Thinking Transportation
Engaging conversations about transportation innovations
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Episode115Episode 115. The Ocean as Proving Ground: Training the Next Generation of Mariners.
The ships that bring the goods that you buy to store shelves don’t sail themselves. Trained mariners man those vessels, and in times of war, mariners can also prove vital to supporting the U.S. miliary in moving men and materiel to the theater of war. Today, Allan interviews Captain Allan Post, who since 2019 had been deputy superintendent of the Texas A&M Maritime Academy at Texas A&M University-Galveston. He talks about how mariners are trained, the vibrant jobs industry his students find post-graduation and -licensure, and how the new training vessel TS Lone Star State will expand learning opportunities for mariner students in his program. | Learn More about the Texas A&M Maritime Academy
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Engaging conversations about transportation innovations
Our ability to get from Point A to Point B is something lots of us take for granted. But transporting people and products across town or across the country every day is neither simple nor easy.
Join us as we explore the challenges on Thinking Transportation, a podcast about how we get ourselves — and the things we need — from one place to another. Every other week, an expert from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute or other special guest will help us dig deep on a wide range of topics.
Transportation has a profound impact on our daily existence. So, the conversations you’ll hear on Thinking Transportation are about more than just how we move about. Often, by extension, they’re also about how we live.
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Allan Rutter
Senior Research Scientist
Allan Rutter manages TTI’s Freight Analysis Program and is the new host and writer for Thinking Transportation. Affiliated with TTI for 10 years, Allan has more than 35 years’ experience in transportation, mainly in the public sector in Texas. More info on “Big Al” can be found in his TTI bio and at his LinkedIn page.