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Maritime colleges in the Netherlands

The Shipping and Transport College Group (STC Group) is an international maritime transport and logistics education provider, which also offers consultancy and applied research in the field of shipping, ports, transport, logistics and port-related oil and chemical activities. The group has a number of schools and training centers worldwide and offers both master's/bachelor's degrees and vocational diplomas. The group's headquarters is located in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

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Lloydstraat, Rotterdam Delfshaven

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