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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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’...
