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MITAGS MARAD Centers of Excellence Designations for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education

MARAD Designates MITAGS 2024 Center of Excellence

The U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced today that MITAGS continues to meet the qualifying standards as a Center of Excellence (CoE) for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education. MITAGS was an inaugural CoE designee announced on May 19, 2021. MARAD seeks to recognize and promote maritime training providers that demonstrate efforts to […]

MITAGS Maersk Seminar

MITAGS Instructor, Captain Rich Madden Delivers Live Weather Seminar From the Maersk Columbus

Dr. Christopher Landsea, Chief of the Tropical Analysis & Forecast Branch of the National Hurricane Center, recently moderated a seminar delivered via live broadcast for U.S. National Weather Service forecasters. The presentation was delivered from the container ship Maersk Columbus, off the coast of West Africa by MITAGS instructor and professional mariner, Captain Rich Madden. […]

What Impact Does ICT Have on the Maritime Industry?

What Impact Does ICT Have on the Maritime Industry?

Maritime transport is a pivotal component in the world economy, with the vast majority of world trade goods and materials transported by sea annually. With the demand for goods increasing yearly, the maritime industry must continuously look for and develop innovative solutions and technologies to streamline the supply chain and offer efficient procedures, strategies, security, […]

Grand River Navigation Apprenticeship

MITAGS partners with Grand River Navigation to Train Next Generation of Ships’ Officers on the Great Lakes

MITAGS partners with Grand River Navigation to Train Next Generation of Ships’ Officers on the Great Lakes 2-Year Apprenticeship Provides Fast Track to Certification Linthicum Heights, MD – August 9, 2023 – The Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS) is pleased to announce a new offering of its nationally-recognized Maritime Apprenticeship Program (MAP), […]