Sunday, November 22, 2015
Global Oil Job Cuts Top 250,000
Offshore

Global Oil Job Cuts Top 250,000

by David Wethe and Saleha Mohsin (Bloomberg) – The number of jobs gutted from oil and gas companies around the world has now passed the 250,000

November 22, 2015
Total Views: 44

US Coast Guard Icebreaker Healy Gangway
USCG

“A New Heavy Icebreaker Is Essential” Claim Great Lakes Senators

United States Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow sent a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Homeland Security calling for robust funding in

November 22, 2015
Total Views: 63

Subi Reef China Phillipines Dispute
Navy

China Says Island Building Protects Distant Reefs

By David Tweed (Bloomberg) – China refuted claims it is militarizing the disputed South China Sea, saying it needs to build facilities on

November 22, 2015
Total Views: 43

Shinzo Abe and Barack Obama
Navy

Japan May “Assist” US Navy In The South China Sea

By Isabel Reynolds (Bloomberg) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told President Barack Obama he’ll consider sending the country’s maritime forces

November 22, 2015
Total Views: 37

US Navy To Make Another South China Sea “Visit” In 2015
Navy

US Navy To Make Another South China Sea “Visit” In 2015

By Andrea Shalal and David Brunnstrom (Reuters) The U.S. Navy will likely carry out another patrol within 12 nautical miles of artificial

November 22, 2015
Total Views: 23

Neptune Orient Lines In “Exclusive” Talks With CMA CGM
Shipping News

Neptune Orient Lines In “Exclusive” Talks With CMA CGM

By Joyce Koh Pooja Thakur Mahrotri (Bloomberg) France’s CMA CGM SA is in exclusive talks to buy Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines Ltd., as global shipping

November 22, 2015
Total Views: 68

Friday, November 20, 2015
gCaptain Nautical Gift Guide
Blog

2015 Gift Guide – Working Sailor Edition

Santa’s not the only one making lists and checking them twice this time of year. We know plenty of you are compiling wish lists in your tally books,

November 20, 2015
Total Views: 84

Baltic Dry Index Falls Below 500 for First Time Ever
Interesting

Baltic Dry Index Falls Below 500 for First Time Ever

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) – A slump in dry bulk shipping is set to worsen as the meltdown in global commodities and too many ships free

November 20, 2015
Total Views: 147

WATCH: Russian Warship Launches Missiles Against ISIS in Syria
News

WATCH: Russian Warship Launches Missiles Against ISIS in Syria

New video released Friday by Russia’s Defence Ministry shows Russian navy ships launching cruise missiles at targets in Syria, in the Caspian sea,

November 20, 2015
Total Views: 37

Ship Photos of the Day – New ‘Aranui 5’ is Half Cargo, Half Cruise Ship
News

Ship Photos of the Day – New ‘Aranui 5’ is Half Cargo, Half Cruise Ship

Half vital cargo ship, half relaxing cruise. The new Aranui 5 is at the pinnacle of today’s freighter cruise market. Beginning next month, the Tahitian

November 20, 2015
Total Views: 292

Freight Rates Hit CMA CGM
News

Freight Rates Hit CMA CGM

PARIS, Nov 20 (Reuters) – France’s CMA CGM, the world’s third-largest container shipping firm, said freight rates should recover next year

November 20, 2015
Total Views: 43

Deep Sea Supply: 10 Vessels Laid Up and More to Come
News

Deep Sea Supply: 10 Vessels Laid Up and More to Come

Deep Sea Supply, the Norwegian PSV and AHTS owner controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen, says it now has 10 vessels in lay-up and more are expected with

November 20, 2015
Total Views: 214

Asia-Europe Container Freight Rates Drops 28 Percent
News

Asia-Europe Container Freight Rates Drops 28 Percent

COPENHAGEN, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to Northern Europe plunged by 27.9 percent to $295

November 20, 2015
Total Views: 93

Criminal Charges Filed Over 2012 Platform Fire in Gulf of Mexico
News

Criminal Charges Filed Over 2012 Platform Fire in Gulf of Mexico

Three companies and three individuals have been hit with criminal charges related to a November 2012 explosion on an oil production platform in the Gulf of

November 20, 2015
Total Views: 42

cargo ship emissions
News

Ship Emissions More Harmful to Humans Than Thought, Researchers Say

New data presented by researchers at Lund University and others in the journal Oceanologia shows that the air along the coasts is full of hazardous

November 20, 2015
Total Views: 61

Thursday, November 19, 2015
Panama Canal Authority: Wait Time Shortens to Four Days
News

Panama Canal Authority: Wait Time Shortens to Four Days

PANAMA CITY, Nov 19 (Reuters) – The wait time to pass through the Panama Canal has shortened to four days, down from more than 10 days last month, the

November 19, 2015
Total Views: 64

Tanker Rate Spike Dents Floating Storage Effort
News

Tanker Rate Spike Dents Floating Storage Effort

By Jonathan Saul and Libby George LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Record high freight rates are creating more headaches for traders looking to house millions

November 19, 2015
Total Views: 46

MAIB: ‘Lysblink Seaways’ Watch Officer was Drunk Before Grounding
Accidents

MAIB: ‘Lysblink Seaways’ Watch Officer was Drunk Before Grounding

The sole watchkeeper of the UK-flagged Lysblink Seaways was drunk when the ship ran aground earlier this year in Scotland, the UK Marine Accident Investigation

November 19, 2015
Total Views: 237

MoD: Luxury Cruise Ship Was In Danger of Grounding, New Photos and Video Show ‘Complex’ Rescue
Interesting

MoD: Luxury Cruise Ship Was In Danger of Grounding, New Photos and Video Show ‘Complex’ Rescue

The UK Ministry of Defence has provided new details on the rescue of hundreds of passengers and crew who were forced to abandon a luxury cruise ship in the

November 19, 2015
Total Views: 266

Baltic Dry Index Falls to New Record Low
News

Baltic Dry Index Falls to New Record Low

By Manisha Jha and Naomi Christie (Bloomberg) — The cost of shipping commodities fell to a record, amid signs that Chinese demand growth for iron ore and

November 19, 2015
Total Views: 22