Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Young Maritime Industry Environmental Group Celebrates Accelerated Growth
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Young Maritime Industry Environmental Group Celebrates Accelerated Growth

While Earth Day was being celebrated around the world, a young maritime industry led agency added to the festivities by announcing it now has over 100

April 26, 2011
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CLASS: US Flagged Liftboats designated as Wind Turbine IMR Units
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CLASS: US Flagged Liftboats designated as Wind Turbine IMR Units

ABS just released news about two US-flagged liftboats that have been specified with their Wind IMR notation.  Per ABS code, a Wind Turbine IMR Unit is

April 26, 2011
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US Nabs Pirate Negotiator
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US Nabs Pirate Negotiator

WASHINGTON—Ali Mohamed Ali, 48, has been indicted for conspiracy to commit piracy and other charges that allege he acted as a negotiator on behalf of

April 26, 2011
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BP Shipping Unit Adds Radiation Clause To Contracts
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BP Shipping Unit Adds Radiation Clause To Contracts

(Dow Jones) – BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) has confirmed that its shipping unit has added a “radiation clause” to its contracts since last month, to

April 26, 2011
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Pirated cargo ship M/V Asphalt Venture released
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Pirated cargo ship M/V Asphalt Venture released

M/V Asphalt Venture courtesy EU NAVFOR EU NAVFOR has reported that the general cargo ship M/V Asphalt Venture has been released from pirate control.  The

April 26, 2011
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Monday, April 25, 2011
Bollinger Presents Model of New Ocean Class Tug to Crowley
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Bollinger Presents Model of New Ocean Class Tug to Crowley

LOCKPORT, La – In a ceremony held at Crowley’s Jacksonville, Florida office, Bollinger Shipyards executive vice president, new construction, Chris

April 25, 2011
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BOEMRE Looking to Expand Oversight to Drilling Contractors
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BOEMRE Looking to Expand Oversight to Drilling Contractors

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–The U.S. offshore drilling regulator is reviewing its authority to apply “any” or “all” of its regulations

April 25, 2011
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McDermott Lands Fabrication and Installation Work in GoM
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McDermott Lands Fabrication and Installation Work in GoM

McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE:MDR), announced today that one of its subsidiary companies was awarded fabrication and installation work from Chevron

April 25, 2011
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Climate Change and the Impact of Shipping
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Climate Change and the Impact of Shipping

The following is an article published by the The National Maritime Domain Awareness Coordination Office (NMCO) to the Maritime Domain Awareness website.  NMCO

April 25, 2011
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Sunday, April 24, 2011
Author Interview For “Fire On the Horizon” – The New Book By gCaptain
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Author Interview For “Fire On the Horizon” – The New Book By gCaptain

The above video is a short interview with author and gCaptain founder John Konrad on the rig Deepwater Horizon and his new book about the incident To learn

April 24, 2011
Total Views: 126

Saturday, April 23, 2011
tocky rolling talking alarm clock
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Tocky – For The Watchmate Who’s Always Late

Balls-to-four has always been my favorite watch, get up a little before midnight and you have four hours of un-interupted bliss to enjoy a peaceful night under

April 23, 2011
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Friday, April 22, 2011
MARAD approves $241 Million loan for Eastern Shipbuilding Group

MARAD approves $241 Million loan for Eastern Shipbuilding Group

Panama City, FL Shipyard to Construct Five New PSV’s for Export To Brazil PANAMA CITY, Fla. – U.S. Maritime Administrator David Matsuda today

April 22, 2011
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USCG Report – Commendations For Heroics in DWH Tragedy
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USCG Report – Commendations For Heroics in DWH Tragedy

There is much about the USCG’s Deepwater Horizon Investigation report we at gCaptain disagree with but Section 8 certainly rings true (The CG blotted out

April 22, 2011
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Marshall Islands Responds Critically To USCG Deepwater Investigation Report
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Marshall Islands Responds Critically To USCG Deepwater Investigation Report

Today, the US Coast Guard (USCG), under the purview of the Joint Investigation by the USCG and Minerals Management Service (MMS) Convening Order (issued by

April 22, 2011
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Breaking News – USCG Releases Deepwater Horizon Investigation Report
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Breaking News – USCG Releases Deepwater Horizon Investigation Report

The United States Coast Guard just published to the Joint Investigation website its findings into the Deepwater Horizon tragedy last year. You can find the

April 22, 2011
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Right Whales protesting off Cape Cod this Earth Day
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Right Whales protesting off Cape Cod this Earth Day

An estimated 100 of the 450 North Atlantic Right Whales left in existence have gathered in protest off the shores off Cape Cod this Earth Day in possibly the

April 22, 2011
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Thursday, April 21, 2011
USCG launches first fast response cutter – Bernard C. Webber
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USCG launches first fast response cutter – Bernard C. Webber

By LTJG Stephanie Young via Coast Guard Compass blog Earlier today, the first of the Coast Guard’s fast response cutters, Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C.

April 21, 2011
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Small Oil Companies Stay In Gulf’s Deep Waters
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Small Oil Companies Stay In Gulf’s Deep Waters

HOUSTON—When the staggering costs of BP PLC’s deep-water Gulf of Mexico oil spill became clear, investors feared that small, independent oil and

April 21, 2011
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BP Agrees To Provide $1B For Gulf Restoration Projects
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BP Agrees To Provide $1B For Gulf Restoration Projects

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–BP Plc has agreed to provide $1 billion to help restore wildlife and habitats in the Gulf of Mexico as part of an agreement with

April 21, 2011
Total Views: 46

Suspected pirates released after attempts to prosecute failed
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Suspected pirates released after attempts to prosecute failed

The FNS POHJANMAA boarding team detaining the suspected pirates Thursday, the EU NAVFOR was forced to release 18 suspected pirates after requests to a number

April 21, 2011
Total Views: 87