Tuesday, October 7, 2014
LNG Carriers Line Up Off Argentina as Energy Demand Misjudged
News

LNG Carriers Line Up Off Argentina as Energy Demand Misjudged

Ships loaded with liquefied natural gas are lining up off the coast of Argentina after the government overshot winter orders, with a lack of storage facilities

October 7, 2014
Total Views: 48

Canada Lacks ‘Long-Term Vision’ to Ensure Safety of Arctic Shipping
News

Canada Lacks ‘Long-Term Vision’ to Ensure Safety of Arctic Shipping

Canada will have trouble ensuring marine safety in the Arctic as climate change melts the sea ice and shipping increases, Parliament's environmental watchdog

October 7, 2014
Total Views: 53

Monday, October 6, 2014
Scuttled Train Ferry Aerosund II Is Denmark’s Newest Artificial Reef [VIDEO]
Shipping News

Scuttled Train Ferry Aerosund II Is Denmark’s Newest Artificial Reef [VIDEO]

Cameras rolled as the Danish rail ferry MF Aerosund II (aka Ærøsund) was intentionally sunk this weekend off the coast of Svendborg,

October 6, 2014
Total Views: 161

Petronas Says Canada Pacific NorthWest LNG Project Risks 15-Year Delay
Shipping News

Petronas Says Canada Pacific NorthWest LNG Project Risks 15-Year Delay

By Christopher Donville and Rebecca Penty Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) — Petroliam Nasional Bhd., Malaysia’s state-owned energy company, said it may delay

October 6, 2014
Total Views: 31

Haitian Shipwreck Not Columbus’s Santa Maria -UNESCO
News

Haitian Shipwreck Not Columbus’s Santa Maria -UNESCO

A team of experts working on a UNESCO mission to confirm the identity of a shipwreck found off the coast of Haiti have determined that the wreck is NOT that

October 6, 2014
Total Views: 104

U.S. Navy Testing Unmanned Autonomous ‘Swarm’ Boats
Navy

U.S. Navy Testing Unmanned Autonomous ‘Swarm’ Boats

The U.S. Navy is testing a new type of artificial intelligence technology which allows for self-guided, unmanned boats to autonomously protect navy ships and

October 6, 2014
Total Views: 176

mv kroonborg launching royal wagenborg
News

First Walk-to-Work Vessel Launched at Niestern Sander

Dutch shipbuilder Niestern Sander has launched the world’s first ‘Walk-to-Work’ vessel today which upon delivery in 2015, will support the

October 6, 2014
Total Views: 199

Vietnamese Tanker Goes Missing Off Singapore
Piracy

Vietnamese Tanker Goes Missing Off Singapore

A Vietnamese oil tanker is now missing after departing Singapore late last week enroute to Vietnam, sparking fears that the vessel has been pirated. According

October 6, 2014
Total Views: 34

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News

World Steelmakers See Demand Growth Cooling Amid Ukraine Crisis

Steel consumption will grow at a slower pace as the crisis in Ukraine and the cooling Chinese real estate market contribute to declining demand, the World

October 6, 2014
Total Views: 66

Sunday, October 5, 2014
Gyrocopter Captures Quantum of Seas’ Arrival in Bremerhaven
News

Gyrocopter Captures Quantum of Seas’ Arrival in Bremerhaven

The Quantum of the Seas arrived in Bremerhaven, Germany this morning where it will undergo final outfitting prior to her delivery to Royal Caribbean in

October 5, 2014
Total Views: 160

Cuban Migrants Drank Their Own Blood and Urine While Adrift at Sea for 23 Days
Incidents

Cuban Migrants Drank Their Own Blood and Urine While Adrift at Sea for 23 Days

A group of Cuban migrants drank their own urine and blood after the engine of their homemade boat failed, leaving them adrift in the Caribbean for three weeks

October 5, 2014
Total Views: 29

boy in the bubble uscg
Defense

A Very Ill-Conceived Ocean Voyage to Bermuda

There may be other examples of ocean crossings that lacked solid planning or risk analysis, but as far as voyages in recent memory, this one certainly takes

October 5, 2014
Total Views: 117

Saturday, October 4, 2014
NYT Feature – Aboard a Cargo Colossus
News

NYT Feature – Aboard a Cargo Colossus

Here’s a clip from an interesting article featured on the New York Times website this week about life aboard one of the world’s largest cargo

October 4, 2014
Total Views: 87

Training Ship Empire State VI Like You’ve Never Seen Before [VIDEO]
Interesting

Training Ship Empire State VI Like You’ve Never Seen Before [VIDEO]

A SUNY Maritime College cadet used his GoPro camera for some extracurriculars during this year’s Summer Sea Term. The training cruise included ports of

October 4, 2014
Total Views: 399

Friday, October 3, 2014
This Is What Happens When You Run Your Luxury Yacht Aground in Brazil
News

This Is What Happens When You Run Your Luxury Yacht Aground in Brazil

Spoiler: It's not

October 3, 2014
Total Views: 138

Drone Films Killer Whale Pod
News

Drone Films Killer Whale Pod

For the first time ever, scientists have used an unmanned aerial vehicle to monitor killer whales in the wild. For the groundbreaking new study, researchers

October 3, 2014
Total Views: 92

This week on the gCaptain Job Board
Jobs

This week on the gCaptain Job Board

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October 3, 2014
Total Views: 31

New Video Shows Natural Gas Platform Fire in Cook Inlet, AK
News

New Video Shows Natural Gas Platform Fire in Cook Inlet, AK

Some new video from the Nikiski Fire Department shows Thursday's fire aboard the Baker platform located in Cook Inlet, Alaska.

October 3, 2014
Total Views: 57

USS Enterprise Anchor Gets Second Life Aboard USS Lincoln
News

USS Enterprise Anchor Gets Second Life Aboard USS Lincoln

With its inactivation and eventual decommissioning just around the corner, the legacy of the USS Enterprise, the world’s first nuclear powered aircraft

October 3, 2014
Total Views: 170

deepwater horizon disaster
News

BP Seeks Review of ‘Gross Negligence’ Ruling

By Margaret Cronin Fisk and Laurel Brubaker Calkins Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) — BP Plc asked the U.S. judge in charge of thousands of oil-spill damage lawsuits

October 3, 2014
Total Views: 22