Massachusetts Maritime Academy Launches Third Master's Degree
MMA Launches Third Graduate Degree, M.S. Maritime Business Management. The Massachusetts Maritime Academy has announced the launch of their third Graduate Degree, the Master of Science in Maritime Business Management. MMA developed the MSMB over a four-year period as a campus-wide collaborative effort with the Academic Dean, the Dean of Graduate & Continuing Education, the undergraduate International Maritime Business Department faculty and input gathered from employers, prospective students, the Graduate Education Council, and MMA graduate and undergraduate alumni. The MSMB program is certified by the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).
US Discussions Target Navigation Tech
The U.S. Coast Guard, along with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will hold nationwide public discussions on navigational aid technology and how it will affect the future of America's waterways. The Future of Navigation-21st Century Waterways public listening sessions will be held in several locations across the country and will provide venues for open communications between various federal agencies and U.S. Maritime Transportation System stakeholders to discuss the joint federal agency initiative to use modern technology to support a safer, more efficient, more secure and environmentally-sound Marine Transportation System.
PortVision Educational Events for Terminal Managers
Luncheon speakers at the Houston event will show attendees how they can drive valuable performance improvements at waterborne terminals. PortVision, a provider of business intelligence solutions for the maritime industry, will host its second complimentary educational luncheon for marine terminal management, and the first to be held in the Houston area. The event will take place on Thursday, June 6, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Embassy Suites Houston-Downtown hotel. “Our first…
BOEM Will Hold Public Meetings
BOEM Will Hold Public Meetings on Draft EIS for Proposed G&G Activities in Mid- and South Atlantic Planning Areas. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will hold a series of public meetings to gather comments on the draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for proposed geological and geophysical (G&G) activities in the Mid- and South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning areas. The draft PEIS evaluates the environmental impacts of multiple G&G activities in these OCS planning areas, to determine if significant impacts on the Atlantic resources could occur as a result of G&G activities and, where needed, outlines mitigation and monitoring measures that will reduce or eliminate the potential for impacts.
Lincoln Electric Experts to Speak at Welding Conference
Lincoln Electric Welding Experts to Speak at 14th Annual Aluminum Welding Conference. Two aluminum welding experts will represent The Lincoln Electric Company on the speakers’ platform at the 14th Annual Aluminum Welding Conference, sponsored by the American Welding Society (AWS), Sept. 20-21, at the Embassy Suites in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Lincoln Electric’s Frank Armao will discuss “Metal Preparation for Aluminum Welding” on Tues., Sept. 20, at 11 a.m. Mark Burke, from Lincoln Electric subsidiary company Indalco Alloys, will cover “Gas Metal Arc Welding of Aluminum Alloys” on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. For more information or to register for the conference, visit www.aws.org/w/a/conferences/index.html. For more information on Lincoln Electric, visit www.lincolnelectric.com.
