By Mari Saito SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's China arm has registered as an ocean freight forwarder, according to the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission, a move that will give it more control over shipping products from Chinese factories to U.S. shoppers. The registration is the latest indication that Amazon plans to expand its logistics reach to cut … [Read more...]
Amazon Founder Raises Apollo 11 F-1 Engines from Atlantic Ocean
On July 16, 1969, the world watched as the historic Apollo 11 mission took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, which of course ended with Neil Armstrong - and greater mankind - walking on the moon. What the world didn't watch - or at least realize - was that the five F-1 engines used to launch the Saturn V spacecraft into orbit would make a violent … [Read more...]
gCaptain Now Available On The Kindle
In writing my book, Fire On The Horizon, I was surprised to find that, despite being roughly the same price, many gCaptain readers preferred the kindle edition to the hardcover. Personally I am a big fan of my Kindle 3G International Edition which lets me download books and newspapers from around the world, but I had never read a blog on the device. It turns out the Kindle … [Read more...]
Load Up Your Agent’s Van With Amazon Prime
You pull into anchorage, plug your EVDO Card into your laptop and immediately begin to map out the stores you need to visit once the ship is docked. We know the routine and know how precious port time is and we have an answer; Amazon Prime! What is prime? For a modest annual charge of $79 you get Two day and Standard shipping for free on selected Amazon.com items and … [Read more...]
Support gCaptain – Announcing The Gear Shop
We are happy to announce a partnership with amazon.com to bring you gCaptain's gear shop. What is it? We have basically searched through Amazon's offerings and added the items that we used aboard ship or have been recommended by readers in our comments. Why shop with gCaptain? A Ships Captain has added each item by hand so you know you will be getting quality gear and books … [Read more...]
Holiday Gift Guide | Spot Globalstar Messenger – Emergency Locater
Panbo, the marine electronics blog, brings us today's gCaptain Holiday Gift Suggestion. The unit is the SPOT Satellite Messenger & Emergency Locater and it's fairly amazing. First a note. This is not a substitute for the most important safety item aboard ship an EPIRB. If you are looking for the best personal emergency solution we recommend the ACR - ResQFix 406 GPS … [Read more...]
Holiday Gift Guide – Tivo DVD Burner
Over the next few weeks we are going to be sharing gift ideas. So if you have a loved on who is a Captain, Mate, Engineer or just a boater sailing the ocean keep an eye on our new Gifts Section. Our first pick is a device that has made my life at sea significantly more enjoyable, the Tivo DVD Burner. Sure you could buy a video ipod which we also highly recommend but nothing … [Read more...]