Maritime Transportation & Engineering
Love at First Sight Lines
The Vietnam War might be an odd backdrop in which to find love, but Texas A&M Maritime Academy Department of Maritime Transportation (MART) Professor and Captain Tim Nelick claims that is exactly what happened to him during one fateful watch shift. Read More
Texas A&M Maritime Academy Sets Sail for Sea-Day Training
Over 300 Texas A&M Maritime Academy cadets, faculty and staff will depart from the Galveston Campus aboard the TS Kennedy to begin a 56-day training cruise to earn required at-sea hours to receive their U.S. Coast Guard license. Read More
Texas A&M Maritime Academy NSMV Name Announced
The Texas A&M Maritime Academy on the Galveston Campus of Texas A&M University has received notification from the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MARAD) that the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) expected to arrive on campus in 2025 will be named the Lone Star State. Read More
Texas A&M Maritime Academy Summer Sea Term ’21 Schedule Announced
Details concerning all logistics, including vaccines, quarantine periods, travel, public celebrations, port activities, and more will be communicated in the coming weeks. Read More
Full Steam Ahead For New Pilot Cadetship Program
A new maritime education program advancing real-world knowledge and experience is going full steam ahead thanks to the partnership between the Texas A&M Maritime Academy, Cheniere Energy, Inc., and GasLog Ltd. LNG Services. Read More
Sailing Forth: Cole Masington ’21
Cole Masington ‘21 took it upon himself to obtain a vessel in order to capture video and photos of Kings Point cadets during their recent cruise aboard the borrowed T/S General Rudder. Read More
Kings Point Cadets Underway on General Rudder for 30-Day Cruise
The General Rudder will soon be going back out for another trip around the gulf, but it won’t be Aggies by the Sea at the helm. Forty-one cadets from the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) in Kings Point, New York will get underway Saturday aboard the T/S General Rudder to assist their sophomores in earning the necessary sea days to ultimately graduate. Read More
Distance Learning to Go the Distance: TAMUG Beta Test for Virtual Simulator Learning
Texas A&M University at Galveston recently served as the beta testing ground for remote simulator learning to ensure that not just cadets from the Texas A&M Maritime Academy are receiving the critical training they need to fulfill degree and licensure requirements, but so other cadets from state maritime academies could benefit too. Read More
Statement of the Consortium of State Maritime Academies on Announcement of Shipyard to Build NSMV
The Consortium of State Maritime Academies applauds yesterday's announcement that the Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia, PA has been selected to build the nation's new National Security Multi-mission Vessel (NSMV) fleet. Read More
Rubber, Rope, Training & Hope: Texas A&M University at Galveston’s Vessel Operations Crew Utilizes Damage Control Simulator for Emergency Training
Texas A&M University at Galveston’s Marine Education Support & Safety Operations (MESSO) staff and vessel operations crew got their feet wet undergoing crucial training via the U.S. Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Unit - Texas City (MSU) and the Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety team with their hands-on damage control simulator early this morning. Read More