Europa, later SS Liberté, was a German ocean liner built for the Norddeutsche Lloyd line (NDL) to work the transatlantic sea route. She and her sister ship, Bremen, were the two most advanced, high-speed steam turbine ocean vessels in their day, with both earning the Blue Riband. more Leave it to Boston to create a […]
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US Navy Deploys A 3rd Carrier To The Pacific
By Anthony Capaccio (Bloomberg) The U.S. Navy has three aircraft carriers and their assorted missile-carrying vessels operating in or deploying to the western Pacific Ocean for the first time since 2011 as tensions with North Korea remain high and President Donald Trump prepares to depart for Asia next week. The milestone neared as the USS […]
Iraq Boosts Oil Export Capacity
by Ahmed Rasheed (Reuters) Iraq has increased oil export capacity from its southern ports by 900,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 4.6 million bpd after adding a new floating terminal in the Gulf, Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi said in a ministry statement. “Oil export capacity have reached unprecedented levels after adding a new single point […]
Nautical Pens And Paper And Tools And Toys
gCaptain is proud to announce a new section of our website… Nautical Tools & Toys. From a pencil that produces the finest line on a chart to a pen that is also a pocket tool and a special notebook found in the pocket of every toolpush and drillship Chief Mate. Oh, and did we mention […]
Royal Navy Sacks Coked-Up Submariners
(Reuters) – Britain’s navy has fired nine sailors serving on a nuclear-armed submarine after they tested positive for using cocaine, the country’s defense ministry said on Saturday. The crew were from HMS Vigilant, one of four Royal Navy submarines which operate the Trident nuclear missile system. “We do not tolerate drugs misuse by service personnel. […]
Russia’s Arctic Yamal LNG Project to Send First Cargo to China
By Elena Mazneva (Bloomberg) — Russia’s Yamal LNG, set to be the world’s biggest Arctic producer of liquefied natural gas, plans to send its debut cargo to China as thanks for its support. The first recipient of the plant’s super-chilled fuel will be China National Petroleum Corp. as this “is obviously a very symbolic point,” Mark Gyetvay, […]
Maersk Containership Sets Cargo Handling World Record at Port of Los Angeles
Danish shipping giant Maersk says it has set a new world record for the most cargo handled in a single port call with the MV Maersk Evora’s recent stopover at the Port of Los Angeles. During the port call at APM Terminals’ Pier 400, the Maersk Evora containership loaded and unloaded a total of 24,846 […]
