Maritime school aims to go global

Ireland’s only maritime college has set its sights on becoming the world’s first global training hub for officers of ocean-going super-tankers.

The National Maritime College of Ireland, Europe’s only purpose-built maritime education college, confirmed yesterday that it has reaffirmed and extended its landmark contract with shipping giant Chevron, which has now set it on course to land similar contracts with oil majors such as BP, Shell, and Total.

“We have developed a training model that can be adapted to an oil major’s ethos,” NMCI head Conor Mowlds said last night.