Philly Shipyard held a ceremony February 11 to mark the cutting of steel for the fifth National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) destined for California State University Maritime Academy (Cal Maritime) in Vallejo, Calif. The ceremonial start of construction occurred at Philly Shipyard’s plasma cutting machine as the button was pressed to start the plasma steel cutting process.
This marked the last steel cutting ceremony for the five contracted vessels slated to be constructed for the...
Crowley reports that it has awarded California State University Maritime Academy cadets Erin Hulti and Natalie Pierotti its Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarships, recognizing their achievements and interest in pursuing a career in the maritime industry. Each Cal Maritime cadet demonstrated the company’s values of integrity, sustainability and drive through their work and time spent on Crowley-managed vessels.
A junior from Astoria, Oregon, Hulti is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in marine...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/crowley-awards-scholarships-to-two-cal-maritime-cadets/
California State University Maritime Academy (Cal Maritime) is to host its inaugural Pride in Maritime Summit (PiMS) from Wednesday, Oct. 11 to Friday, Oct. 13. To be held in a hybrid format both virtually and in person on the academy’s Vallejo, Calif., campus, the summit, says Cal Maritime, “aims to unite maritime professionals, community leaders, and students from diverse backgrounds, while highlighting LGBTQIA trailblazers across the maritime industry.”
“I am encouraged and excited that Cal...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/cal-maritime-to-host-pride-in-maritime-summit/
Cal Maritime has appointed the first woman to serve as captain of its training ship. California State University Maritime Academy announced this week that Samaro Bannister-Schneider will serve as interim…
https://gcaptain.com/cal-maritime-appoints-first-female-training-ship-captain/
With President Biden’s signing of the massive $1.5 billion omnibus spending package, funding has been secured for a fifth and final National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) to serve as a…
In good news for the California State University Maritime Academy (Cal Maritime) and Philly Shipyard, the $1.5 billion omnibus spending bill signed into law by President Biden yesterday includes funding for the fifth National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV).
The vessels are being built to replace the aging fleet of training ships at state maritime academies and this fifth vessel will go to Cal Maritime.
The current training ships and the new NSMVs are owned by the federal government and part...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/funding-for-cal-maritime-nsmv-training-ship-secured/
While the site has ignited a number of public controversies and administrative backpedaling, the school’s admin says the new uniform and grooming standards will remain in place for remainder of…
https://gcaptain.com/pressure-from-student-voice-website-not-enough-to-budge-cal-maritime/
Students, faculty say the academy has history of ignoring cadet safety and wellness concerns By David Lewis After a student’s racially and sexually threatening texts to another cadet went public,…
The California Maritime Academy has provided an update on the wild fire that hit its Northern California campus on Sunday. According to Cal Maritime, the campus will remain closed through at least Sunday, November 3, due to ongoing power outage and work to ensure the fire is 100 percent contained....
At 09:43 local time, Califonia Maritime Academy officials published an emergency tweet “EVACUATE CAMPUS. Fire has jumped the freeway”. The California State University Maritime Academy is one of 23 campuses in the California State University system and is one of seven degree-granting maritime...