National Maritime College of Ireland is lead partner for Canary Islands’ project
The National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI), which is part of Cork Institute of Technology, is the lead partner in the delivery of the Canary Islands’ first offshore survival training centre.
A ceremony to mark the partnership will be held in Las Palmas tomorrow, 27 March, hosted by Conor Mowlds, head of the NMCI, in the presence of the Spanish Minister for Industry, Energy and Tourism Jose Manual Soria and Ireland’s honorary consul in Gran Canaria Victor Aúz Castro.
The NMCI and Co Cork company SEFtec are the lead consultants and manufacturers for the design, manufacture, development and operation of the Grupo Stier training centre in Las Palmas.
Simon Coveney, Minister for Marine, Agriculture and Defence, said this was “a fantastic example of how Ireland’s public and private maritime sectors can work together to deliver manufacturing and consultancy services overseas”.
Grupo Stier, which will operate the offshore survival training centre, has had a presence in the Canary Islands since 1994.
The centre will be completed by April and fully operational by September 2015 providing approved offshore survival training in support of the Canaries’ growing offshore industry.
Sorcha Corcoran