Education and Training

  • DP Training

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    US Nautical training school – ‘Maritime Professional Training’ – announce commencement of its first DP course accredited by the Nautical Institute. US DP Training Lab Launches NI Accredited Course Fort […]

  • West African Risk

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    Maritime insecurity in West Africa is fast becoming a major area of concern, particularly given the increase in piracy and armed attacks upon shipping and trade. Altogether 19 incidents of […]

  • Do ships still hit icebergs?

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    Next month marks the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic. The disaster spurred maritime nations to start monitoring icebergs, so why are ships still hitting them? Shortly before midnight […]

  • Government Cadet Subsidy to Continue

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    In an interesting feature piece on Bimco, freelance journalist Andrew Guest examines why the Government subsidy to train cadets will continue despite the current climate of budget slashing. The piece […]

  • Piracy’s Impact on Global Economy

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    Oceans Beyond Piracy released a report that raises concerns about the cost of Somali Piracy to the world economy. Approximately 80% of all costs are borne by the shipping industry, while governments […]

  • Hyperbaric Test Centre Opened

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    Yesterday Commodore Henry Parker RN opened the new Diving and Hyperbaric Test Centre (DHTC) on the QinetiQ site at Haslar in Gosport, Hampshire. QinetiQ Diving and Hyperbaric Test Centre opened […]

  • Piracy and Armed Robbery in Asia

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    Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) has published ‘Patterns and Trends of Situation on Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia […]

  • ‘Less is More’ for Offshore Operational Safety

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    Next generation solutions to focus on maximising operational performance and safety through user-centred design and simplification. Global marine technology developer Kongsberg Maritime will lead a new research project called ‘Situation […]

  • Stratfor Piracy Report 2011

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    Somali pirates continued their activities in 2011 but hijacked fewer ships than in 2010 or 2009. The pirates’ area of operations contracted during the past year while the use of […]

  • Training Service Expands

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    The on board Crew Training provided by the professional mariners of Da Gama Limited has continued its expansion following a successful year of working with a number of new build […]

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