gCaptain LIVE Episode 8
In today’s edition of gCaptain LIVE our Founder, John Konrad will discuss the Maersk’s Second Generation, 20,000 TEU,
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In today’s edition of gCaptain LIVE our Founder, John Konrad will discuss the Maersk’s Second Generation, 20,000 TEU,
Rolls-Royce on Monday announced a strategic partnership with Finland’s VTT Technical Research Centre to design, test, and validate the first generation
Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri has made a conditional offer for the remaining shares of Vard Holdings with a plan to take the company private.
U.S. shipping stocks from dry bulk ship owners to tanker companies have soared since Donald Trump was elected President early Wednesday morning.
The United Nations is calling for another year of international naval operations to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia more than three years since the last
November 10th marks the anniversary of the sinking of Great Lakes freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank in a strong gale on eastern Lake Superior
(International Chamber of Shipping) – At the UNFCCC Climate Conference (COP 22), in Marrakesh, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) said that the
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has teamed up with container shipping giant Maersk on a new project that aims to track vessel emissions and energy
(BIMCO) – Containership demolition reach all time high and provides a positive surprise for the struggling container shipping industry. BIMCO have
A barge carrying sand and gravel has reportedly flipped over and sank in British Columbia’s Inside Passage near Bella Bella, marking the second major
In this special Friday edition of gCaptain LIVE our Founder, John Konrad will discuss the challenge of finding a job in a down market. Stay tuned to our
gCaptain is excited to announce a new experiment we are conducting over on our facebook page… LIVE VIDEO!! Featuring John Konrad our gCaptain’s
(Drewry) – If Asian buyers continue to divert their contracted supply from the US towards Europe and Latin America, it will reduce demand for LNG vessels
France-based Bourbon Offshore is hoping that the market for offshore oil and gas marine services has bottomed out as its fleet utilization rates continued to
Icelandic shipping company Eimskip has entered into an agreement to aquire Norwegian shipping and logistics company Nor Lines. Eimskip described Nor Lines as a
The Panama Canal Authority has launched a new program that incentivizes its customers to use more energy efficient ships when using the waterway. The
Editor’s Note: A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S published its Interim Report for Q3 2016 on Wednesday, 2 November 2016, reporting that its third
The Port of Oakland has reported huge declines in diesel emissions from both ships and trucks as part of a long-term plan to enhance air quality for
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