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Announcing a new feature of gCaptain’s Tools Section… Event Calendars!
We have scoured the web for all the events, conferences and exhibitions in the maritime and offshore industries and added them to our new dynamic calendars powered by google. To view our calendars visit our Maritime Tools and Links Section or click on the image above [...]

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Since 1992, June 8th has been World Ocean Day. It is a well known fact that the worlds oceans cover more then 70% of our planet and June 8th is the day to appreciate our vast and amazing oceans. www.gdrc.org brings us more on World Ocean Day.
The world’s oceans cover more than 70% of our [...]

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Today marks the 75th annual National Maritime Day. In 1933 the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America officially declared May 22 as National Maritime Day. May 22 was chosen in tribute to one of Americas many great feats. The first transoceanic voyage by a steam-powered vessel. The ship was The [...]

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The Panama Canal Expansion Project kick-off with an explosion today, literally. We have covered the project before in our post titled, “Panama Canal Expansion” but we are excited to see the project move into the construction phase.
If you’re looking for more information head over to The Panama Guide website which has a good history of [...]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vi19z4LEi0

(Timelapse video of a Panama Canal crossing)
The expansion of the Panama Canal took a large stride forward this week when the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) officially awarded the first construction project to the Panamanian company Constructora Urbana S.A.
The expansion of the Panama Canal, otherwise known as the Third Set of Locks Project, will be the [...]

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Today is World Ocean Day. What is World Ocean Day?
Created in 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro - although not yet officially designated by the United Nations - World Ocean Day is an opportunity each year to celebrate our world ocean and our personal connection to the sea. The Ocean Project, [...]

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