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Panel Addresses Marine Workforce Training, Recruitment

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Panel Addresses Marine Workforce Training, Recruitment

June 3, 2022

With employers from many industries experiencing vacancies, panelists at the Inland Marine Expo session titled “Workforce Development and Company Culture” focused on how to address those challenges in the inland… Read More

Kentucky Community College Offers Brown-Water Focused Programs

Students study a diesel engine as part of a 28-day marine engineering “boot camp” offered by West Kentucky Community & Technical College. The college was designated as a U.S. Maritime Center of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education in 2021, the only such designation of 27 centers nationwide specifically for brown-water mariners. (photo courtesy of West Kentucky Community & Technical College)

Kentucky Community College Offers Brown-Water Focused Programs

February 18, 2022

Mariners interested in earning a college degree, upgrading their skills or earning Coast Guard-approved certifications can do so with programs that fit their schedule and give credit for their work… Read More

Jones Act Supporters Want Accountability For Waivers Washington Waves

Jones Act Supporters Want Accountability For Waivers

May 21, 2021

Washington, D.C.—Major supporters of the Jones Act want those seeking to benefit from a waiver of the 100-year-old maritime law to be held accountable by the government. To ensure that… Read More