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www.marinelink.com MN97ing environmentally friendly wet blasting, painting and service work to the azimuth thrusters. The latter was carried out together with specialisttechnicians from the manufacturer, Brunvoll. Boa Galatea is one of two specialized seabed logging vessels owned by Boa Offshore. Jensen Appoints Babcock Jensen Maritime, a Crowley Maritime Corporation com-pany, has appoint- ed Dan Babcock as manager of busi-ness development, reporting to Johan Sperling, vice president of Jensen. In this position, Babcock is responsible for business development in support of the orga- nization's growth strategies. Camilla Oding, who was recently appointed marketing analyst, reports to Babcock. Both work out of the com- pany's headquarters in Seattle. www.jensenmaritime.com Crowley's Black Named Director, Product Logistics and Engineering Crowley Maritime Corp. announced todaythat it has namedKen Black director of product logis- tics and engineer-ing. He will con- tinue to be based in Jacksonville and report to Steve Collar, senior vice president and general manager, logis- tics. In this new position, Black has oversight for Crowley's product logistics team, which develops a wide array of logistics solutions for cus-tomers, in addition to managingpricing and vendor relations. www.crowley.com Toledo Maritime Academy Educate More People for Maritime Jobs Officials with the Maritime Academy of Toledo met with area commu- nity leaders recently and stressed that more has to be done to call attention to job opportunities in the maritime industry, ahead of a predicted short- fall by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Representatives from Toledo City Council; the Board of Community Relations for the City of Toledo; and the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority received a briefing from Ms. Renee Marazon, Superintendent of The Maritime Academy of Toledo. The briefing came a day after the Great Lakes maritime industry released the results of a year-long study that showed the entire Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway navigation system supports some 227,000 jobs ? 28,000 of those in Ohio alone. The study also showed that the 227,000 jobs con- tributed $14.1 billion in annual personal income, $33.5 billion in businessrevenue, and $6.4 billion in local purchases; and added $4.6 billion to fed- eral, state/provincial, and local tax revenues. Additionally, Maritime Academy of Toledo officials also presented num- bers from Bureau of Labor Statistics that predicted a 15-percent job growth in the maritime industry by 2018 ? Higher than the national average for other careers. At the same time, the B-L-S warns that we, as a nation, are not educating enough people to meet that need. As part of the briefing, Ms. Marazon presented information on resources with the City of Toledo that are available to position the city as a leader nationally in maritime job retraining. ?The City of Toledo has the resources and the technology already in place to become a leader in maritime job retraining and job creation. In 2003, the American Maritime Officers (AMO) Union constructed a $10 million building on Water St. Along with that, they placed radar, navigation, bridge, and engine room simulators on the second floor of One Maritime Plaza. In the years between 2003 and 2008, between 1,000 and 1,500 maritime professionals annually came to Toledo for job retraining and re- certification. In 2008, the AMO consolidated its operation in Florida, and left Toledo. However, the AMO left behind a state-of-the-art building and the simulators --- Both being utilized by The Maritime Academy of Toledo,? she explained. Ms. Marazon explained that The Maritime Academy is already U.S. Coast Guard certified to offer required Basic Safety Training courses to not only students, but adults looking to enter the maritime industry. ?In addition to the Basic Safety Training courses, we have courses avail- able that will help people get jobs in the cruise line industry. These are jobs in administration, accounting, crew purser, and other trades necessary to meet the employment demands aboard cruise vessels. This is an industry that continues to grow with upwards of 25 new cruise ships expected to launch by 2015. Each cruise ship needs be 800 and 1,500 employees to operate effectively. We are working on partnerships with the cruise lines to train prospective employees,? she said. MN#11 (82-97):MN 2011 Layouts 11/3/2011 9:55 AM Page 97