Friday, May 8, 2015
MSC Makes the Leap into Social Media
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MSC Makes the Leap into Social Media

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Group, a Geneva-based and family-owned company which has historically shied away from communicating with the public about their

May 8, 2015
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refinery-at-sunset
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Saudis Splurging in Asia to Win Loyal Oil Customers for Decades

Saudi Arabia is spending generously now on Asian refiners to lock in its position as the region’s biggest supplier of oil for decades to

May 8, 2015
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LNG Carriers Circle Off Australia’s North West Shelf Due to Power Outage
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LNG Carriers Circle Off Australia’s North West Shelf Due to Power Outage

A loss of power supply since May 5 has hurt production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at Australia's North West Shelf export plant, a spokesperson for operator

May 8, 2015
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Thursday, May 7, 2015
Working at the Forefront of Global Maritime R&D in Singapore
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Working at the Forefront of Global Maritime R&D in Singapore

ClassNK’s new Global Research and Innovation Center (GRIC) in Singapore is the Tokyo-based class society’s first research center outside Japan, and it

May 7, 2015
Total Views: 35

U.S. Approves LNG Exports from Cove Point Terminal
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U.S. Approves LNG Exports from Cove Point Terminal

The U.S. Energy Department announced Thursday today that it given final authorization for LNG exports from the Dominion Cove Point LNG Terminal located on the

May 7, 2015
Total Views: 54

SBM Offshore to Cut 300 More Jobs
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SBM Offshore to Cut 300 More Jobs

SBM Offshore said on Thursday it was cutting 300 jobs in addition to the 1,200 redundancies it announced last year, saying the low oil price had led clients to

May 7, 2015
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SBM Offshore to Cut 300 More Jobs
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SBM Offshore to Cut 300 More Jobs

SBM Offshore said on Thursday it was cutting 300 jobs in addition to the 1,200 redundancies it announced last year, saying the low oil price had led clients to

May 7, 2015
Total Views: 24

Italy May Have Found the Boat that Sank Last Month Killing Hundreds of Migrants
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Italy May Have Found the Boat that Sank Last Month Killing Hundreds of Migrants

Italy's navy said on Thursday it believed it had found the wreck of a boat that sank last month killing up to 900 migrants off the coast of Libya, the

May 7, 2015
Total Views: 239

Italy May Have Found the Migrant Boat that Sank Last Month Killing Hundreds
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Italy May Have Found the Migrant Boat that Sank Last Month Killing Hundreds

Italy's navy said on Thursday it believed it had found the wreck of a boat that sank last month killing up to 900 migrants off the coast of Libya, the

May 7, 2015
Total Views: 134

Meet Jimmy – The Amazing Model Man Of Belhaven
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Meet Jimmy – The Amazing Model Man Of Belhaven

By US Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn On a sunny April afternoon, in a town where the Pantego Creek meets the Pungo River, just northwest

May 7, 2015
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Costa Concordia Ready for 10-Mile Tow
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Costa Concordia Ready for 10-Mile Tow

The Costa Concordia wreck is ready to be moved to a new dock about 10 miles away from its current location, where the ship will continue to be dismantled.

May 7, 2015
Total Views: 175

west sirius drilling rig
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Farstad Stacks Two, Seadrill Loses Huge BP Contract

Farstad Shipping’s CEO Karl-Johan Bakken says today, “very demanding” conditions in the offshore market has forced his company to lay up

May 7, 2015
Total Views: 102

This Tiny Attachment Could Save Shipowners Millions
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This Tiny Attachment Could Save Shipowners Millions

After a year of testing, Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s largest shipbuilder, says its new fuel saving propeller attachment is now ready to hit the

May 7, 2015
Total Views: 172

maersk giant drilling rig jackup
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Maersk Giant to Conduct P&A Work at Varg

Talisman Energy AS (TENAS), operator of the Varg field, has received consent today from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to use the

May 7, 2015
Total Views: 55

Ship Photo of the Day – Holed Carla Maersk in Dry Dock
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Ship Photo of the Day – Holed Carla Maersk in Dry Dock

The MT Carla Maersk sits in a Bahamas dry dock on May 5, 2015 for repairs following a collision with the Conti Peridot bulk carrier in the Houston Ship

May 7, 2015
Total Views: 331

maersk tigris
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Maersk Tigris Released from Iranian Control

The containership Maersk Tigris has been released today from Iranian control according to a statement from Rickmers Group, the operators of the vessel. The

May 7, 2015
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bulk carrier ornak aground
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Shipping Freight Rates to Stay Low Until at Least 2020 Says Goldman Sachs

Shipping freight rates, which have hit record lows this year, are set to remain weak for the rest of the decade or longer as there are too many ships and

May 7, 2015
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
‘Mayday We Are Sinking’ – This German Coast Guard VIDEO Never Gets Old
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‘Mayday We Are Sinking’ – This German Coast Guard VIDEO Never Gets Old

This video side-splitting video is not new. In fact, it was first posted on gCaptain way back in May 2007 but, we ask you, does it ever get old?

May 6, 2015
Total Views: 2111

Carnival Sending New Cruise Ship to China
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Carnival Sending New Cruise Ship to China

Carnival Corporation announced Wednesday that it will be sending a state-of-the-art newbuild cruise ship to China for year-round operations. The new

May 6, 2015
Total Views: 79

Cargo Ship Breakup France
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Watch as Huge Waves Split Cargo Ship In Half [VIDEO]

This unreal video from the gCaptain archives was shot last year from the shoreline of Anglet, France. Read about it, and see more photos and video HERE.

May 6, 2015
Total Views: 5572