Tuesday, December 31, 2019
ship at sunset
Shipping News

Captain George Livingstone: Light Years

**Dedicated to those who do business upon great waters** By Captain George Livingstone – My little Scottish mother always used to say ‘You can measure

December 31, 2019
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NORFOLK (Sept. 21, 2019) Military Sealift Command large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off (LMSR) vessel USNS Benavidez (T-AKR 306), departs Lamberts Point Shipyard alongside USNS Mendonca (T-AKR 303) for Turbo Activation 2019. U.S. Navy photo/Released
Shipping News

Turbo Activation – A Sealift Surge, or just a Trickle?

By Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Ph.D.  – In September, gCaptain reported on Turbo Activation 19-Plus, US Transportation Command’s largest peacetime

December 31, 2019
Total Views: 594

happy lady tanker
Piracy

Pirates Kidnap Eight from Greek Tanker Off Cameroon

By Sotiris Nikas (Bloomberg) –Five Greeks, two Filipinos and a Ukrainian were abducted by unidentified assailants from the Greek-flagged tanker ‘Happy

December 31, 2019
Total Views: 120

Captain Lindsay M Price
Blog

Tugs And Towing: Interview From The Deck

Growing up in a small mountain town in Colorado Captain Lindsay Price was never much interested in boats, but during a  7th-grade class trip, she fell in

December 31, 2019
Total Views: 722

Monday, December 30, 2019
new york pilot boat
Interesting

Sandy Hook Pilot Dies in Boarding Accident at Port of New York and New Jersey

A veteran Sandy Hook ship pilot has died after falling during a boarding of an inbound containership at the Port of New York and New Jersey on Monday morning.

December 30, 2019
Total Views: 745

Russia and Ukraine Reach Deal on Gas Transit to Europe
Shipping News

Russia and Ukraine Reach Deal on Gas Transit to Europe

By Vladimir Soldatkin and Natalia Zinets MOSCOW/KIEV, Dec 31 (Reuters) – Russian and Ukrainian companies signed a final five-year agreement safeguarding

December 30, 2019
Total Views: 46

Fincantieri Marinette Marine Awarded U.S. Navy Contract to Build Four Warships for Saudi Arabia
Shipping News

Fincantieri Marinette Marine Awarded U.S. Navy Contract to Build Four Warships for Saudi Arabia

The U.S. Navy has officially awarded a Lockheed Martin-led team a multi-billion dollar contract to construct four warships for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The

December 30, 2019
Total Views: 136

Iran Says It Seized Fuel Tanker Near Strait of Hormuz
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Iran Says It Seized Fuel Tanker Near Strait of Hormuz

By Yasna Haghdoost (Bloomberg) –Iran has detained a ship carrying smuggled fuel near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz, state-run Islamic Republic

December 30, 2019
Total Views: 61

kea trader salvage
Accidents

Focussing on Salvage, US-Based Ardent Moves HQ to the Netherlands

Houston-based Ardent has announced it will be moving its headquarters to the Netherlands and refocussing its strategy away from offshore decommissioning in

December 30, 2019
Total Views: 113

Ships at anchor off Singapore.
Piracy

Piracy Along Malacca-Singapore Straits Jumps Nearly Fourfold

By Ann Koh (Bloomberg) –Piracy has surged this year along Southeast Asia’s straits of Malacca and Singapore, one of the world’s busiest trade routes,

December 30, 2019
Total Views: 354

Sunday, December 29, 2019
Liberian-flagged cargo ship Songa Iridium is seen after it ran aground in the Bosphorus in Istanbul
Video

Containership Runs Aground in Bosphorus Strait – Incident Video

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A foreign cargo ship ran aground in Istanbul’s Bosphorus strait on Friday, requiring a rescue operation and prompting

December 29, 2019
Total Views: 254

Saturday, December 28, 2019
ford high speed turn test
Shipping News

Navy Proposal Throws Wrench in Trump’s Pledge for a 355-Ship Fleet

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) –The White House budget office is pressing the Navy to stick to a campaign pledge by Donald Trump to work toward fielding a

December 28, 2019
Total Views: 82

Thursday, December 26, 2019
offshore rig
Shipping News

First Oil Shipped from Guyana

By Natnicha Chuwiruch and Kevin Crowley (Bloomberg) –Exxon Mobil Corp. and its partners produced the first commercial crude from Guyana, setting the

December 26, 2019
Total Views: 74

ship emissions
Shipping News

Opinion: Fighting Shipping Pollution Is Bad For the Planet

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg Opinion) –The shipping industry is getting serious about cutting sulfur dioxide emissions. People who live along busy shipping

December 26, 2019
Total Views: 144

Ecuador Concerned Sunken Barge Recovery in Galapagos – Incident Video
Shipping News

Ecuador Concerned Sunken Barge Recovery in Galapagos – Incident Video

QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador’s environment minister, Raul Ledesma, said on Monday that a situation involving a sunken barge in the Galapagos Islands

December 26, 2019
Total Views: 135

Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Ships at anchor off Singapore.
News

Singapore Strait: Five Pirate Attacks in Four Days

By Saket Sundria (Bloomberg) Pirates attacked five ships over four days in one of the world’s busiest shipping channels, including two separate attempts on

December 24, 2019
Total Views: 214

Monday, December 23, 2019
hornbeck offshore services
Shipping News

Hornbeck Offshore Services Suspended from Trading on NYSE

Hornbeck Offshore Services has been suspended from trading on the New York Stock Exchange for failing to meet minimum listing requirements related to its

December 23, 2019
Total Views: 119

Sunday, December 22, 2019
US Navy Integrated Bridge Navigation System
Interesting

Flawed Bridge Technology Set The USS McCain Up For Disaster

By T. Christian Miller, Megan Rose, Robert Faturechi and Agnes Chang (ProPublica) Dakota Bordeaux had rarely traveled outside his home state of Oklahoma before

December 22, 2019
Total Views: 530

Friday, December 20, 2019
offshore wind
Shipping News

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Decision Seen Opening Jones Act Loopholes

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has decided to revoke a number of previous letter rulings related to the enforcement of the Jones Act that could result

December 20, 2019
Total Views: 69

Watch: Carnival Cruise Ships Collide in Mexico
Shipping News

Watch: Carnival Cruise Ships Collide in Mexico

Two Carnival cruise ships collided in Cozumel, Mexico on Friday, causing damage to both ships. Video posted online show the stern of the Carnival Glory crash

December 20, 2019
Total Views: 295