by Canadian Sailings | Jul 11, 2017 | Education, Ocean, Other, St. Lawrence, Seaway and Great Lakes, Tom Peters
By Tom Peters
Part of Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC), the Nautical Institute, originally started in Halifax in 1872 as the Halifax Marine School, is located in Port Hawkesbury on the Strait of Canso and draws students from all over the world.
The face of the commercial marine industry has changed drastically in the past several years with ships’ sizes of both container vessels and bulk carriers reaching levels not anticipated 30 years ago, and with the constant evolution of technology.
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by Canadian Sailings | Jul 11, 2017 | Alex Binkley, Business and Economy, Education, Other
By Alex Binkley
A wide variety of training and professional upgrading courses have long been a cornerstone of the services Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association has offered its members.
In keeping up with the times, and taking advantage of modern communications technology, CIFFA has teamed up with Schulich School of Business at York University to offer an online version of courses for its Professional Freight Forwarder designation, says Stephen McDermott, CIFFA’s Director of Education and Marketing.
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by Canadian Sailings | May 22, 2017 | Education, Other
Master Mariners of Canada is pleased to announce that new model training courses for ice navigation certification have been approved by International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s Maritime Safety Committee, and will become mandatory components of the Polar Code. The course development effort, under the sponsorship of Transport Canada, was undertaken by Captain Anthony Patterson, Captain Andrew McNeill, Captain Glenn Fiander and Captain Christopher Hearn – all members of Master Mariners of Canada.
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by CanadianSailings | Oct 31, 2016 | Corporate events & profiles, Education, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other
The new Algoma Central Corporation Marine Emergency Duties (MED) Centre has been officially opened at the Owen Sound Campus of Georgian College. The $7.5 million, 13,600-square-foot facility is a key part of the college’s Centre for Marine Training and Research. It will be used extensively by students enrolled in Georgian’s postsecondary marine programs as well as by working mariners who require certification or refresher training.
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by CanadianSailings | Sep 11, 2016 | Corporate events & profiles, Education, Other
CITT has announced the 2016 winners of its academic awards. The six awards, which are given to those who receive top marks in CITT’s specialized logistics courses towards the CCLP® (CITT-Certified Logistics Professional) designation, will be presented at Canada Logistics Conference 2016 in Saint John, New Brunswick, on October 26-28.
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by CanadianSailings | Sep 11, 2016 | Corporate events & profiles, Education, Other
Obtaining and maintaining a professional designation is a worthy achievement and something that any individual can be proud of. Currently some 80 individuals proudly bear the Professional Freight Forwarder (PFF) designation and are recognized as ‘Individual Members’ of the association.
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