New York Maritime College’s new training ship, Empire State VII, is canceling its planned European port visits during its maiden summer cruise and returning to the western Atlantic. The decision…
https://gcaptain.com/new-training-ship-aborts-european-cruise-amid-technical-troubles/
SUNY Maritime College has announced the appointment of Rear Admiral John Okon as the institution’s 12th president. Okon will assume the role on July 1, 2024, succeeding Rear Admiral Dr….
https://gcaptain.com/rear-admiral-john-okon-appointed-president-of-suny-maritime-college/
Ben Christian, Vice President Marine Services, TOTE Services sits down with Alex Marcheschi from Marine Log to talk about the Empire State delivery, the VCM Program, their relationship with shipyards, and more!
The first of five much awaited new training vessels for America’s state maritime academies was delivered in September 2023 by Philly Shipyard. This first vessel, the Empire State will serve SUNY Maritime College, in Fort Schuyler, N.Y. The ships are being built for MARAD under the...
SUNY Maritime College in the Bronx, New York on Monday welcomed the arrival of its new state-of-the-art training ship, the Empire State VII, marking a new era training for the nation’s…
https://gcaptain.com/new-training-ship-empire-state-vii-arrives-in-new-york/
After serving as President of SUNY Maritime College for nearly a decade, RADM Michael Alfultis has announced his intent to retire in July 2024. During his tenure, he focused on…
https://gcaptain.com/suny-maritime-college-president-radm-alfultis-to-retire-in-2024/
By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Last month gCaptain reported the President of NY Maritime College, Rear Admiral Mike Alfultis attempted to hide an external review report that contains evidence of…
Several sources inside SUNY Maritime College have notified gCaptain that the school President, Rear Admiral Mike Alfultis held a meeting with seniors at the College to discuss an external review…
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/
by John Konrad (gCaptain) The chairmen of six congressional committees wrote a letter to Department of Transportation Secretary Buttigieg in response to Midshipman X’s allegations of rape aboard a Maersk…
gCaptain–In a live press conference on August 30, New York Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Thomas Suozzi, announced that federal funding for the Offshore Wind Workforce Development Project at SUNY Maritime…