The 10th Annual GlobalMET Conference Education for a More Efficient, Safer and Cleaner Shipping Industry: Meeting Modern Needs was held in conjunction with the MARTECH 2006 7th Biennial International Conference & Exhibition Gaining Insights - New Technologies, Strategies and Opportunities in the Maritime Industry hosted by the Singapore Maritime Academy on 12-13 October. A post-conference workshop was held on board SuperStar Virgo while on a Singapore/Penang/Phuket/Singapore cruise. Speakers from GlobalMET member institutions participated in the GlobalMET and Martech conferences. Presentations and discussions covered a wide variety of MET topics and included: - relevant aspects of aviation training - science or non-science motivation to learn - will future MET be driven by technology - TMSA for tankers: MEMSA for MET - developing a global MET network - future influences of ICT and e-learning - measuring the effectiveness of MET - training Maritime English teachers and assessing teaching outcomes - employability skills and a skills portfolio approach - simulation training for piloting QM2 through a confined passage - evolution of MET in The Netherlands - web-based learning management systems for instructors and students. During the half-day workshop aboard SuperStar Virgo participants spoke about their own institutions and principal needs, as well as about enabling greater usage of information and communications technology and how networking through GlobalMET can assist the development of MET. The uniqueness of holding a workshop involving participants from 12 countries on the MET needs of the modern shipping industry aboard a large modern ship, underway in restricted visibility in the crowded Malacca Strait, was notable. Also notable, was the presence on board of students and staff from the Singapore Maritime Academy and the valuable opportunities for interaction, particularly with the students.