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What Is The GWO?
The Global Wind Organization, or GWO, is a non-profit organization that was founded by the world’s leading wind turbine owners and manufacturers. Its goal is to set industry standards which ensure a safer industry and minimize injuries in the work environment. The first version of safety standards was released in 2012 as the GWO Basic Safety Training […]
Washington State Ferries and MITAGS Partner in Full-Scholarship Training
No Cost to Accepted Applicants for 2-year Program Seattle, WA – July 31, 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), in partnership with Washington State Ferries (WSF). Applications are being accepted between now and October 30th, and […]
Students Celebrate with MITAGS for 73rd Annual National Engineers Week
In recognition of the 73rd Annual National Engineers Week, on February 23, MITAGS and the Maritime Conference Center (MCC) partnered with the Engineering Society of Baltimore and Sail Baltimore to host 92 students from five local high schools. Programming for the event included presentations made by seafarers related to the maritime industry, guided full mission […]
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 […]
Catherine Gianelloni Talks MITAGS Training and Career Paths with Marine News
Featured in the February 2024 edition of Marine News, MITAGS East Coast Academic Director, Catherine Gianelloni discussed career pathways, transitions in the maritime industry, and pushing the boundaries of operational research and ship simulation. In January of this year, Gianelloni took over as Academic Director at the MITAGS East Coast campus in Linthicum Heights, MD. […]
Captain Rich Madden, MITAGS Instructor, 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. […]