- Retired United States Navy Captain Justin D. Cooper II Joins Maine Maritime Academy as Commandant of MidshipmanCastine, Maine April 29, 2025 – Maine Maritime Academy announced today that they have named retired United States Navy Captain Justin D. Cooper II to the position of Commandant of Midshipman. Captain Cooper will report directly to President Craig Johnson and will oversee the Maine Maritime Academy regiment. His appointment is effective May 5, 2025. […]
- Maine Maritime Academy Receives $1.5m from Guy E. Mossman to Establish Endowed Chair of Nuclear and Reliability EngineeringThe Gift, in Memory of Edward L. Mossman ’50E, will allow the Academy the Opportunity to Expand Course Offerings in Nuclear Engineering CASTINE, Maine, April 15, 2025 — Maine Maritime Academy is pleased to announce a $1.5m gift from Guy E. Mossman ’79E establishing The Maine Maritime Academy Endowed Chair of Nuclear and Reliability Engineering […]
- Maine Maritime Academy Announces Selection of Craig Johnson as 16th PresidentFormer Interim President and Chief Operating Officer Selected by Board of Trustees following National Search Castine, ME, Wednesday March 19, 2025 – Today, the Board of Trustees of Maine Maritime Academy announced the appointment of Craig Johnson ’91 of Castine, Maine as its 16th President following a formal search which launched last fall. Mr. Johnson […]
- Maine Maritime Academy Schooner Bowdoin Master, Captain Alexander Peacock, Receives Sail Trainer of the Year Award from Tall Ships AmericaPeacock and Crew Members to Discuss the Bowdoin’s 2024 Arctic Voyage at Gundalow Company Event on March 8 CASTINE, Maine, Tuesday, March 4, 2025 – Schooner Bowdoin Master, Captain Alexander Peacock, recently accepted the 2024 Sail Trainer of the Year Award from Tall Ships America in recognition of his “contribution to sail training through the […]
- Maine Maritime Academy Interim President Craig Johnson ’91 Reappointed to US Department of Transportation Advisory CommitteeJohnson to Serve Second Term on Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee CASTINE, Maine, Thursday, February 6, 2025 – Maine Maritime Academy is pleased to announce that Interim President Craig Johnson ’91 has been reappointed to the US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee (MTSNAC). Interim President Johnson is the only President […]
- Maritime Plastic WorksCASTINE, Maine, Monday, January 27, 2025 — Maine Maritime Academy, in collaboration with Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, will host a race of model vessels built by groups of 7th and 8th graders from Adams School and Penobscot Community School. The remote-controlled boats, based on the original design by MMA alumnus David Philbrook ’82, are constructed of […]
- Maine Maritime Academy Search Committee Announces Formal Launch of Presidential SearchCASTINE, Maine, Tuesday, August 20, 2024 – Wayne Norton, Chairman of the Maine Maritime Academy Board of Trustees and the Presidential Search Committee are excited to announce that they have selected RPA Inc., a nationally recognized executive search firm which marks the formal launch of their Presidential search. RPA Inc. is one of the leading […]
- Maine Maritime Academy and ORBIS, Inc. Showcase Inaugural Naval Shipyard Institute Workforce Development ProgramCASTINE, Maine, Wednesday, August 7 — Today, Maine Maritime Academy and ORBIS, Inc., a Portsmouth, NH-based defense contractor, hosted an event on campus highlighting the progress of the inaugural Naval Shipyard Institute workforce development program, offering a tour of the training cohorts, and providing the opportunity to interact with MMA leadership and faculty. Representatives from […]
- The Historic Schooner Bowdoin Successfully Completes Eight-Week, 4,500- Mile Arctic Voyage Crossing North of the 70th ParallelCASTINE, Maine, Friday, July 26 — Today, the historic schooner Bowdoin, the flagship of Maine Maritime Academy’s sailing fleet, arrived at her home port in Castine, Maine after a successful, eight-week Arctic voyage of more than 4,500 miles, having accomplished the goal of crossing north of the 70th Parallel. The schooner Bowdoin, designated a National […]
- Maine Maritime Academy Professors Awarded a Maine Community Foundation Grant to Study PFAS in the Marine EnvironmentCASTINE, Maine, June 14, 2024 — Maine Maritime Academy, one of the United States’ foremost maritime colleges offering degrees in engineering, science, management, and transportation, announces that Dr. Carey Friedman, Associate Professor of Marine Science and Dr. LeAnn Whitney, Associate Professor of Oceanography, were recently awarded a $77,000 grant from the Maine Community Foundation in […]
- Maine Maritime Academy Announces $50,000 Grant from L.L.Bean in Support of the Schooner Bowdoin’s 2024 Voyage to the ArcticBOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine, Tuesday, May 28, 2024 —Today, Maine Maritime Academy (MMA), one of the United States’ foremost maritime colleges offering degrees in engineering, science, management, and transportation, announced a $50,000 grant from L.L.Bean in support of the schooner Bowdoin’s return voyage to the Arctic for the first time since 2008. In celebration of the […]
- MMA Announces the Appointment of an Interim PresidentOn Tuesday, May 21, MMA President Jerry Paul announced his intent to retire this summer due to extenuating family circumstances. The MMA Board of Trustees assembled a special meeting today to finalize a transition plan for presidential leadership at the Academy. In a message to the community, Board Chair Wayne Norton said, “Through many of […]
- Maine Maritime Academy Training Ship State of Maine Makes Final Departure from Castine HarborTown joins Academy in formal sendoff; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to conduct research on transatlantic crossing. CASTINE, Maine, Wednesday, May 8, 2024 —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 Maritime Academy’s 81st Commencement to be held with Senator Angus S. King Jr. Offering RemarksCASTINE, Maine, May 2, 2024— Maine Maritime Academy (MMA), one of the United States’ foremost maritime universities offering degrees in engineering, science, management, and transportation, will hold its 81st Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May, 4 at 11:30 a.m. Senator Angus S. King Jr. (ME-I) will deliver the Commencement address. Two hundred students will receive diplomas […]
- Oscilla Power Successfully Launches Demonstration Scale Triton Wave Energy Converter on Maine CoastCASTINE, 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. The goal of this project is to confirm the design and performance of Triton in a real-world […]
- MMA Students and Faculty Participate in Keel Laying Ceremony for New Training Ship State of MainePHILADELPHIA, 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. The keel laying ceremony was held at the Philadelphia Shipyard […]
- Maine Maritime Academy to Host Second Annual Climate Symposium on March 27Participants 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 […]
- Maine Maritime Academy to Reinstate Football ProgramCASTINE, 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. The Mariners will begin […]
- Senator Collins Meets with MMA President Jerry PaulWashington, 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. During their meeting, Senator Collins and President Paul spoke about some of the shoreside infrastructure improvements that are needed in preparation for MMA to receive its […]
- Pulitzer-Nominated Naval and Maritime Historian to Speak at Maine Maritime AcademyCastine, 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 […]
- Maine Maritime Academy Announces the Creation of Chief Operating Officer Position; Welcomes Industry Veteran Craig Johnson to Fill RoleCastine, 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. Mr. Johnson joins MMA from Flagship Management a professional services firm which […]
- Maine Maritime Academy Training Ship State of Maine Departs for International PortsCASTINE, 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). Students, officers, and crew departed Castine’s waterfront at 3:30 p.m. PM for foreign and domestic ports of […]
