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Oscilla Power Successfully Launches Demonstration Scale Triton Wave Energy Converter on Maine Coast

Posted on: December 5, 2023

CASTINE, Maine – Wave energy technology developer Oscilla Power, the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) and the Maine Maritime Academy successfully deployed a 1/6 scale prototype of Oscilla’s 1 MW Triton™ wave energy converter (WEC) in Castine Harbor.Read More…

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MMA Students and Faculty Participate in Keel Laying Ceremony for New Training Ship State of Maine

Posted on: May 19, 2023

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Maine Maritime Academy (MMA), one of the United States’ foremost maritime universities offering degrees in engineering, science, management, and transportation, this week celebrated the first significant milestone in the life of the ship that will ultimately become the Academy’s new training vessel.Read More…

Climate Symposium - March 27, 2023

Maine Maritime Academy to Host Second Annual Climate Symposium on March 27

Posted on: March 21, 2023

Participants to Include Senator Angus King (ME) and leaders in the Maritime Industry

CASTINE, Maine – Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) one of the United States’ foremost maritime universities offering degrees in engineering, science, management, and transportation will host the second annual Maritime Academy Climate Symposium (MACS) on March 27, 2023 from 3-6pm. This year’s theme is Decarbonizing the Maritime Industry – Future Challenges & Opportunities.Read More…

Football program

Maine Maritime Academy to Reinstate Football Program

Posted on: January 9, 2023

CASTINE, Maine – Maine Maritime Academy reinstated its NCAA Division III Football Program with varsity competition set to begin in 2025. The decision was announced by Maine Maritime President Jerry Paul ’89 on Monday. The Academy also announced that it will compete in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) beginning in 2025.Read More…

Susan Collins and Jerry Paul

Senator Collins Meets with MMA President Jerry Paul

Posted on: October 31, 2022

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Ranking Member of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, met with the President of Maine Maritime Academy (MMA), Jerry Paul, in her Washington, D.C., office.Read More…

Dr. Larrie D. Ferreiro

Pulitzer-Nominated Naval and Maritime Historian to Speak at Maine Maritime Academy

Posted on: October 28, 2022

Castine, ME – On Thursday, November 3, 2022, Dr. Larrie D. Ferreiro, Professor of History and Engineering at George Mason University, will be presenting “The Search for Speed Under Power, 1800 until Today” at Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, ME, sponsored by the Harold Alfond School of Engineering. This keynote address will headline the New England Chapter of the 2022 Society of Naval Architects and Naval Engineers (SNAME) conference.Read More…

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Maine Maritime Academy Announces the Creation of Chief Operating Officer Position; Welcomes Industry Veteran Craig Johnson to Fill Role

Posted on: September 26, 2022

Castine, ME September 26, 2022 – Maine Maritime Academy (MMA), one of the United States’ foremost maritime academies offering degrees in engineering, science, management, and transportation announced that Craig Johnson has been hired to fill the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer.Read More…

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Maine Maritime Academy Training Ship State of Maine Departs for International Ports

Posted on: April 27, 2022

CASTINE, Maine, Wednesday, April 27—Today, Maine Maritime Academy (MMA), one of the United States’ foremost maritime universities offering degrees in engineering, science, management, and transportation began their annual training voyage on the Training Ship State of Maine (TSSOM).Read More…

Maine Maritime Academy Board of Trustees to Hold Quarterly Meeting

Posted on: April 12, 2022

CASTINE, Maine – The Board of Trustees of Maine Maritime Academy will hold their quarterly meeting on Friday, April 22, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. This meeting will be held in-person at MMA.Read More…

Maine Maritime Academy Deepens Commitment to Sustainability

Posted on: March 17, 2022

In an effort to further campus efforts toward building a thriving, equitable and ecologically just world, Maine Maritime Academy has become a member of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).Read More…