Friday, July 21, 2017
U.S. Official: USS Fitzgerald Crew Likely at Fault in Collision with Containership
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U.S. Official: USS Fitzgerald Crew Likely at Fault in Collision with Containership

WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) – The crew of the USS Fitzgerald was likely at fault in the warship’s collision with a Philippine cargo ship in June

July 21, 2017
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Philly Shipyard Signs LOI to Build Up to Four New Containerships for Hawaii Trade
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Philly Shipyard Signs LOI to Build Up to Four New Containerships for Hawaii Trade

Jones Act shipbuilder Philly Shipyard announced Friday that it has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with a leading, blue chip Jones Act operating company

July 21, 2017
Total Views: 84

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Baltic Dry Index, Up for Nine Straight Sessions, Hits Two-Month High

July 21 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Friday for the

July 21, 2017
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U.S. Navy to Commission USS Gerald R. Ford, Its First New Aircraft Carrier Design in 40 Years
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U.S. Navy to Commission USS Gerald R. Ford, Its First New Aircraft Carrier Design in 40 Years

The U.S. Navy is getting ready to commission its newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, the future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), during a ceremony this

July 21, 2017
Total Views: 113

Tanker with Disputed Kurdish Oil Reappears Off Malta
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Tanker with Disputed Kurdish Oil Reappears Off Malta

LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) – The Neverland tanker has reappeared off the coast of Malta after going off radar near Canada on June 30, when it was

July 21, 2017
Total Views: 85

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Greenpeace Activists Protest Near Statoil Drilling Rig in Barents Sea

By Gwladys Fouche OSLO, July 21 (Reuters) – Environmental activists protested on Friday near an offshore rig contracted by Statoil in the remote

July 21, 2017
Total Views: 51

First ship with IMO Tier III EIAPP certified Wärtsilä engines is launched
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First ship with IMO Tier III EIAPP certified Wärtsilä engines is launched

The launch of the L’Astrolabe, a 72 metre polar logistics vessel fitted with a complete Wärtsilä propulsion machinery package and Wärtsilä NOR (NOx

July 21, 2017
Total Views: 275

Thursday, July 20, 2017
Four Stowaways Found Inside Shipping Container at Port of Montreal
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Four Stowaways Found Inside Shipping Container at Port of Montreal

MONTREAL, July 20 (Reuters) – Canadian authorities are treating the discovery on Thursday of four men hiding in a shipping container at the Port of

July 20, 2017
Total Views: 93

Searchers Locate FV Destination Wreck in Bering Sea
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Searchers Locate FV Destination Wreck in Bering Sea

Update: NTSB Says Icing Caused Fatal Sinking of FV Destination in Bering Sea Searchers have located that the wreck of the missing fishing vessel

July 20, 2017
Total Views: 5057

Grand Opening Announcement – gCaptain Shop
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Grand Opening Announcement – gCaptain Shop

Back by popular demand, we are excited to announce the launch of the brand new gCaptain Shop. The gCaptain team, along with over a dozen volunteer

July 20, 2017
Total Views: 212

Russia Says Greenpeace Boat Seizure Ruling Encourages Illegal Protests
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Russia Says Greenpeace Boat Seizure Ruling Encourages Illegal Protests

MOSCOW, July 20 (Reuters) – Russia rejected a ruling by an international arbitration court which said Moscow must pay damages for seizing a Dutch-flagged

July 20, 2017
Total Views: 32

Nigerian Navy Says Pirate Attacks Fall 68% From 2016
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Nigerian Navy Says Pirate Attacks Fall 68% From 2016

By Elisha Bala-Gbogbo (Bloomberg) — The Nigerian navy said pirate attacks in the country’s territorial waters fell 68 percent year-on-year in the first

July 20, 2017
Total Views: 60

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First Cargo of U.S. Strategic Reserve Arrives in China

SINGAPORE, July 20 (Reuters) – PetroChina is this week unloading the first Chinese purchase of crude oil from U.S. strategic petroleum reserves at a port

July 20, 2017
Total Views: 117

Maersk Applies New IT Security Systems After Cyber Attack
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Maersk Applies New IT Security Systems After Cyber Attack

COPENHAGEN, July 20 (Reuters) – A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Thursday its anti-virus software was not effective against a new type of malware that hit the

July 20, 2017
Total Views: 73

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Keppel Posts Lower Q2 Profit, Says Rig Market Outlook Muddy

SINGAPORE, July 20 (Reuters) – Singaporean conglomerate Keppel Corp posted a 21 percent drop in its quarterly profit and warned it did not expect a

July 20, 2017
Total Views: 59

Shell provides OOCL its integrated lubrication solutions for the world’s largest container ship
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Shell provides OOCL its integrated lubrication solutions for the world’s largest container ship

Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), one of the world’s largest integrated international container transportation, logistics and terminal companies,

July 20, 2017
Total Views: 214

Wednesday, July 19, 2017
How an Alaskan Fisherman Turned $80 Into $1.1 Billion by Popularizing Trash Fish
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How an Alaskan Fisherman Turned $80 Into $1.1 Billion by Popularizing Trash Fish

By Alex Sazonov (Bloomberg) — Chuck Bundrant was a college freshman with $80 in his pocket when he drove halfway across the country to Seattle to earn a

July 19, 2017
Total Views: 283

UK MAIB Issues Investigation Report Into Fatal Capsizing of Tug During Ship Assist
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UK MAIB Issues Investigation Report Into Fatal Capsizing of Tug During Ship Assist

A UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch investigation into the fatal capsizing of a harbor tug while assisting a CMA CGM containership in the port of Tulear,

July 19, 2017
Total Views: 312

MH370 Search Data Unveils Fishing Hotspots, Ancient Geological Movements
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MH370 Search Data Unveils Fishing Hotspots, Ancient Geological Movements

By Tom Westbrook and Jonathan Barrett SYDNEY, July 19 (Reuters) – Detailed sea-floor maps made during the unsuccessful search for missing Malaysia

July 19, 2017
Total Views: 81

U.S., China Talks Get Rocky Start as Secretary Ross Assails Trade Gap
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U.S., China Talks Get Rocky Start as Secretary Ross Assails Trade Gap

By Saleha Mohsin, Andrew Mayeda and Ye Xie (Bloomberg) — Talks between the world’s two biggest economies got off to a tense start as U.S. Commerce

July 19, 2017
Total Views: 68