SUNY Maritime

SUNY Maritime graduates largest class in its history

MAY 18, 2016 — SUNY Maritime College has made history, graduating the largest class in the college’s 142-year history. More than 230 students received degrees last week during the college’s commencement ceremony.

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SUNY Maritime to get additional EOP funding

FEBRUARY 15, 2016 — State University of New York Maritime College, Fort Schuyler, NY,  is to receive more than $55,000  to expand a program designed to give economically and academically disadvantaged students

Vane Brothers takes delivery of latest Maryland-built tug

The Fort Schuyler is the eleventh Sassafras Class tugboat built for Vane Brothers by Chesapeake Shipbuilding, Salisbury, MD. Its sister tug, the Kings Point, was delivered in April this year.

“Working alongside another Maryland-­‐based company to deliver safer and more productive working vessels such as the Fort Schuyler has been a great experience for Vane,” says Vane Brothers President C. Duff Hughes. “Chesapeake Shipbuilding is helping us to further our mission of providing the highest quality service to our customers.”

Measuring 94 feet long and 32 feet wide with a hull depth of 13 feet, the Fort Schuyler is similar in most respects to the previous ten tugs built for Vane by the shipyard.

The vessel is equipped with twin Caterpillar 3512 Tier 3 main engines producing a combined 3,000 horsepower, and operates with a single-drum hydraulic towing winch.

“Soft-core” panels and heavy, fire-rated doors are used throughout, offering the crew a safer and quieter living environment.

In a first for Vane Brothers, the Fort Schuyler’s state-­‐of-­‐the-­‐art wheelhouse features multi-­‐functional Simrad marine electronics that utilize intuitive interfaces for heightened performance.

The Fort Schuyler, like the Kings Point, has joined Vane Brothers’ fleet based in New York.The two vessels are named for the campuses of SUNY Maritime College in Fort Schuyler, NY, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point,NY.

 

DOT seeks funds for ferries as well as MARAD

FEBRUARY 5, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s 2016 budget request includes $70 million for ferry and ferry terminal construction in the Federal Highway Administration request, up modestly from the $67

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New Bouchard tug and barge simulator at SUNY Maritime

OCTOBER 20, 2014—Students and professionals at SUNY Maritime, Throggs Neck, NY, will now be able to train on the latest state-of-the-art tug & barge simulator, thanks to the generosity of Bouchard Transportation

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MARAD recycles old ships into academy funding

JANUARY 29, 2014 — The U.S. Maritime Administration today announced that America’s six state maritime academies – California Maritime Academy, Great Lakes Maritime Academy, Maine Maritime Academy, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, SUNY Maritime

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Wärtsilä hosts maritime academy cadets in Trieste

JULY 31, 2013 — Wärtsilä hosted State University of New York Maritime College cadets, along with cadets from Maine and Texas Maritime Academies, when the SUNY Maritime training ship, Empire State VI,