MatPal Marine Institute Inc.(MPMI) in positioning the Institute to meet the challenges of the dynamic Maritime and Oil and Gas Industry have appointed two new Members to the Board of Advisors, namely – Ms. Lyndell Danzie-Black and Ms. Michelle A. Nicholas. The nineteen 19-year MatPal Marine Institute Inc.continues to stay committed to ‘Promoting Excellence Through […]
The strategic alliance between MATPAL Marine Institute (MPMI) and the TOTALTEC International Petroleum and Maritime Academy (IPMA) has given way to the formation of Maritime Safety Training Institute (MSTI). This alliance provides a new integrated training and educational solution, geared to accelerating the development of a world class Guyanese workforce to participate in our maritime […]
We are pleased to announce that as of March 1, 2017, MatPal has been appointed the crew management portfolio of Pritchard-Gordon Tankers Limited. Pritchard-Gordon Tankers specialises in ocean transportation of crude oil and refined petroleum products in environmentally sensitive areas, using purpose built, shallow draft, double hull tankers. The Company offers its Charterers contracts of […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The House of Representatives today approved legislation to give the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) university status. Minister of Transport and Mining Mike Henry piloted the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) Bill 2016, which will repeal the Caribbean Maritime Institute Act under which the institution operates. The CMI is the only international entity approved […]
The Maritime Administration Department, (MARAD) will implement several new initiatives to strengthen the performance of the department during this year. Director General, MARAD, Claudette Rogers said an Architectural Engineer will be employed to determine the structural soundness of the wharves. While the department will be working on formulating policies in keeping with the standard requirements […]
Approximately 600 persons are expected to benefit from employment with the construction of an onshore supply base in 2017. Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman said that the base will be erected at Crab Island, in the Berbice River, in the new year, to the tune of US$50 The Minister who was briefing the media […]
A new mandatory code for ships using gases or other low-flashpoint fuels enters into force on 1 January 2017, along with new training requirements for seafarers working on those ships. Gas and other low-flashpoint fuels are cleaner for the atmosphere as they emit very low levels of air pollutants, such as sulphur oxides and particulates. […]
The 2017 Budget has allocated $650M to build capacity in various fields within the emerging oil and gas sector. Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan in his budget presentation on Monday, in the National Assembly pointed out that capacity building is part of a three- year development programme in the oil and gas sector. The programme […]
MTC International, a consultancy firm from the Netherlands, has completed a Gap Analysis of MatPal Marine Institute. The scope of the Gap Analysis was to visualize the gap that needs to be closed in order for MPMI to be accredited to deliver Emergency Response Training in line with the Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organization (OPITO) […]
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