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#Stena@NMCI – The Stena Association of Maritime Institutes (STAMI) held its first meeting of 2015 at the National Maritime College of Ireland in Cork.

It is the first time the association, made up of ten training institutes from three continents, has held one of its bi-annual meetings in Ireland according to the NMCI.

Topping the agenda of the 10th STAMI conference was cultural awareness and teamwork.

Northern Marine was the driving force in the establishment of STAMI in 2009 and continues to support its aims to highlight best practices in the industry and set common standards for maritime training for Stena Group Seafarers.

Training institutes and Industry representatives from across the globe were welcomed to the NMCI where the two-day event ended yesterday. 

Afloat.ie adds that Northern Marine manages a multi-national crew of more than 6,000 seafarers operating a diverse range of vessels among them ferries, LPG carriers and VLCC tankers.

An onshore team of 400 provide support staff, technical and ship-management services to include those outside the Stena Sphere. 

Published in Ports & Shipping

THE RORC:

  • Established in 1925, The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) became famous for the biennial Fastnet Race and the international team event, the Admiral's Cup. It organises an annual series of domestic offshore races from its base in Cowes as well as inshore regattas including the RORC Easter Challenge and the IRC European Championship (includes the Commodores' Cup) in the Solent
  • The RORC works with other yacht clubs to promote their offshore races and provides marketing and organisational support. The RORC Caribbean 600, based in Antigua and the first offshore race in the Caribbean, has been an instant success. The 10th edition took place in February 2018. The RORC extended its organisational expertise by creating the RORC Transatlantic Race from Lanzarote to Grenada, the first of which was in November 2014
  • The club is based in St James' Place, London, but after a merger with The Royal Corinthian Yacht Club in Cowes now boasts a superb clubhouse facility at the entrance to Cowes Harbour and a membership of over 4,000