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PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE
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
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 Hanjin Crews Denied Shore Leave in US
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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)
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NASSCO Delivers 4th Tanker to APT
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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)
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US Cutter Commissioning Date Set
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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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Oakland Not Affected by Wider Canal
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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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