers lie between Hamburg and the school in Tarawa, these places are closely connected. Hamburg Süd cofounded the school for training seafarers 50 years ago. The company is also the managing partner of the joint venture SPMS (South Pacific Marine Services GbR), which brokers the placement of trained seafarers with the partner shipping
Huntington Ingalls Industries to Open Australian Office
U.S. Navy located in this critical region of the globe.” The U.S. based shipbuilder has hired Jeff McCray as vice president, business development, HII Australia, responsible for developing new business opportunities for HII to support the Royal Australian Navy and the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific. McCray will report to Mike Smith, HII’s executive vice president, strategy and development. “HII already has people and facilities in Pearl Harbor, Taiwan and Japan, and expanding our presence to Australia makes sense for HII,” Smith said. “We intend to leverage
Strathpine Sailor Helps Render Safe
, Seaman Easlea has discovered the camaraderie that exists on board one of the Navy’s largest ships, HMAS Choules. Choules has recently deployed on Operation RENDER SAFE, part of Australia’s enduring commitment to removing and the disposing explosive remnants of war in the South Pacific. Seaman Easlea went to school at Pine Rivers State High school, Strathpine, near her home town Dayboro, North of Brisbane. She then went on to start a Bachelor Degree of Social Work at Queensland University of Technology, working as an administration assistant to a tax accountant
