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The best of both worlds – International Paint’s Silyl and Copper Acrylate Technologies

By On January 30, 2012

International Paint has introduced Intersmooth®7465Si SPC and Interswift®6900Si silyl acrylate antifouling coatings. Aiming to improve and enhance customer choice, International is the first and only global manufacturer to offer both [...]

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The Filipino Monkey Strikes Again (and again and again…)

By On January 5, 2012

13 January 2008 – So I’m watching CNN and I do a double take after the reporter (in a completely straight face) says “The harassing radio communications that ignited the [...]

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Social Media, Corporate Branding, and the Spreading of New Ideas

By On December 14, 2011

10 years ago I remember someone saying that we’re all connected to one another by no more than 7 degrees of separation, but with the advent of Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, [...]

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High Speed On Low Bandwidth – Order Full Ahead On Slow Satellite Internet Connections

By On April 13, 2011

While departing shipyard on a 750′ exploratory drillship I was asked why, with over 42,000 of horespower at the props, we couldn’t get the ship’s speed into double digits. Raw [...]

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A Satellite Phone Cheaper Than AT&T or Verizon?

By On March 9, 2011

Can you get a satellite phone cheaper than AT&T or Verizon? No but at $20 per month Globalstar is offering an unlimited airtime call plan for new customers. A plan [...]

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Iridium to Establish Worldwide Network of Maritime Service Centers to Support Iridium OpenPort(R) Products

By On January 25, 2011

Signs Service Agreement With Radio Holland to Provide Shipboard Service in More Than 50 Ports Worldwide MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 24, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM) has announced [...]

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Marine VSAT – Breaking Free Of Corporate Internet, 1

By On December 28, 2010

To start our series on Breaking Free Of Corporate Internet at sea we will first take a look at VSAT technology. The remaining posts of this series will look at [...]

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Globe iFusion Wins Inmarsat 2010 Maritime Solution of the Year

By On December 10, 2010

Without a doubt gCaptain would not be possible without technologies such as this, which is why we commend Globe Wireless, Inmarsat, and others, for their hard work and innovation in [...]

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Offshore Access System – Heave Compensated Gangway

By On November 16, 2010

From geronimo lines to Billy Pugh baskets, transferring personel from crewboats to rigs offshore has always been a percarious operation. And while the safety record and my personal experiences with the [...]

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AIS – Check your GPS Offset For Errors

By On October 25, 2010

The Nautical Institute’s AIS error reports webpage tells us: I have observed too many vessels with wrong data transmitted by their AIS. Mostly headings are not correct, but the main [...]

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Effecting Change in the Workplace

By On October 4, 2010

How many of you are completely happy with your job?  Or, happy with the way your company operates?  Or even the relationships you have with your coworkers? Have you ever [...]

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Personal Locator Beacons – EPIRBS For Your Lifejacket

By On September 15, 2010

gCaptain has long been a fan of the idea behind SPOT’s personal locator devices but gCaptain readers have pointed out a major concern, a SPOT it is not a PLB [...]

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