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ShipServ trading volumes up 31%, web traffic up 134% in 2010

By On January 21, 2011

ShipServ, the leading marine and offshore e-marketplace, has today announced record results for the year ending 31 December 2010. Trading up 31%, web traffic up 134% During 2010 over four [...]

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Yahoo – ‘BP Oil Spill’ most queried term in 2010

By On December 8, 2010

What does it take to overcome Michael Jackson and Britney Spears from the top spot in Yahoo search queries? By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer Michael Liedtke, Ap Technology Writer [...]

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“T/S State of Maine” on final voyage

By On November 23, 2010

We’re sure that there quite a few readers of gCaptain that have fond memories of the T.S. State of Maine (ex USNS Upshur), which is why we wanted to pass [...]

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Portfire 40 Launches! Who would you nominate?

By On September 5, 2010

The Portfire 40, a new shipping industry list of the most influential and alternative thinkers and thought provokers, is in the works.  An open and growing list, based on submitted [...]

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AIS is not Foursquare for shipping

By On May 21, 2010

They’re both about localisation, but that doesn’t make them apples and apples By Ryan Skinner (email) You probably already know AIS. The short-range coastal tracking system identifies vessels near coastlines [...]

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Facebook Page: Master of Towing Vessels Association

By On November 25, 2009

For those of you on Facebook, check out the new Fan Page, Master of Towing Vessels Association, started by gCaptain.com Forum Super Moderator, Doug Pine. Become a Fan The Master [...]

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Thad Allen, Commandant USCG – A Conversation On The Digital Age Of Shipping

By On August 11, 2009

The Digital Age – A conversation with Admiral Thad Allen, Last week I had the opportunity to sit down with Admiral Thad Allen, Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, [...]

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Coracle Online First to Launch Line of Maritime iPhone and iPod Touch Applications

By On July 29, 2009

Coracle Online was one of (if not the first) company in the maritime and shipping industry to get into iPhone and iPod Touch application development.  Their first application, The Maritime [...]

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SARSAT Satellite Tracking with Google Earth

By On July 21, 2009

Today we look at SARSAT information embedded to Google Earth. Ryan Erickson at the Unofficial CG Blog tells us:

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Photos of the Week – Workboats in the Gulf of Mexico

By On July 8, 2009

The above photo is from Flickr user whink27‘s photostream.  Click on the image for some more really great pictures of various workoats in the GOM from whink27′s. Thanks to gCaptain [...]

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Blogging CEO – Royal Carribean’s Richard Fain

By On July 7, 2009

Last month, the largest cruise ever built, Oasis of the Seas, underwent it’s first set of sea trials in the North Sea and Chairman and CEO of Royal Carribean, Richard [...]

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USCG Launches The Coast Guard Compass

By On May 28, 2009

Continuing its push to social media and web 2.o, the USCG has just launched a new blog to accompany their already impressive arsenal of online outlets, The Coast Guard Compass.  [...]

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