News from MITAGS
MITAGS Enters the Global Wind Industry as a Training Provider
MITAGS is continuing to diversify, using the collective experience of our mariners to support and lead training in new industries. Having been awarded several Maryland Energy Administration grants since 2020, the MITAGS team is supporting workers entering the offshore wind energy industry through quality safety training programs. With over 90,000 new jobs expected to be […]
How AI Is Changing the Maritime Industry
Like many sectors, the maritime industry is embracing modern technology to advance and streamline operations. Individuals working and studying in this field should understand how implementing new technology changes operations for better preparation and adoption. What Is AI and Machine Learning? Artificial Intelligence (AI) software solutions collect data and discover patterns. Information collection offers insights […]
New Maritime Apprenticeship Cohort Commences Studies at MITAGS-West
Left to Right – New MAP Apprentices: Ben Hoffman (Centerline Logistics), Dan Lorenz (Foss Maritime), Will Feeback (Centerline Logistics), Noah Lawson (Centerline Logistics), Jack Stoen (Western Towboat), Nichole Townsend (Crowley Marine Services), and Zach Elfstrom (Sause Brothers). On Monday, March 6th, seven new apprentices walked into MITAGS-West in Seattle to begin their two-year journey to […]
MITAGS Announces 50th Anniversary Celebration Events
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 MITAGS is pleased to announce two special events planned for June 2023 in honor of our 50th anniversary year. We reached this milestone year of operation in 2022, and we look back with gratitude as we recognize how we have grown as an organization since 1972. Many of you have been […]
Engineers Week 2023 Maritime Day at MITAGS
On February 24, 2023, the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS), in partnership with Sail Baltimore, FLIK, Wartsila, Vane Brothers and Moran Towing, hosted over 90 Maryland Middle and High School students from around the state as part of National Engineers Week. Presented by the Baltimore Engineers Week Council, students from the Thread Foundation, Old Mill High, Pikesville High, […]
MITAGS Hosts the 2023 Engineers Week Maritime Event
The Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS), in partnership with Sail Baltimore, FLIK and Vane Brothers is pleased to be supporting the Baltimore Engineers Week Council, hosting the Maritime and Engineering educational event at MITAGS on February 24, 2023. Since 1951, National Engineers Week has helped to increase public awareness and […]