Monday, September 8, 2014
Photos Show Bulker Grounding in Greece
Grounding Incidents

Photos Show Bulker Grounding in Greece

New photos from the Hellenic Coast Guard show the MV Ince Inebolu bulk carrier hard aground in

September 8, 2014
Total Views: 69

MARAD Releases LNG Bunkering Study
Shipping News

MARAD Releases LNG Bunkering Study

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has released a comprehensive study examining the options for liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering and the necessary

September 8, 2014
Total Views: 31

Panama to Start Testing New Canal Locks in Mid-2015
News

Panama to Start Testing New Canal Locks in Mid-2015

Tests with ships will begin in mid-2015 on a new set of locks that are a key component of an expansion of the Panama Canal, the waterway's chief said on

September 8, 2014
Total Views: 33

Sunday, September 7, 2014
Cargo Ship Refloated in Iceland – PHOTOS
Accidents

Cargo Ship Refloated in Iceland – PHOTOS

Efforts are underway today to refloat a Cyprus-flagged cargo ship that ran hard aground along the east coast of

September 7, 2014
Total Views: 108

Saturday, September 6, 2014
Cargo Ships Have Front Row Seat for Spectacular Volcano Eruption – Video
Blog

Cargo Ships Have Front Row Seat for Spectacular Volcano Eruption – Video

A couple cargo ships had a front row seat for the eruption of the Mount Tavurvur volcano in Papua New Guinea on August 29th,

September 6, 2014
Total Views: 189

U.S. Coast Guard Commissions Key West’s Fourth Fast Response Cutter
News

U.S. Coast Guard Commissions Key West’s Fourth Fast Response Cutter

The U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday commissioned the fourth of six Fast Response Cutters to be homeported in Key West, Florida.

September 6, 2014
Total Views: 197

United Kalavrvta
News

Iraq Pursues New Tack in Bid to Seize Tanker Off Texas Coast

Iraq’s Oil Ministry has asked a U.S. judge for permission to change its legal arguments in a bid to seize $100 million in Kurdish crude waiting in a tanker

September 6, 2014
Total Views: 27

Mysterious ‘Haze’ Closes Portion of Mississippi River
News

Mysterious ‘Haze’ Closes Portion of Mississippi River

A 10-mile stretch of the Lower Mississippi River was closed Friday due a mysterious white haze, the U.S. Coast Guard

September 6, 2014
Total Views: 25

Friday, September 5, 2014
Nobody Loves the Sea as Much as this Dog
Blog

Nobody Loves the Sea as Much as this Dog

Super-viral video of a dog that knows exactly where the ocean is: Video shot at Siracusa,

September 5, 2014
Total Views: 29

Join gCaptain’s Career Page – The Latest Featured Jobs
Jobs

Join gCaptain’s Career Page – The Latest Featured Jobs

Job Seekers: Register now! As a reader of gCaptain we want to make sure you are the first to know that the gCaptain Job Board  has just recently upgraded to

September 5, 2014
Total Views: 13

island constructor
Offshore

Building the Ulstein SX121 Island Constructor

Sister vessel to the Island Performer, the Island Constructor was built in 2008 by Ulstein Verft for Island Offshore and is an offshore construction and well

September 5, 2014
Total Views: 138

You Won’t Believe the Size of This ‘Shrimp’ Caught in Florida
Blog

You Won’t Believe the Size of This ‘Shrimp’ Caught in Florida

There are a number of ways the world's oceans can scare the crap out of you... and this is definitely one of

September 5, 2014
Total Views: 70

Second Queen Elizabeth-Class Aircraft Carrier Will Enter Into Service -Cameron
Navy

Second Queen Elizabeth-Class Aircraft Carrier Will Enter Into Service -Cameron

British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday that an aircraft carrier currently being built - the second of two new such warships - would be brought

September 5, 2014
Total Views: 71

american spirit bulk carrier
Grounding Incidents

Veteran ‘Laker’ Refloated Near Mackinac Island – Update

Update: The 1978-built American Spirit freighter has been refloated and cleared to continue to its next port of call after running aground Thursday in the

September 5, 2014
Total Views: 126

ethane molecule
News

Chemical Boom at Risk as U.S. Ethane is Shipped Abroad

When ExxonMobil kicked off construction last month of its largest U.S. chemical investment, business unit chief Steven Pryor said he’d never seen a project

September 5, 2014
Total Views: 122

Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV Merger to Win Conditional EU Approval -Sources

Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV Merger to Win Conditional EU Approval -Sources

Hapag-Lloyd and Compania SudAmericana de Vapores will win conditional European Union approval for their merger that will create the world's fourth-largest

September 5, 2014
Total Views: 36

Decision to Abandon Rena Wreckage Heads to Environment Court
Accidents

Decision to Abandon Rena Wreckage Heads to Environment Court

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council will not to make the decision to abandon the wreck of the MV Rena at Astrolabe

September 5, 2014
Total Views: 160

neptune lines ro-ro
Engineering News

Neptune Lines Steps Up to Maintenance Management Agreement

Neptune Lines has signed a comprehensive three year Maintenance Management Agreement (MMA) with ABB Turbocharging that the Mediterranean and Black Sea shortsea

September 5, 2014
Total Views: 123

Cargo Ship Crewmember Goes Missing in UK
News

Cargo Ship Crewmember Goes Missing in UK

A search is underway for a missing crewmember from a Dutch-flagged cargo ship who is believed to have fallen overboard in the River Humber this

September 5, 2014
Total Views: 36

Thursday, September 4, 2014
deepwater horizon
News

Transocean Cleared from Deepwater Horizon Blowout Liability

Steven Newman, Chief Executive of deepwater drilling firm Transocean scored a big victory today, both for his company and most certainly on a personal level as

September 4, 2014
Total Views: 236