On September 14, 2026, a ceremony marking the start of construction of a Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) was held at Okishin Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture.The vessel will be Japan’s first CTV dedicated specifically[…]

NOA TRAINING members, including President Matsuo, appear in the program and introduce our training activities in Nagasaki.The episode offers a look at the training environment and the people involved in NOA TRAINING.We invite you to wat[…]

We will be exhibiting at WIND EXPO 2026 – 18th International Wind Energy Expo, to be held at Makuhari Messe from Wednesday, September 9 to Friday, September 11, 2026.On Day 1, Wednesday, September 9, our President, Hiroshi Matsuo, will s[…]

We are pleased to announce that our proposal, “Development of Nagasaki Ocean Academy Professional Courses for Offshore Wind Industry Professionals and Engineers,” has been selected for the FY2026 Offshore Wind Power Human Resources Developm[…]

On July 31, the Japanese government published its Strategic Industry Cluster Plans, reported to the Prime Minister — a new policy to build strategic industry clusters in regions across Japan.The Offshore Wind Strategic Industry Cluster […]

—– What’s New —–We are now accepting applications for courses in the second half of the next fiscal year (October 2026–March 2027).You can apply via the following URL:https://coubic.com/nagasakioceanacademy/services#pageContent2[…]

In late June, Mr. Sakamoto, Head Instructor at NOA TRAINING, became the first Japanese person to be certified as a GWO IQT Trainer.An IQT Trainer (Instructor Qualification Training Trainer) is qualified to train and certify instructors. I[…]

On 10 June 2026, the Japan Offshore Robot Association (JORA), the Nagasaki Marine Industry Cluster Promotion Association, Nippon Marine Enterprise Co., Ltd. (NME), and Fugro Academy entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding[…]

The Japanese edition of the offshore wind technical book Building an Offshore Wind Farm: Operational Master Guide was published by Seizando-Shoten Publishing on June 18, 2026, under the title 『洋上風力発電所の建設 実務ガイドブック』 (price: JPY 4,800, excludi[…]

On Friday, June 19, we had the pleasure of welcoming visitors from Brazil who are involved in a floating offshore wind power project and guiding them around Goto. In the morning, we exchanged views on the outline of the project. In the afte[…]