CME Collaborates with Naval Architects to Enhance Accuracy of Inland Towboat Models
November 18, 2025
CT Marine of Cape Elizabeth, ME, and the Seamen’s Church Institute’s Center for Maritime Education (CME) have entered into a proprietary information agreement to securely share technical and operational data for advanced simulation-based training and maneuvering research. The partnership focuses on CT Marine–designed towboats and barges, and will eventually allow CME to model and analyze […]
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EMPOWERING SIMULATION: CME at the 2025 Kongsberg User Conference
November 4, 2025
by Evan Brown Director, Communications In September 2025, SCI’s Center for Maritime Education joined industry peers on the island of Terschelling, Netherlands, for the Kongsberg Maritime’s International Simulation User Conference. Now in its 17th year, the conference brought together 185 delegates from more than a dozen nations (pictured above) and was hosted in partnership with […]
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SCI Engages with Global Leaders in Maritime Simulation at Kongsberg Conference
October 25, 2025
SCI’s President and Executive Director, the Rev. Mark Nestlehutt, together with members of our CME team, participated in this year’s Kongsberg Global Simulation User Conference in Terschelling, Netherlands, from September 16-18, 2025. The event highlights how advanced simulation solutions can enhance maritime education and training, build competence, support decision-making, and promote more sustainable operations. Over […]
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SCI and KOTUG Renew Strategic Partnership on Maritime Training
October 25, 2025
The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) and Rotterdam-based KOTUG Training & Consultancy (KTC) have renewed their strategic partnership to broaden access to world-class maritime training opportunities for U.S. mariners. Through its Center for Maritime Education—with locations in Paducah, Kentucky, and Houston, Texas—SCI is a national leader in simulation-based maritime training. Under the renewed agreement, SCI will […]
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The Rev. Grace Pardun Welcomes Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky to CME-Paducah
October 24, 2025
On October 16, 2025, the SCI office in Paducah hosted a special visit from the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky, including Bishop the Rt. Rev. Terry Allen White, which was coordinated and facilitated by the Rev. Grace Pardun, Supervisory Chaplain for SCI’s Ministry on the River. The day began in the lecture hall, where Pardun introduced […]
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CME Brings Maritime Professionals Together for Integrated High-Impact Training
September 18, 2025
Recently, the Center for Maritime Education (CME) in Houston was honored to welcome HWCG LLC, AET’s Mooring Masters, and Riben Marine, Inc. for an intensive, hands-on simulator training session. This collaboration brought together a diverse team of maritime professionals to our simulators to tackle complex operational scenarios in a highly realistic, controlled environment. The training covered challenging environmental conditions such as […]
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The Eagle has Landed
June 5, 2025
Precision Meets Purpose with SCI’s Maritime Simulator Training SCI’s Center for Maritime Education recently welcomed the “M/V Eagle Vellore”, a custom-built VLCC ship model, to our Houston simulation facility. Developed in collaboration with the Maritime Simulation and Resource Centre (MSRC) in Quebec, this high-fidelity simulation is slated to support training for AET’s Ship-to-Ship Lightering Mooring […]
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CME Paducah Welcomes New Simulator Instructor
January 22, 2025
The Center for Maritime Education (CME) is pleased to welcome Tommy Galvan to the Paducah team as a Simulator Operator/Instructor Trainee. A native of Houston, Texas, and now a Paducah resident, Tommy brings some maritime experience to his new role. He previously served as a mate-pilot at Tennessee Valley Towing and is working on getting […]
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