Pacific Maritime Magazine Online News for September 30, 2016

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Seattle Maritime Academy: A New Facility and a Bright Future for the Maritime Workforce

By Chris Philips,
Managing Editor

With the demand for mariners increasing as the pool of qualified candidates decreases, there has never been a better time to be looking for a job in the maritime industry. Meanwhile the need for training requires more modern and efficient training facilities and the staff to run them.

To this end, the Washington State Legislature allocated $20 million to design and build a new Seattle Maritime Academy (SMA) building as a hands-on….MORE

Friday, September 30, 2016

 

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Story1Hanjin Crews Denied Shore Leave in US

By Mark Edward Nero

A UK-based transport union federation this week called the refusal of shore leave to seafarers on board Hanjin ships in Puget Sound and Southern California a denial of human rights…(Read full article)

Story2NASSCO Delivers 4th Tanker to APT

By Mark Edward Nero

On Sept. 26, San Diego-based shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO delivered the fourth vessel in a series of five ECO-class product tankers under a contract with American Petroleum Tankers…(Read full article)

Story3US Cutter Commissioning Date Set

By Mark Edward Nero

The US Coast Guard’s sixth national security cutter, Munro, is to be commissioned April 1, 2017, at the Smith Cove Cruise Terminal in Seattle, the USCG announced Sept. 26… (Read full article)

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Story4Oakland Not Affected by Wider Canal

By Mark Edward Nero

Bigger ships may be using the newly widened Panama Canal, but apparently, they’re not bypassing the Port of Oakland to get there. The wider canal locks have thus far not dented the port’s business in the 90 days since they opened, the port said Sept. 27… (Read full article)


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