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MARAD 20-08
Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008
Contact: Shannon Russell
Tel.: (202) 366-5807
Agreement Signed By Maritime Administration, Hapag-Lloyd
Creates Training Opportunities for Merchant Marine Cadets
WASHINGTON--Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton and John M. Murray,
president and chief executive officer of Hapag-Lloyd USA, LLC, recently signed
an agreement for cadets from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and state maritime
academies to take their training voyages on Hapag-Lloyd vessels.
Maritime cadets must have sailing time on working vessels in order to qualify as
licensed mariners. Currently, there is a worldwide shortage of licensed
mariners, and U.S. maritime academies have geared up to train more students.
Students will begin to serve on the foreign-flag vessels in October.
“Cadets will receive excellent training from skilled maritime professionals on a
variety of seagoing vessels,” said Administrator Connaughton. “Hapag-Lloyd
should be commended for their commitment to these American students.”
The Hapag-Lloyd group is the world’s largest liner shipping company. Its vessels
sail all the major sea lanes of the world providing global shipping services.
This Memorandum of Agreement is the fifth such training agreement signed between
the federal government and private industry. Previous agreements were with APL
Liner, Ltd.; Overseas Shipholding Group; Great American Lines, Inc.; and
SeaRiver.
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