Students

Our students come primarily from the northeast and the east coast, west to the Mississippi and Great lakes. International students populate our classes also. Castine is a small coastal community located at the head of majestic Penobscot Bay. Settled in 1613 and named for the French nobleman and trader, Baron de St. Castin, the town is rich in history, natural beauty, and maritime tradition. The town has a year-round population of roughly 1,500. White clapboard houses, a bustling harbor, museums, and the still evident traces of Revolutionary War forts make the pristine port an ideal setting for study.

Castine is close to Acadia National Park, Deer Isle, and other notable Maine attractions. Castine's climate undergoes a change of four seasons. Cool, wet springs give way to warm, mild summers. Overnight temperatures begin to cool as autumn approaches, and Downeast Maine usually receives its first snow by late November.

Maine Maritime's 35-acre, 18-building campus is located 35 miles south of Bangor, home of Bangor International Airport. If arriving by highway from the south, take I-95 north from Portland to Augusta and follow Rte. 3 East to Belfast and then Rte. 175 and Rte. 166, making a right-hand turn at any intersection where a choice exists. We encourage you to visit.

Castine is a quiet coastal village. Most events occur on campus or involve the surrounding beauty of the coast of Maine. Bangor and Ellsworth are the closest cities and are about 40 minutes away by automobile, and Acadia National Park is within an hour-and-a-half drive. Although the graduate program is a concentrated experience, breaks from the classroom may include sailing, kayaking, swimming, and racquetball at campus facilities; and tennis, golf, and hiking directly adjacent to the campus.

Please visit www.mainemaritime.edu for details on Student Services, and Residential and Recreational Facilities. Furnished apartment style residential facility (within walking distance to the class-rooms) is available for graduate students who make their room reservations before the designated deadline (which is usually March 1st of the year that they plan to matriculate). Please check with the graduate office for further details. Please go to our catalog and click on Campus Information and Student Services for additional information. Please click here for information on our repeat regional champion MMA SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise) team, an organization run primarily under the leadership of Loeb-Sullivan School Students.

Career Placements

Following are selected examples of positions presently occupied by some of our graduate alumni:

Area Representative, Seabulk Offshore, Dubai
Business Analyst, CP Ships, London, UK
C.E.O., Great World Int'l Svc, Inc., San Francisco, CA, USA
Chartering Broker, Pacific Rim Shipbrokers, Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
Chartering Manager, Sun Transport, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, USA
C.O.O., Bouchard Transportation, New York, NY USA
Crisis Resource Manager, CITGO Petroleum. Corp., Tulsa, OK, USA
Deputy Commercial Director, Dubai Ports Authority, UAE
Deputy Director, Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore
Director, RMT Trading, Munchen, Germany
Director of Crew Training, OM Ships Int'l, Mosbach, Germany
Director of Maritime Training Center, Makarov Maritime Academy, St. Petersburg, Russia
Distribution Project Manager, Int'l Paper, Memphis, TN, USA
Fleet Manager, Heidenreich Marine, Inc., Greenwich, CT, USA
Fleet Manager, Rigel Shipping Canada, Inc., New Brunswick, Canada

General Manager, Federal Marine Terminals, Eastport, ME, USA
Human Resource Manager, Canadian Coast Guard, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
International Terminals Manager, Yearbulk (UK) Ltd., London
ISM Lead Auditor Director, Carnival Cruise Lines, Miami, FL, USA
Liner Manager, Wan-Hai Lines, Taipei
Manager, Barwil Wilhelmsen Agencies, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Manager Export Services, OOCL (USA), Inc., New York, NY, USA
Managing Director, Seabulk Offshore, Switzerland
Marine Transportation Manager, Nigerian National Petroleum Corp., Lagos, Nigeria
Maritime Attorney, Moore and Company, P.A., Miami, FL, USA
Maritime Consultant., Eagle Marine Consultants, Inc. ,Virginia Beach, VA USA
Operations Manager, Hapag-Lloyd, Los Angeles, CA USA
Operations Manager, Pacific Basin Shipping, Inc., Hong Kong
Port Captain, BP Shipping, Long Beach, CA, USA