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Saturday, May 17, 2025
Cuautemoc tall ship brooklyn bridge
Accidents

Watch: Mexican Navy Tall Ship Dismasted After Striking Brooklyn Bridge

Update: Two killed, two in critical condition after Mexican Navy tall ship ARM Cuautemoc strikes Brooklyn Bridge. NTSB launching go-team. By Daniel Katzive

14 hours ago
Total Views: 4496

Monday, May 12, 2025
Bardex Technical Sales Engineer, Daniel Toerner, Selected for 2025 OTC Class of Emerging Leaders
Press Releases

Bardex Technical Sales Engineer, Daniel Toerner, Selected for 2025 OTC Class of Emerging Leaders

Bardex Corp. is pleased to announce that the Offshore Technology Conference has awarded Daniel Toerner a spot in its 2025 Emerging Leaders class. Each year,

May 12, 2025
Total Views: 297

Silverback Marine Contracted To Build First Petestep Law Enforcement Vessels
Press Releases

Silverback Marine Contracted To Build First Petestep Law Enforcement Vessels

Silverback Marine is excited to announce it has partnered with Swedish based companyPETESTEP to develop a high-performance law enforcement boat for the New

May 12, 2025
Total Views: 465

Sunday, May 11, 2025
Indian Navy Frigate underway leaving Pearl Harbor
Navy

The Risk Of India and Pakistan Fighting At Sea

Editorial Note: This article was originally published at Bloomberg before this weekend’s fragile ceasefire was announced. by Admiral James

May 11, 2025
Total Views: 2495

Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Helm Operations Selected by Washington State Ferries to Modernize Crew Dispatch System
Press Releases

Helm Operations Selected by Washington State Ferries to Modernize Crew Dispatch System

Helm Operations, a global leader in maritime operations software, is proud to announce that it has been awarded a major contract by Washington State

May 7, 2025
Total Views: 754

ABS Approves New Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Design from Seatrium
Press Releases

ABS Approves New Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Design from Seatrium

ABS awarded approval in principle to Seatrium Marine & Deepwater Technology for its new design of a floating wind semi-submersible (FWSS) floating column

May 7, 2025
Total Views: 556

Orca AI Secures $72.5 Million Investment to Scale Autonomous Shipping Solutions
Press Releases

Orca AI Secures $72.5 Million Investment to Scale Autonomous Shipping Solutions

Led by Brighton Park Capital, the investment will fuel further development of autonomous maritime technology, driving operational efficiency and sustainability

May 7, 2025
Total Views: 422

Inchcape Shipping Services and Symmetry Group Announce Strategic Partnership in Guyana
Press Releases

Inchcape Shipping Services and Symmetry Group Announce Strategic Partnership in Guyana

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) and Symmetry Group Inc. (SGI) are pleased to announce a strategic joint venture in Guyana, marking a significant milestone in

May 7, 2025
Total Views: 262

NearZero FPSO Design from SBM Offshore Gets Approval from ABS
Press Releases

NearZero FPSO Design from SBM Offshore Gets Approval from ABS

ABS issued an approval in principle to SBM Offshore for its concept of a near zero floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit. The NearZero FPSO

May 7, 2025
Total Views: 154

Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Fire on the Grande Costa D’Avorio ship
Accidents

‘Profoundly Concerned’: NTSB Chair Calls Out Training Gaps in Shipboard Firefighting

By Daniel Katzive (gCaptain) – Training failures which contributed to the deaths of two firefighters on a RoRo ship at Port Newark in July 2023 are

May 6, 2025
Total Views: 1644

Monday, May 5, 2025
Seafarers, your voice matters.
Sponsored

Seafarers – Your Voice Matters!

ATTENTION SEAFARERS! Your Voice Matters. Take the RWMU-OUIS Work-Life Balance Survey.

May 5, 2025
Total Views: 1052

Sunday, May 4, 2025
Advanced connectivity transforms the ‘Vessel as a Floating Office’ from concept to reality
Press Releases

Advanced connectivity transforms the ‘Vessel as a Floating Office’ from concept to reality

Inmarsat’s recent ‘Thriving in the Digital Age’ seminar in Singapore saw leading shipowners and managers highlight who shared how advance connectivity is

May 4, 2025
Total Views: 328

Friday, May 2, 2025
Thordon Bearings River Tough Exceeds 500 Installations In Workboat Sector
Press Releases

Thordon Bearings River Tough Exceeds 500 Installations In Workboat Sector

In a significant milestone for the company, Thordon Bearings has seen its RiverTough tailshaft bearing solution surpass 500 installations in the workboat

May 2, 2025
Total Views: 280

Wednesday, April 30, 2025
The first-in-class National Security Multi-Mission Vessel, NSMV 1, aka Empire State VII, is floated out of dry dock at Philly Shipyard. Photo: courtesy of RADM Alfultis
Shipbuilding

Trump and Congress Chart a New Course on U.S. Maritime Policy

America’s long-neglected maritime sector is suddenly sailing into the policy spotlight—on parallel tracks. In a matter of weeks, both the White House and

April 30, 2025
Total Views: 1750

The first-in-class National Security Multi-Mission Vessel, NSMV 1, aka Empire State VII, is floated out of dry dock at Philly Shipyard. Photo: courtesy of RADM Alfultis
Shipbuilding

What’s in the SHIPS for America Act? Key Provisions to Restore U.S. Maritime Power

The SHIPS for America Act, introduced today by Senators Mark Kelly and Todd Young and Representatives Trent Kelly and John Garamendi, proposes a sweeping

April 30, 2025
Total Views: 2846

Wednesday, April 23, 2025
VIKING Collaborates With Offshore Wind Safety Leaders To Launch World’s First Immersion Suit Designed For Women
Press Releases

VIKING Collaborates With Offshore Wind Safety Leaders To Launch World’s First Immersion Suit Designed For Women

VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has launched the first Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) immersion suit in the world designed for women working in offshore wind energy,

April 23, 2025
Total Views: 1337

Sallaum Lines Selects Inmarsat Nexuswave To Drive Fleetwide Digitalisation Strategy
Press Releases

Sallaum Lines Selects Inmarsat Nexuswave To Drive Fleetwide Digitalisation Strategy

Agreement sees Sallaum Lines become an early adopter to transition to Inmarsat Maritime’s fully managed bonded connectivity service from traditional VSAT

April 23, 2025
Total Views: 334

Tuesday, April 22, 2025
NYC Waterfront Project Aims to Shift Freight from Truck to Barge
Shipping

NYC Waterfront Project Aims to Shift Freight from Truck to Barge

By Daniel Katzive (gCaptain) –  New York City’s slow-moving efforts to get more freight off the city’s congested highways and onto the

April 22, 2025
Total Views: 2508

Monday, April 21, 2025
Fugro And Damen Partner To Support The Royal Netherlands Navy With Marine Security And Surveillance Vessel
Press Releases

Fugro And Damen Partner To Support The Royal Netherlands Navy With Marine Security And Surveillance Vessel

Fugro and Damen have teamed up to provide the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) with a surveillance vessel and operating crew. The Dutch Ministry of Defence has

April 21, 2025
Total Views: 816

WISTA India Conference shines spotlight on sustainable shipping and diversity success
Press Releases

WISTA India Conference shines spotlight on sustainable shipping and diversity success

Sustainable shipping and successes in diversity took centre stage at the inaugural WISTA India ExCo Conference in Mumbai, which coincided with the first WISTA

April 21, 2025
Total Views: 437